Compare and coverage
Exactly what we recover, and how we stack up.
Every filesystem, format and device we handle, and an honest, source-checked comparison with the top data-recovery and digital-forensics products.
Coverage in detail
File systems, formats and artefacts
The tables below list what the engine reads. Where a route to the data does not exist, it is stated here rather than discovered after purchase.
File systems
| Windows | NTFS (incl. compressed + alternate data streams), exFAT, FAT12/16/32, ReFS (detect) |
| Linux and Unix | ext2/3/4, XFS, F2FS, Btrfs (detect), LVM2, ISO 9660, UDF |
| Apple | APFS (incl. compressed), HFS+ |
| Volumes | MBR and GPT partitions, Storage Spaces, spare-copy fallback (backup boot sectors, $MFTMirr) |
File types we carve
| Photos and RAW | JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, WEBP, and camera RAW (CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, RAF, RW2, ORF) |
| Video | MP4, MOV, HEVC, MKV, AVI, FLV, WEBM (byte-exact sizing from the moov index) |
| Audio | MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG, CAF, AU (frame-chain validated) |
| Documents | PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, RTF |
| Archives and more | ZIP, RAR, 7Z, GZIP, SQLite, plus your own signatures you teach it |
| Text and keys | Notes, source, PEM keys and wallet phrases that have no magic number |
Storage, arrays and virtual
| RAID | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD, with automatic parameter detection |
| NAS | QNAP, Synology and other Linux-md / LVM arrays |
| Virtual disks | VMDK (VMware), VHD and VHDX (Hyper-V), VDI (VirtualBox), QCOW2 (QEMU) |
| Cloud caches | OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, plus routing to provider version history and S3 / Azure / GCS |
Encryption we open (with the credential)
| Windows | BitLocker (password and recovery key), AES-XTS |
| Linux | LUKS1 and LUKS2 (PBKDF2 and Argon2id keyslots) |
| Apple | FileVault2, APFS encryption |
| Honest limit | Correctly implemented AES-256 with a key you do not have cannot be broken by anyone |
Databases
| Relational | MySQL / InnoDB, MariaDB, SQL Server (MDF), PostgreSQL, Oracle, Access, SQLite (incl. deleted rows via WAL) |
| NoSQL and modern | MongoDB (BSON), Redis (RDB), and other document / key-value stores |
| Legacy | dBASE / DBF and other historical formats |
| Approach | Deep page and row extraction, carve and partial, or identify and route, whichever the case allows |
Devices and sources
| Drives | HDD, SSD, NVMe, USB, external, SD and microSD |
| Phones | Android (ADB, rooted physical) and iOS (backup and, in our lab, physical), with deleted SQLite records |
| Recorders | CCTV and DVR (Hikvision, Dahua, raw H.264 / H.265) |
| Images | dd, img, iso, E01 / EWF, and full-disk clones |
Forensic artefacts
| Windows | Recycle Bin, USN journal, prefetch, registry, LNK, event logs, jumplists, ShellBags, AmCache |
| macOS | plists, DS_Store, FSEvents |
| Browsers | Chrome and Firefox history and downloads |
| Memory | Credentials, keys and process artefacts from a RAM capture |
Data recovery
RecoverYantra Suite vs the top recovery products.
The recovery family (Suite, Imager, Wipe) against R-Studio, UFS Explorer and Stellar — recovery tools only. Each mark checked against that vendor’s own website, rechecked September 2026. We include our own lab, so the physical rows are covered.
| Capability | RecoverYantra SuiteThis suite + lab | R-StudioRecovery software | UFS ExplorerRecovery software | StellarSoftware + lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deleted and formatted recovery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Signature carving | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID and NAS rebuild | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Virtual disk recovery | Yes | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Database server recovery | Yes13 families | No | No | Partialrepair tools |
| Ransomware triage and salvage | Yes | No | No | Partialservice |
| Memory (RAM) forensics | Yes | No | No | No |
| Mobile: logical + physical/rooted | Yes+ our lab | No | No | Partialapp |
| Write-blocked imaging + hashing | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Court-ready forensic reports | Yes | No | Partial | No |
| Fully offline, data stays with you | Yes | Partialactivation | Partialdongle | Partial |
| Physical clean-room repair | Yesour lab | No | No | Yesown lab |
| Price model | One-time offline key + lab | One-time from $49.99 | Perpetual, tiered | Per product + lab |
Deleted and formatted recovery
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio YesUFS Explorer YesStellar Yes
Signature carving
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio YesUFS Explorer YesStellar Yes
RAID and NAS rebuild
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio YesUFS Explorer YesStellar No
Virtual disk recovery
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio PartialUFS Explorer YesStellar Partial
Database server recovery
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio NoUFS Explorer NoStellar Partial
Ransomware triage and salvage
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio NoUFS Explorer NoStellar Partial
Memory (RAM) forensics
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio NoUFS Explorer NoStellar No
Mobile: logical + physical/rooted
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio NoUFS Explorer NoStellar Partial
Write-blocked imaging + hashing
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio PartialUFS Explorer PartialStellar Partial
Court-ready forensic reports
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio NoUFS Explorer PartialStellar No
Fully offline, data stays with you
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio PartialUFS Explorer PartialStellar Partial
Physical clean-room repair
RecoverYantra Suite YesR-Studio NoUFS Explorer NoStellar Yes
Price model
RecoverYantra Suite One-time offline key + labR-Studio One-time from $49.99UFS Explorer Perpetual, tieredStellar Per product + lab
R-Studio. Deep, affordable pro recovery with full RAID; file and volume level only, no database, memory or mobile forensics.
UFS Explorer. Excellent breadth on RAID, virtual disks and encryption for pros; no database-server recovery, memory or mobile.
Stellar. Software plus a real India clean-room lab; strong consumer-to-prosumer range, many separate SKUs, not a unified forensic tool.
RecoverYantra Wipe is measured against a standard, not a rival
Wipe is a sanitisation tool, so it is not put in a competitor matrix. It erases a drive to NIST SP 800-88 Clear and then proves it: our own recovery engine reads the drive back and finds nothing, and a signed certificate records the drive serial, the pattern written and the read-back verification. The standard is the benchmark; the certificate is the evidence. No software reaches the standard’s Destroy level — that needs physical destruction, and we say so on the certificate.
Digital forensics
The Forensic Suite vs the platform leaders and Amped.
The SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite against the forensic platforms (EnCase, Magnet AXIOM, FTK) and the video-forensic standard (Amped) — forensic tools only, no recovery product mixed in. Amped is a video-only line, so it reads “No” on the platform rows and the platforms read “No” on the video rows; that is honest, not a slight.
| Capability | SakshyaYantra Forensic SuiteThis suite + lab | OpenText EnCaseForensic platform | Magnet AXIOMForensic platform | Exterro FTKForensic platform | AmpedVideo forensics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write-blocked imaging with hashing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Evidence containers (E01, AFF4, raw) | Yes+ AFF4 | YesE01 is theirs | Yes | Yes | No |
| Damaged-media imaging (retry, skip map) | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
| Mobile acquisition (logical to full file system) | Yes+ licensed frontier | Partialadd-on | Yes | Partial | No |
| Network / remote acquisition | Yes | Partialadd-on | YesCyber | PartialEnterprise | No |
| Windows / macOS / Linux artefacts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Memory (RAM) analysis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No |
| Combined timeline across artefacts | Yes | Yes | YesTimeline | Yes | No |
| Full-text index and search | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesvery fast | No |
| Encrypted volume decryption | YesBitLocker, LUKS, FileVault, VeraCrypt | Yes | Yes | YesPRTK | No |
| Known-file hash sets (NSRL / KFF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesKFF | No |
| Recorder / DVR footage recovery and conversion | Yes | No | Partialseparate | No | YesDVRConv + Engine |
| Enhancement with the chain shown, and measurement | Yes | No | No | No | YesFIVE |
| Authenticity, tamper and camera identification | Yes | No | No | No | YesAuthenticate |
| Number-plate assistance | Yes | No | No | No | YesDeepPlate |
| Three times never merged (PTS, overlay, case) | Yes | No | No | No | Partialoverlay |
| Frame pack as the evidence-transfer unit | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Chain-of-custody reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesvideo reports |
| Hash-chained tamper-evident audit trail | Yes | Partiallogging | Partial | Partial | Partialproject |
| Per-item hash AND source offset in the report | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| S.63(4) BSA 2023 evidence certificate | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Price model | Offline key + lab | Perpetual or subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Perpetual, per product |
Write-blocked imaging with hashing
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Evidence containers (E01, AFF4, raw)
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Damaged-media imaging (retry, skip map)
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase PartialMagnet AXIOM PartialExterro FTK PartialAmped No
Mobile acquisition (logical to full file system)
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase PartialMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK PartialAmped No
Network / remote acquisition
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase PartialMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK PartialAmped No
Windows / macOS / Linux artefacts
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Memory (RAM) analysis
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK PartialAmped No
Combined timeline across artefacts
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Full-text index and search
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Encrypted volume decryption
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Known-file hash sets (NSRL / KFF)
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped No
Recorder / DVR footage recovery and conversion
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM PartialExterro FTK NoAmped Yes
Enhancement with the chain shown, and measurement
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM NoExterro FTK NoAmped Yes
Authenticity, tamper and camera identification
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM NoExterro FTK NoAmped Yes
Number-plate assistance
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM NoExterro FTK NoAmped Yes
Three times never merged (PTS, overlay, case)
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM NoExterro FTK NoAmped Partial
Frame pack as the evidence-transfer unit
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM NoExterro FTK NoAmped No
Chain-of-custody reports
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase YesMagnet AXIOM YesExterro FTK YesAmped Yes
Hash-chained tamper-evident audit trail
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase PartialMagnet AXIOM PartialExterro FTK PartialAmped Partial
Per-item hash AND source offset in the report
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase PartialMagnet AXIOM PartialExterro FTK PartialAmped Partial
S.63(4) BSA 2023 evidence certificate
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite YesOpenText EnCase NoMagnet AXIOM NoExterro FTK NoAmped No
Price model
SakshyaYantra Forensic Suite Offline key + labOpenText EnCase Perpetual or subscriptionMagnet AXIOM SubscriptionExterro FTK SubscriptionAmped Perpetual, per product
OpenText EnCase. An established forensic platform; E01 is its format. EnScript automation, deep artefact work, memory and a manual RAID rebuild. Mobile is a separately licensed add-on; no video-forensic line.
Magnet AXIOM. Magnet.AI categorisation, Timeline and Connections, and wide cloud and app artefact coverage. Built for post-acquisition analysis; DVR/CCTV is a separate product.
Exterro FTK. Distributed processing over multi-terabyte sets, PRTK decryption, KFF known-file filtering and strong email handling. Built for scale; no video-forensic suite.
Amped. The video-forensic line: FIVE (restore, enhance, measure), Authenticate, Replay, DVRConv, Engine and DeepPlate. We implement the same functions as MODULES in one build, and go further with the frame pack, the sealed reading and the S.63(4) certificate.
Compared on capabilities each vendor publishes on its own site, rechecked September 2026. Editions and versions vary and products change; confirm current specs. The SakshyaYantra column reflects our own tested build plus our in-house lab. All names and trademarks belong to their owners; this is a factual capability comparison, not an endorsement.
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