CPR Tools

What CPR Tools does

CPR Tools, Inc. is a privately held, woman-owned small business founded in 1987 and headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida. The company originated as a hard drive repair depot staffed by engineers with backgrounds in the hard drive manufacturing industry, and evolved into a specialized data recovery and data security services provider serving individual consumers, small and mid-sized businesses, enterprises, and government/regulated clients. Its core offerings are organized in three tiers of data recovery services — Smart Phone & Flash Media Recovery ($199), Basic Data Recovery ($499, covering approximately 85% of cases), and Advanced Data Recovery ($250/hour) — each backed by a 'No Data, No Charge' guarantee. Beyond recovery, CPR Tools provides certified Data Destruction services compliant with HIPAA, SOX, PCI, and government standards, plus Third Party Verification and consulting for media sanitization.

The company's underlying technology rests on proprietary techniques, devices, and utilities developed over 20+ years by engineers with hard-drive-manufacturing pedigree, including specialized capability in RAID and multi-device storage topologies. Its flagship packaged product, the BitStorm Data Recovery Tool, is sold through Office Depot and Office Max retail stores worldwide, providing consumer shelf-level distribution unusual for the category. The firm monetizes primarily through transactional recovery engagements and professional services, supplemented by retail hardware sales; secondary revenue comes from verification and consulting work tied to NIST SP 800-88 standards development. CPR Tools holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, is an SBA-certified Women-Owned Small Business, and is a partner of NAID/iSIGMA. The business is self-funded, with no external investors or parent company disclosed.

Name

CPR Tools

Legal name

CPR Tools, Inc.

Website

https://cprtools.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CPR Tools is a woman-owned data recovery and data security firm founded in 1987 in Fort Myers, Florida, offering tiered recovery services ($199–$499), advanced hourly recovery, certified data destruction, and the BitStorm retail tool sold through Office Depot and Office Max worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Recovery and Security Services

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Backup, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity (BCDR) Services (BPAEABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) & Sensitive Data Discovery (PHI/PII) (HLACAJAC)

Keywords

• Data recovery services
• Media sanitization
• Data destruction services
• Hard drive recovery
• Forensic verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Labelle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Data Recovery Services: Professional data recovery services offered at tiered pricing levels. Services include smart phone and flash media recovery ($199), basic data recovery ($499), and advanced recovery ($250/hour). They guarantee 'No Data, No Charge' for most services.
2. Hardware/Tool Sales - BitStorm: Sale of the BitStorm Data Recovery Tool through Office Depot and Office Max retail stores worldwide.
3. Data Destruction Services: State-of-the-art data destruction facilities and solutions that are in full compliance with data destruction laws and standards including HIPAA, SOX, PCI, and government requirements.
4. Third Party Verification and Consulting: Verification services for media sanitation and consulting services for both public and private sector clients. Provided research for NIST SP 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CPR Tools is a data recovery and security company that provides tiered professional data recovery services for hard drives, smartphones, and flash media, certified data destruction services compliant with HIPAA, SOX, and PCI, and third-party verification/consulting for media sanitization. The company also develops and distributes the proprietary BitStorm Data Recovery Tool through Office Depot and Office Max retail stores worldwide.

Product overview

CPR Tools offers a dual approach combining software products and professional services. The core product is the BitStorm Data Recovery Tool, a retail software product distributed through Office Depot and Office Max stores worldwide. Complementing this, CPR Tools provides professional data recovery services at three tiers: Smart Phone & Flash Media Recovery ($199) for mobile devices and removable media; Basic Data Recovery ($499) covering the majority of standard cases; and Advanced Data Recovery ($250/hour) for complex scenarios. Additional services include certified Data Destruction compliant with HIPAA, SOX, and PCI standards, and Third Party Verification/Consulting services for media sanitation verification, including contributions to NIST SP 800-88 Guidelines development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BitStorm: BitStorm Data Recovery Tool - a product available at Office Depot and Office Max stores worldwide.

Products and services

• BitStorm Data Recovery Tool

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% of all data recoveries at CPR Tools fall into the Basic Data Recovery category ($499)

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Office Depot and Office MaxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCPR Tools distributes their BitStorm Data Recovery Tool through every Office Depot and Office Max store worldwide, representing their primary retail distribution channel.
• NAID/iSIGMA (National Association of Information Destruction / International Secure Information Governance & Management Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPR Tools is a proud partner of NAID/iSIGMA and provides their members with sanitization verification services nearly every day.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPR Tools provided crucial information and testing for NIST and furnished research that was used in the creation of SP 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Secure Data Recovery Services: Secure Data Recovery Services is a specialized data recovery provider with multiple US labs, offering certified secure data destruction and media sanitization alongside recovery. It is a direct competitor across the same service tiers as CPR Tools, with a comparable emphasis on compliance-driven engagements.
• ACE Data Recovery: ACE Data Recovery is a US-based data recovery services company specializing in HDD, SSD, RAID, and mobile device recovery. It competes head-to-head with CPR Tools in the mid-market professional recovery segment.
• Datarecovery.com (CBL Data Recovery): CBL Data Recovery / datarecovery.com is a long-standing independent data recovery lab with multiple US cleanroom facilities and enterprise services. It is directly comparable to CPR Tools in consumer, enterprise, and RAID recovery.
• SalvageData Recovery: SalvageData provides certified data recovery, ransomware data restoration, and remote recovery services for individuals and businesses. It is a direct competitor to CPR Tools in tiered recovery and emergency ransomware response.
• Gillware Data Recovery: Gillware is a US-based data recovery and digital forensics firm offering tiered recovery services and a proprietary recovery platform. It directly competes with CPR Tools in HDD/SSD/RAID recovery and ransomware data restoration services.
• DriveSavers: DriveSavers is one of the most established independent data recovery service providers in North America, offering tiered recovery, certified data destruction, and enterprise/RAID recovery. It is the closest direct competitor to CPR Tools in consumer and regulated-industry data recovery.

Broad incumbents

• Kroll Ontrack (Ontrack Data Recovery): Ontrack, now part of Kroll, is the global incumbent in data recovery, eDiscovery, and data destruction, serving enterprise and legal clients worldwide. It is comparable to CPR Tools across the full stack of data recovery, secure destruction, and chain-of-custody services, but at significantly larger scale.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): Shred-it, now part of Stericycle, is a broad incumbent in secure information destruction, including media sanitization and hard drive destruction for regulated enterprises. It is comparable to CPR Tools' certified data destruction and verification services, but at much larger enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• Proven Data (formerly DriveSavers enterprise arm competitors): Proven Data specializes in ransomware data recovery and post-incident restoration, with a managed-service overlay. It overlaps with CPR Tools' advanced recovery and regulated-industry destruction services, particularly around compliance documentation.
• Stellar Data Recovery: Stellar offers both consumer/SMB data recovery software and professional recovery services globally. Its dual software-plus-services model and emphasis on individual/business data recovery directly overlap with CPR Tools' BitStorm and basic recovery offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CPRTools
• Facebookfacebook.com/100000110302452
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpr-tools-inc._3

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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