Best Data Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
130 data recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
130ranked
0free plans on this page
$83.90/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data recovery software 25 channels on this page · 104 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromRecovery sourcesOperating systemsFree recovery limitMemory card recoveryRAID recoveryBootable recovery Spec sheet Score
101 Magic Partition Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drives, external USB disks, memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, internal device storage, virtual disk images, NAS, SAN, remote systems over SSHOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
102 Magic Photo Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drive, external USB disk, memory card, SD/SDHC/SDXC card, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, MMC, xD card, internal device storage, digital camera, virtual machine disk imageOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
103 Magic Uneraser Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, SSHD, internal disks, external USB drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, digital cameras, MP3 players, USB-connected devicesOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
104 RS RAID Retrieve Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesRAID arrays, NAS and DAS devices, connected disks, virtual machine disk formats, forensic imagesOperating systemsWindows, macOS, LinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
105 SecureRecovery Data Recovery Software Free planNoPaid from$39.95one-timeRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, flash drives, binary image files, NAS drives, external drives, RAID arrays, memory cards, USB flash drives, iPhone and Android phonesOperating systemsWindows XP or newer; macOS 10 and newerFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
106 Windows Backup Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesinternal drives, external drives, USB devices, SD cards, flash drivesOperating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
107 Kernel for Mac Data Recovery Free planNoPaid from$69one-timeRecovery sourcesIDE, EIDE, SCSI, SATA drives; iPod; USB drives; Mac hard disks; HFS/HFS+ volumesOperating systemsWindows 365, 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, 98, 95, Windows Server 2022 and older versionsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
108 Unstoppable Copier Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesDisks with physical damage, bad sectors, scratches, or read errorsOperating systemsWindows; Linux (x86 and x86 64 version listed)Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.8
109 JpegDigger Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourceslogical drives; physical drives; disk images; memory cards; hard drivesOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
110 Magic RAID Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesRAID arrays; hard disks; SSDs; USB drives; memory cardsOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryNo 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
111 RollBack Rx Free planNoPaid from$83.90one-timeRecovery sourceshard drives, partitions, whole drives, snapshots, RAID arraysOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows ServerFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoveryYesBootable recoveryYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
112 GiliSoft Data Recovery Free plannot statedPaid from$99.95one-timeRecovery sourcesinternal drives; external disks; USB flash drives; SD cards; microSD cards; CF cardsOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
113 7-Data Recovery Suite Free planYesPaid from$49.95one-timeRecovery sourcesDE HDD, SATA HDD, SCSI HDD, FireWire HDD, SSD, USB HDD, external HDD, hardware RAID, floppy drive, USB flash drive, CompactFlash card, Secure Digital card, memory card/memory stick, Micro card, Zip drive, iPod, and other storage devicesOperating systemsWindows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003Free recovery limit1 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 7/8spec lines stated 5.8
114 iBeesoft Data Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHDD, SSD, external hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, digital cameras, RAID, NAS, players, and ZIP drivesOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limit2 GBMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryYesBootable recoverynot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
115 recoverjpeg Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesmemory cards; USB drives; disks; filesystem images; peripheralsOperating systemsUnixFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoveryNo 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
116 Starus File Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHard disks, SSD drives, USB drives, USB flash memory, memory cards, and certain MP3 players and digital cameras connected by USBOperating systemsWindows; the product page lists Windows 7 and older versionsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoveryNoBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
117 BitBroom Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesnot statedOperating systemsnot statedFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.6
118 btrfs restore Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesBtrfs filesystem deviceOperating systemsLinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
119 DiskInternals Linux Recovery Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesExt2/Ext3/Ext4 partitions; disk imagesOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
120 Starus Partition Recovery Free planNoPaid from$100one-timeRecovery sourceshard drives, SSD drives, USB drives, memory cards, MP3 players, digital camerasOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.6
121 Foremost Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesraw data, disk image filesOperating systemsLinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.5
122 Advanced Disk Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesHard drives, partitions, CD/DVD, removable storage, USB devices, SSDs, external drives, memory cardsOperating systemsWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XPFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
123 FreeUndelete Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesNTFS drivesOperating systemsWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.5
124 Recovery Toolbox File Undelete Free Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesWindows Recycle Bin; internal HDD; external hard drive; NTFS drivesOperating 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 5.5
125 Starus Photo Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourceshard drives, SSD drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, digital camerasOperating systemsWindowsFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Magic Partition Recovery | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drives, external USB disks, memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, internal device storage, virtual disk images, NAS, SAN, remote systems over SSH | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 102 | Magic Photo Recovery | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drive, external USB disk, memory card, SD/SDHC/SDXC card, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, MMC, xD card, internal device storage, digital camera, virtual machine disk image | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 103 | Magic Uneraser | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, internal disks, external USB drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, digital cameras, MP3 players, USB-connected devices | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 104 | RS RAID Retrieve | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | RAID arrays, NAS and DAS devices, connected disks, virtual machine disk formats, forensic images | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 105 | SecureRecovery Data Recovery Software | 5.9 | No | — | No | $39.95one-time | HDD, SSD, flash drives, binary image files, NAS drives, external drives, RAID arrays, memory cards, USB flash drives, iPhone and Android phones | Windows XP or newer; macOS 10 and newer |
| 106 | Windows Backup | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | internal drives, external drives, USB devices, SD cards, flash drives | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 107 | Kernel for Mac Data Recovery | 5.8 | No | — | No | $69one-time | IDE, EIDE, SCSI, SATA drives; iPod; USB drives; Mac hard disks; HFS/HFS+ volumes | Windows 365, 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, 98, 95, Windows Server 2022 and older versions |
| 108 | Unstoppable Copier | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Disks with physical damage, bad sectors, scratches, or read errors | Windows; Linux (x86 and x86_64 version listed) |
| 109 | JpegDigger | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | logical drives; physical drives; disk images; memory cards; hard drives | Windows |
| 110 | Magic RAID Recovery | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | RAID arrays; hard disks; SSDs; USB drives; memory cards | Windows |
| 111 | RollBack Rx | 5.8 | No | $83.90/mo | No | $83.90one-time | hard drives, partitions, whole drives, snapshots, RAID arrays | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server |
| 112 | GiliSoft Data Recovery | 5.8 | No | $99.95/mo | — | $99.95one-time | internal drives; external disks; USB flash drives; SD cards; microSD cards; CF cards | Windows |
| 113 | 7-Data Recovery Suite | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | $49.95one-time | DE HDD, SATA HDD, SCSI HDD, FireWire HDD, SSD, USB HDD, external HDD, hardware RAID, floppy drive, USB flash drive, CompactFlash card, Secure Digital card, memory card/memory stick, Micro card, Zip drive, iPod, and other storage devices | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 |
| 114 | iBeesoft Data Recovery | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | HDD, SSD, external hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, digital cameras, RAID, NAS, players, and ZIP drives | Windows |
| 115 | recoverjpeg | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | memory cards; USB drives; disks; filesystem images; peripherals | Unix |
| 116 | Starus File Recovery | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | Hard disks, SSD drives, USB drives, USB flash memory, memory cards, and certain MP3 players and digital cameras connected by USB | Windows; the product page lists Windows 7 and older versions |
| 117 | BitBroom | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 118 | btrfs restore | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Btrfs filesystem device | Linux |
| 119 | DiskInternals Linux Recovery | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 partitions; disk images | Windows |
| 120 | Starus Partition Recovery | 5.6 | No | — | No | $100one-time | hard drives, SSD drives, USB drives, memory cards, MP3 players, digital cameras | Windows |
| 121 | Foremost | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | raw data, disk image files | Linux |
| 122 | Advanced Disk Recovery | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | Hard drives, partitions, CD/DVD, removable storage, USB devices, SSDs, external drives, memory cards | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP |
| 123 | FreeUndelete | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | NTFS drives | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016 |
| 124 | Recovery Toolbox File Undelete Free | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows Recycle Bin; internal HDD; external hard drive; NTFS drives | Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/11; Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 and above |
| 125 | Starus Photo Recovery | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | hard drives, SSD drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, digital cameras | Windows |
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