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.
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0free plans on this page
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data recovery software 5 channels on this page · 13 of 40 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromRecovery sourcesOperating systemsFree recovery limitMemory card recoveryRAID recoveryBootable recovery Spec sheet Score
126 deep-recover Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesUSB sticks, SD cards, hard drive images, disk imagesOperating systemsnot statedFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoveryYesRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.4
127 Magic Rescue Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesBlock devices, including drives or partitionsOperating systemsUnix-like systems (the project specifies a C library and a UNIXish system to build; Linux support is not separately enumerated)Free recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.4
128 RecoverPy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesraw partitions, disk images, disksOperating systemsLinuxFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.4
129 RecoveryTool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesdrives or partitions; NTFS and FAT32 file systemsOperating systemsnot statedFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.2
130 forefst Free planYesPaid fromnot statedRecovery sourcesraw ReFS volume images, raw disks or partition devices, and E01 images exported to rawOperating systemsnot statedFree recovery limitnot statedMemory card recoverynot statedRAID recoverynot statedBootable recoverynot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.1
Compare all 5 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | deep-recover | 5.4 | No | Yes | — | USB sticks, SD cards, hard drive images, disk images | — |
| 127 | Magic Rescue | 5.4 | No | Yes | — | Block devices, including drives or partitions | Unix-like systems (the project specifies a C library and a UNIXish system to build; Linux support is not separately enumerated) |
| 128 | RecoverPy | 5.4 | No | Yes | — | raw partitions, disk images, disks | Linux |
| 129 | RecoveryTool | 5.2 | No | Yes | — | drives or partitions; NTFS and FAT32 file systems | — |
| 130 | forefst | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | raw ReFS volume images, raw disks or partition devices, and E01 images exported to raw | — |
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