Data Rescue vs PhotoRec
| Data Rescue | PhotoRec | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | $33.25/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Paid from | $79one-time | — |
| Recovery sources | Trash/Recycle Bin, HDD, SSD, internal drives, external drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, Compact Flash cards | hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS 10.12 or later | Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems |
| Free recovery limit | 1 GB | — |
| Memory card recovery | Yes | Yes |
| RAID recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Bootable recovery | Yes | — |
| File preview | Yes | — |
Both are listed in Best Data Recovery Software, Best SD Card Recovery Software, Best Photo Recovery Software. On Inferse, PhotoRec scores higher on our published basis.