DMDE vs Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery
Two of the top three data recovery programs, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- DMDE has 66 points and Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery 65, 1 apart on our data recovery software rules.
- DMDE earns more on drives and systems and tools; Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery earns more on price, what it finds and trust and support.
- Cheapest paid licence: DMDE $20.13/yr, Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery $59.95/yr.
- Only DMDE meets: money-back period, signature (raw) scan, RAID recovery, drive health check and runs without installing.
- Only Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery meets: free recovery limit, file types listed, repairs damaged photos or videos, BitLocker drives and support with 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 | DMDE | Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price of 26 | 15 | 16 |
| What it finds of 20 | 12 | 14 |
| Drives and systems of 19 | 13 | 11 |
| Tools of 26 | 26 | 21 |
| Trust and support of 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 66 | 65 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | DMDE | Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Free recovery limit (9) | Not published 0 | 2 6 |
| Cheapest paid licence (11) | $20.13/yr 9 | $59.95/yr 7 |
| One-time licence (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Money-back period (3) | 30 3 | 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) | Not published 0 | Yes 4 |
| Drives and media (6) | Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Virtual disk (VHD or VMDK) 4 | 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) | Not published 0 | 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) | Yes 2 | Not published 0 |
| Open source (6) | Not published 0 | Not published 0 |
| Support with a paid licence (3) | Not published 0 | Yes 3 |
DMDE
DMDE suits people who want a RAID constructor, disk images and partition undelete, with licences from €18. The free edition lets you test recovery on up to 4,000 files at a time. The catch: refunds cover only licences you have not activated, and the vendor's pages give no file type count, no BitLocker statement and no link between email support and a licence.
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.