Best Data Recovery Software in 2026
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130 data recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
130ranked
3free plans on this page
$4.16/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data recovery software 25 channels on this page · 105 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromRecovery sourcesOperating systemsFree recovery limitMemory card recoveryRAID recoveryBootable recovery Spec sheet Score
76 Digler Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesdisk images, raw devices, physical disks, disk partitionsOperating systemsLinux, macOS, WindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
77 IObit Undelete Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesSpecific locations or devices; hard drives are referenced as a data-loss scenarioOperating systemsWindows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XPFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
78 iCare Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD/microSD/SDHC/SDXC, XD-picture, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Android phones, digital cameras, laptops and desktopsOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP; Pro also lists Windows ServerFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.5
79 Atola Insight Forensic Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHard drives, SSDs, removable media, flash drives, memory cards and RAID arraysOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
80 Starus RAID Restore Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesRAID arrays, single- and multi-disk volumes, DAS/NAS devices, virtual disk images, memory-card file systemsOperating systemsWindows (including Windows Server 2000–2019)Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
81 Recover My Files Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHard drives, external USB drives, USB sticks, camera cards, hardware/software RAID (JBOD, RAID 0/1/5), iPods, MP3 players, Dictaphones, disk imagesOperating systemsWindows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 (32-bit and 64-bit documented)Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
82 FoneDog iOS Data Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesiPhone; iPad; iPod touch; iTunes backups; iCloud backupsOperating systemsWindows; macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
83 ReclaiMe Free RAID Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesphysical disks, USB-connected disks, disk-image files, hardware RAID disk sets, software RAID disk sets, NAS disk setsOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
84 DataRecovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesstorage devices; disk image filesOperating systemsLinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
85 AS Data Recovery Free planNoPaid from$150one-timeRecovery sourcesInternal HDD, external HDD, SSD, USB, SD cards, CF cards, IMG/RAW disk images, VMDK and VHDX virtual disksOperating systemsWindows 10/11; Windows Server 2016 and laterFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryNoBootable recoveryNo 7/8spec lines stated 6.2
86 Leawo Data Recovery for Mac Free plannot statedPaid from$69.99one-timeRecovery sourcesMac hard drives; USB drives; SD cards; digital cameras; mobile phones (iPhone excluded); MP3 players; MP4 players; Trash Bin; other storage devicesOperating systemsmacOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
87 DiskWarrior Free plannot statedPaid from$59.95one-timeRecovery sourcesMac OS Extended volumes; internal and external volumes; Fusion Drives; Flash/SSD drives; Time Machine volumes; RAID volumes; disk images; FileVault volumesOperating systemsmacOS / OS X, including OS X Mountain Lion through macOS Tahoe for supported external Mac OS Extended disksFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
88 System Mechanic Free planNoPaid from$44.95one-timeRecovery sourceshard drives, CDs/DVDs, cameras, MP3 players, flash drives, memory cards, music players, digital mediaOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP SP3Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
89 FonePaw iPhone Data Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesiPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iTunes backups, iCloud backupsOperating systemsWindows, macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.1
90 Recovery Toolbox for CD Free Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesCD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray and other optical discs recognized by WindowsOperating systemsWindows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/11; Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 and aboveFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.1
91 OpenSuperClone Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesfiles; block devices; USB-attached drives; SATA-attached drives; PATA-connected drives; NVMe SSDsOperating systemsLinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoveryYes 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
92 321Soft Data Recovery Express Free planYesPaid from$29.95one-timeRecovery sourceshard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory sticks, CompactFlash cards, other storage devicesOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XPFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
93 9DataRecovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesSD cards, USB flash drives, SSDs, external devices, hard disks, memory cards, digital camerasOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8, 7 or laterFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
94 Kernel for Linux Data Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesLinux partitions and file systems; USB, SATA, ZIP, SCSI, EIDE, PAN, FireWire, and DE drivesOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, NT, 95, and Windows ServerFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
95 Aidfile Recovery Free planYesPaid from$69.95one-timeRecovery sourcesHard disks, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory sticks, camera cards, Zip disks, floppy disks, and RAID drivesOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012Free recovery limit1 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
96 Scalpel Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesdisk imagesOperating systemsLinux, Windows, macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
97 Jihosoft iPhone Backup Extractor Free planNoPaid from$35one-timeRecovery sourcesiTunes backups; iCloud backupsOperating systemsWindows; macOSFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryNoRAID recoveryNoBootable recoveryNo 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
98 PC-3000 Express System Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesSATA HDD; PATA (IDE) HDD; USB HDD; SSHD; HDD images; VMDK; VHD; VHDX; DMGOperating systemsWindows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows 10; Windows 11Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.0
99 NTFS Undelete Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesIDE/ATA/SCSI hard drives, SSD drives, flash drives, external USB storage devices, digital camera cards, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia, Secure Digital memory cardsOperating systemsWindows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
100 RecuperaBit Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesdisk images, partitions, real devicesOperating systemsOS IndependentFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Digler | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | disk images, raw devices, physical disks, disk partitions | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 77 | IObit Undelete | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Specific locations or devices; hard drives are referenced as a data-loss scenario | Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP |
| 78 | iCare Data Recovery | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Hard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD/microSD/SDHC/SDXC, XD-picture, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Android phones, digital cameras, laptops and desktops | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP; Pro also lists Windows Server |
| 79 | Atola Insight Forensic | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | Hard drives, SSDs, removable media, flash drives, memory cards and RAID arrays | Windows |
| 80 | Starus RAID Restore | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | RAID arrays, single- and multi-disk volumes, DAS/NAS devices, virtual disk images, memory-card file systems | Windows (including Windows Server 2000–2019) |
| 81 | Recover My Files | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | Hard drives, external USB drives, USB sticks, camera cards, hardware/software RAID (JBOD, RAID 0/1/5), iPods, MP3 players, Dictaphones, disk images | Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 (32-bit and 64-bit documented) |
| 82 | FoneDog iOS Data Recovery | 6.3 | No | $39.95/mo | No | — | iPhone; iPad; iPod touch; iTunes backups; iCloud backups | Windows; macOS |
| 83 | ReclaiMe Free RAID Recovery | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | physical disks, USB-connected disks, disk-image files, hardware RAID disk sets, software RAID disk sets, NAS disk sets | Windows |
| 84 | DataRecovery | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | storage devices; disk image files | Linux |
| 85 | AS Data Recovery | 6.2 | No | $150/mo | No | $150one-time | Internal HDD, external HDD, SSD, USB, SD cards, CF cards, IMG/RAW disk images, VMDK and VHDX virtual disks | Windows 10/11; Windows Server 2016 and later |
| 86 | Leawo Data Recovery for Mac | 6.2 | No | $69.99/mo | — | $69.99one-time | Mac hard drives; USB drives; SD cards; digital cameras; mobile phones (iPhone excluded); MP3 players; MP4 players; Trash Bin; other storage devices | macOS |
| 87 | DiskWarrior | 6.2 | No | — | — | $59.95one-time | Mac OS Extended volumes; internal and external volumes; Fusion Drives; Flash/SSD drives; Time Machine volumes; RAID volumes; disk images; FileVault volumes | macOS / OS X, including OS X Mountain Lion through macOS Tahoe for supported external Mac OS Extended disks |
| 88 | System Mechanic | 6.2 | No | $4.16/mo | No | $44.95one-time | hard drives, CDs/DVDs, cameras, MP3 players, flash drives, memory cards, music players, digital media | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP SP3 |
| 89 | FonePaw iPhone Data Recovery | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iTunes backups, iCloud backups | Windows, macOS |
| 90 | Recovery Toolbox for CD Free | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | CD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray and other optical discs recognized by Windows | Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/11; Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 and above |
| 91 | OpenSuperClone | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | files; block devices; USB-attached drives; SATA-attached drives; PATA-connected drives; NVMe SSDs | Linux |
| 92 | 321Soft Data Recovery Express | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | $29.95one-time | hard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory sticks, CompactFlash cards, other storage devices | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP |
| 93 | 9DataRecovery | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | SD cards, USB flash drives, SSDs, external devices, hard disks, memory cards, digital cameras | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 or later |
| 94 | Kernel for Linux Data Recovery | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | Linux partitions and file systems; USB, SATA, ZIP, SCSI, EIDE, PAN, FireWire, and DE drives | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, NT, 95, and Windows Server |
| 95 | Aidfile Recovery | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | $69.95one-time | Hard disks, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory sticks, camera cards, Zip disks, floppy disks, and RAID drives | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012 |
| 96 | Scalpel | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | disk images | Linux, Windows, macOS |
| 97 | Jihosoft iPhone Backup Extractor | 6.0 | No | $35/mo | No | $35one-time | iTunes backups; iCloud backups | Windows; macOS |
| 98 | PC-3000 Express System | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | SATA HDD; PATA (IDE) HDD; USB HDD; SSHD; HDD images; VMDK; VHD; VHDX; DMG | Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows 10; Windows 11 |
| 99 | NTFS Undelete | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | IDE/ATA/SCSI hard drives, SSD drives, flash drives, external USB storage devices, digital camera cards, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia, Secure Digital memory cards | Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 100 | RecuperaBit | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | disk images, partitions, real devices | OS Independent |
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