Best Data Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
In short: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is ranked #1 of 130 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Disk Drill and MiniTool Power Data Recovery. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Disk Drill. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Wise Data Recovery at $6.66/mo.
If files are missing, recovery software can be compared by where it can search and which recovery functions it lists. Check recovery sources and supported operating systems, then consider whether bootable recovery, file preview, memory card recovery or RAID recovery matters for your situation. Free-plan availability and the free recovery limit help clarify what can be attempted without payment; paid-from pricing gives another cost point. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, Disk Drill and MiniTool Power Data Recovery are among the entries to compare. Use the listed sources and capabilities to assess which tools fit the storage and recovery needs at hand.
130 data recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
130ranked
12free plans on this page
$6.66/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data recovery software 25 channels on this page · 157 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromRecovery sourcesOperating systemsFree recovery limitMemory card recoveryRAID recoveryBootable recovery Spec sheet Score
01 EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free planYesPaid from$69.95one-timeRecovery sourceshard drives, external disks, SSDs, USB drives, micro cards, memory cards, camcorders, digital cameras, music players, video players, RAID, NAS, CF/SD cards, Zip drives, pen drivesOperating systemsWindows 11/10/8/7; Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012/2008/2003; macOS 13.x-10.6Free recovery limit2 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 8/8spec lines stated 9.0
02 Disk Drill Free planYesPaid fromFreeRecovery sourcesInternal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD/CF cards, memory cards, digital cameras, virtual hard drives, RAID arrays, disk imagesOperating systemsmacOS 10.15+; Windows 10+Free recovery limit100 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 8/8spec lines stated 8.6
03 MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromFreeRecovery sourceshard drive, external disk, SSD, USB drive, RAID, memory card, digital camera, camcorder, CD/DVD, pen driveOperating systemsWindows 11/10/8.1/8 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012/2012 R2/2008/2008 R2/2003Free recovery limit1 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 8/8spec lines stated 8.6
04 TestDisk Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourceshard drives; USB drives; memory cards; disk images; DAS; SAN; Linux RAID devicesOperating systemsWindows; macOS; Linux; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; SunOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 8.5
05 R-Studio Free planNoPaid from$49.99one-timeRecovery sourcesLocal disks, removable disks, hard drives, flash drives, SD memory cards, USB memory sticks, network disks, disk imagesOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limit1,024 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 8/8spec lines stated 8.2
06 EaseUS MobiSaver Free planYesPaid from$39.95one-timeRecovery sourcesiOS devices, Android internal memory, Android SD cards, iTunes backups, iCloud backupsOperating systemsWindows and macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 8.2
07 DMDE Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesdisks, partitions, memory cards, RAID arrays, disk images, VHD/VHDX imagesOperating systemsWindows, Linux, macOS, DOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 8.0
08 UFS Explorer Free planNoPaid from$69.95one-timeRecovery sourcesinternal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks, NAS devices and RAID systemsOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 6/8spec lines stated 8.0
09 Lazesoft Recovery Suite Free planYesPaid from$49.99one-timeRecovery sourcesnot statedOperating systemsnot statedFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 8.0
10 Recoverit Free planYesPaid from$99.95one-timeRecovery sourcescomputer/laptop, internal hard disk, external hard drive, USB flash drive, camera, memory card, SD card, NAS, Linux devices, disk images, RAID arraysOperating systemsWindows, macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.9
11 AOMEI FastRecovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, USB flash drive, SD card, memory card, PC, laptop, camera, Recycle Bin, lost partition, crashed PCOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8, 8.1, 7 SP1, Windows ServerFree recovery limit500 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.9
12 Raise Data Recovery Free planNoPaid from$34.95one-timeRecovery sourcesInternal and external HDDs, SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, simple RAID storage, NAS devices, composite volumesOperating systemsWindows XP SP3 and later, macOS 11 and later, Debian Linux 6.0 or compatible and laterFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.9
13 iBoysoft Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromFreeRecovery sourcesInternal hard drives, external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory cards, digital cameras and other disk-based storage devicesOperating systemsWindows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP and Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008/2003; macOS 27/26/15/14/13/12/11/10.15/10.14/10.13/10.12/10.11Free recovery limit1 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryNoBootable recoveryYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.9
14 PhotoRec Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourceshard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 imagesOperating systemsWindows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systemsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.8
15 Wise Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDDs, SSDs, external hard drives, floppy disks, USB flash drives, memory cards, digital cameras, local drives, mobile phones, and other removable devicesOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XPFree recovery limit2 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.8
16 Hasleo Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHard Drive; External Disk; USB Drive; Digital Camera; Memory Card/Stick; Music Player; RAID; CF/SD Card; Pen Drive; Micro Card; SSD; Floppy Drive; Camcorder; Video Player; Other Storage MediaOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, and Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2003, 2000Free recovery limit2 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.8
17 Recuva Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesWindows computer, Recycle Bin, memory cards, USB drives, external hard drives, digital camera cards, music players, virtual hard drivesOperating systemsWindows 10, 8.1, 7, Vista and XPFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.7
18 Active@ File Recovery Free planYesPaid from$29.95one-timeRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, USB Flash disks, floppy disks, memory cards, SD, MMC, CompactFlash, CD/DVD/Blu-ray, RAID arrays, disk imagesOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, WinPEFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.7
19 Recovery Explorer Free planNoPaid from$47.95one-timeRecovery sourcesInternal and external HDDs/SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks; advanced editions also support NAS and RAID storageOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.7
20 Orion File Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourceshard drives, external drives, portable drives, USB drives, flash drives, memory cardsOperating systemsWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.7
21 Data Rescue Free planNoPaid from$79one-timeRecovery sourcesTrash/Recycle Bin, HDD, SSD, internal drives, external drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, Compact Flash cardsOperating systemsWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS 10.12 or laterFree recovery limit1 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 8/8spec lines stated 7.7
22 4DDiG Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesPC/laptop, hard drives, external drives, SSD/HDD, USB drives, memory cards, camcorders, digital cameras, video/music players, CF/SD cards, action cameras, security cameras, camera drones, dashcamsOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7; macOS 26 and belowFree recovery limit2 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.7
23 DiskDigger Free planYesPaid from$19.99one-timeRecovery sourcesHard disks, USB flash drives, memory cards, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, and supported virtual or raw disk imagesOperating systemsWindows, Linux, macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.6
24 Ontrack EasyRecovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesSSD; hard drives; memory cards; USB hard drives; flash drives; optical media; RAIDOperating systemsWindows; macOSFree recovery limit1 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
25 Hetman Partition Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drives, external USB disks, SD/SDHC/SDXC and microSD cards, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, disk images, forensic images, virtual machine disks, supported encrypted volumesOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryNoBootable recoveryNo 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 9.0 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Yes | $69.95one-time | hard drives, external disks, SSDs, USB drives, micro cards, memory cards, camcorders, digital cameras, music players, video players, RAID, NAS, CF/SD cards, Zip drives, pen drives | Windows 11/10/8/7; Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012/2008/2003; macOS 13.x-10.6 |
| 2 | Disk Drill | 8.6 | Free plan | $7.42/mo | Yes | Free | Internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD/CF cards, memory cards, digital cameras, virtual hard drives, RAID arrays, disk images | macOS 10.15+; Windows 10+ |
| 3 | MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 8.6 | Free plan | $7.42/mo | Yes | Free | hard drive, external disk, SSD, USB drive, RAID, memory card, digital camera, camcorder, CD/DVD, pen drive | Windows 11/10/8.1/8 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012/2012 R2/2008/2008 R2/2003 |
| 4 | TestDisk | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hard drives; USB drives; memory cards; disk images; DAS; SAN; Linux RAID devices | Windows; macOS; Linux; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; SunOS |
| 5 | R-Studio | 8.2 | No | $49.99/mo | No | $49.99one-time | Local disks, removable disks, hard drives, flash drives, SD memory cards, USB memory sticks, network disks, disk images | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 6 | EaseUS MobiSaver | 8.2 | Free plan | $39.95/mo | Yes | $39.95one-time | iOS devices, Android internal memory, Android SD cards, iTunes backups, iCloud backups | Windows and macOS |
| 7 | DMDE | 8.0 | No | — | Yes | — | disks, partitions, memory cards, RAID arrays, disk images, VHD/VHDX images | Windows, Linux, macOS, DOS |
| 8 | UFS Explorer | 8.0 | No | $69.95/mo | No | $69.95one-time | internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks, NAS devices and RAID systems | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 9 | Lazesoft Recovery Suite | 8.0 | Free plan | — | Yes | $49.99one-time | — | — |
| 10 | Recoverit | 7.9 | No | $8.33/mo | Yes | $99.95one-time | computer/laptop, internal hard disk, external hard drive, USB flash drive, camera, memory card, SD card, NAS, Linux devices, disk images, RAID arrays | Windows, macOS |
| 11 | AOMEI FastRecovery | 7.9 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | HDD, SSD, USB flash drive, SD card, memory card, PC, laptop, camera, Recycle Bin, lost partition, crashed PC | Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1, 7 SP1, Windows Server |
| 12 | Raise Data Recovery | 7.9 | No | $34.95/mo | No | $34.95one-time | Internal and external HDDs, SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, simple RAID storage, NAS devices, composite volumes | Windows XP SP3 and later, macOS 11 and later, Debian Linux 6.0 or compatible and later |
| 13 | iBoysoft Data Recovery | 7.9 | No | $8.33/mo | Yes | Free | Internal hard drives, external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory cards, digital cameras and other disk-based storage devices | Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP and Windows Server 2019/2016/2012/2008/2003; macOS 27/26/15/14/13/12/11/10.15/10.14/10.13/10.12/10.11 |
| 14 | PhotoRec | 7.8 | No | — | Yes | — | hard disks; CD-ROMs; memory cards; USB memory drives; DD raw images; EnCase E01 images | Windows; Linux; macOS; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; Solaris; other Unix systems |
| 15 | Wise Data Recovery | 7.8 | Free plan | $6.66/mo | Yes | — | HDDs, SSDs, external hard drives, floppy disks, USB flash drives, memory cards, digital cameras, local drives, mobile phones, and other removable devices | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP |
| 16 | Hasleo Data Recovery | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Hard Drive; External Disk; USB Drive; Digital Camera; Memory Card/Stick; Music Player; RAID; CF/SD Card; Pen Drive; Micro Card; SSD; Floppy Drive; Camcorder; Video Player; Other Storage Media | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, and Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2003, 2000 |
| 17 | Recuva | 7.7 | Free plan | ₹990/mo | Yes | — | Windows computer, Recycle Bin, memory cards, USB drives, external hard drives, digital camera cards, music players, virtual hard drives | Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP |
| 18 | Active@ File Recovery | 7.7 | No | $29.95/mo | Yes | $29.95one-time | HDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, USB Flash disks, floppy disks, memory cards, SD, MMC, CompactFlash, CD/DVD/Blu-ray, RAID arrays, disk images | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, WinPE |
| 19 | Recovery Explorer | 7.7 | No | $47.95/mo | No | $47.95one-time | Internal and external HDDs/SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks; advanced editions also support NAS and RAID storage | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 20 | Orion File Recovery | 7.7 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | — | hard drives, external drives, portable drives, USB drives, flash drives, memory cards | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 21 | Data Rescue | 7.7 | No | $33.25/mo | No | $79one-time | Trash/Recycle Bin, HDD, SSD, internal drives, external drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, Compact Flash cards | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS 10.12 or later |
| 22 | 4DDiG Data Recovery | 7.7 | Free plan | $36.95/mo | Yes | — | PC/laptop, hard drives, external drives, SSD/HDD, USB drives, memory cards, camcorders, digital cameras, video/music players, CF/SD cards, action cameras, security cameras, camera drones, dashcams | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7; macOS 26 and below |
| 23 | DiskDigger | 7.6 | No | $19.99/mo | Yes | $19.99one-time | Hard disks, USB flash drives, memory cards, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, and supported virtual or raw disk images | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| 24 | Ontrack EasyRecovery | 7.5 | No | — | Yes | — | SSD; hard drives; memory cards; USB hard drives; flash drives; optical media; RAID | Windows; macOS |
| 25 | Hetman Partition Recovery | 7.5 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drives, external USB disks, SD/SDHC/SDXC and microSD cards, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, disk images, forensic images, virtual machine disks, supported encrypted volumes | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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Questions about this list
Which data recovery software is ranked first on Specifiction?
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is ranked #1 of 130 with a score of 9.0. Disk Drill is second and MiniTool Power Data Recovery third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Wise Data Recovery has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6.66/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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