Stellar Data Recovery vs Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery
Two of the top three data recovery programs, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- Stellar Data Recovery has 75 points and Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery 65, 10 apart on our data recovery software rules.
- Stellar Data Recovery earns more on what it finds, drives and systems and tools; Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery earns more on price.
- Cheapest paid licence: Stellar Data Recovery $59.99/yr, Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery $59.95/yr.
- Only Stellar Data Recovery meets: signature (raw) scan, RAID recovery and drive health check.
- Only Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery meets: file types listed.
Stellar Data Recovery75/100 #1 of 11
Best for: People who need partition, BitLocker or photo repair features and accept a paid licence.
Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery65/100 #3 of 11
Best for: People who want one program for recovery, bootable rescue and repairing damaged photos.
Points by group
| Group | Stellar Data Recovery | Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price of 26 | 14 | 16 |
| What it finds of 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Drives and systems of 19 | 18 | 11 |
| Tools of 26 | 24 | 21 |
| Trust and support of 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 75 | 65 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | Stellar Data Recovery | Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Free recovery limit (9) | 1 4 | 2 6 |
| Cheapest paid licence (11) | $59.99/yr 7 | $59.95/yr 7 |
| One-time licence (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Money-back period (3) | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Signature (raw) scan (6) | Yes 6 | Not published 0 |
| Lost partition recovery (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| File types listed (4) | Not published 0 | 2000 4 |
| Repairs damaged photos or videos (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Drives and media (6) | Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Optical disc, Virtual disk (VHD or VMDK) 5 | Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Optical disc 4 |
| File systems beyond NTFS and FAT32 (4) | exFAT, ReFS, APFS or HFS+, ext4 4 | exFAT, APFS or HFS+, ext4 3 |
| BitLocker drives (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| RAID recovery (5) | Yes 5 | Not published 0 |
| Disk image before recovery (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Bootable recovery media (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| Preview before you pay (7) | Yes 7 | Yes 7 |
| Pause and resume a scan (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Drive health check (3) | Yes 3 | Not published 0 |
| Runs without installing (2) | Not published 0 | Not published 0 |
| Open source (6) | No 0 | Not published 0 |
| Support with a paid licence (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
Stellar Data Recovery
Stellar suits people who want to preview results before paying and need more than basic undelete: lost partitions, BitLocker drives and bootable media are covered across editions. The free edition saves 1 GB. The catch: the cheapest Standard edition lacks partition recovery, and the refund policy does not list a change of mind among its refund reasons.
Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery
4DDiG suits people who want one Windows recovery tool with a 2 GB free allowance and a bootable rescue option. A one-year licence is $59.95 and a lifetime licence $79.95, both shown before any coupon. The catch: refunds are not given for a change of mind, and one comparison table shows an unlabelled 500 MB figure beside the 2 GB free limit.
All facts, prices and sources for Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery
Both products are scored by the same rules: how we score data recovery programs.