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 TestDisk and Disk Drill. The best-ranked option with a free plan is TestDisk. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Wise Data Recovery at $6.66/mo.
Data recovery software can help you look for files in storage when data is missing or deleted. This ranked set opens with TestDisk, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, and DMDE, then includes Disk Drill and PhotoRec. Compare the listed recovery sources and supported operating systems, along with memory card or RAID recovery where those capabilities matter. Bootable recovery and file preview offer further distinctions. Free-plan availability and the free recovery limit can help you understand what is available without paying; paid-from pricing is another factor to consider. Focus on the recovery capabilities that match the storage source and situation you need to address.
130 data recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
130ranked
18free plans on this page
$6.66/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
18 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EaseUS Data Recovery WizardWindows · Mac · Android · iPhone | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 8.2 | |
| 2 | TestDiskWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 8.1 | |
| 3 | Disk DrillWindows · Mac | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $7.42/mo | 8.0 | |
| 4 | MiniTool Power Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $7.42/mo | 7.9 | |
| 5 | AOMEI FastRecoveryWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 7.7 | |
| 6 | EaseUS MobiSaverWindows · Mac | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $39.95/mo | 7.7 | |
| 7 | RecuvaWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | ₹990/mo | 7.6 | |
| 8 | Wise Data RecoveryWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $6.66/mo | 7.6 | |
| 9 | Hasleo Data RecoveryWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 7.5 | |
| 10 | Orion File RecoveryWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $25/mo | 7.4 | |
| 11 | 4DDiG Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $36.95/mo | 7.2 | |
| 12 | R-UndeleteWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $54.99/mo | 7.1 | |
| 13 | Lazesoft Data RecoveryWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 7.1 | |
| 14 | Lazesoft Recovery SuiteWindows · Linux | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 7.1 | |
| 15 | DMDEWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 7.0 |
| 16 | Puran File RecoveryWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 7.0 | |
| 17 | SalvageData Data Recovery SoftwareWindows · Mac · Linux | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 7.0 | |
| 18 | RecoveritWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 6.9 |
| 19 | PhotoRecWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 6.9 |
| 20 | IsoBusterWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.9 | |
| 21 | Aryson Windows Data Recovery SoftwareWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $39/mo | 6.8 | |
| 22 | R-StudioWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $49.99/mo | 6.7 |
| 23 | Ontrack EasyRecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 6.7 |
| 24 | Active@ File RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $29.95/mo | 6.7 |
| 25 | iBoysoft Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 6.7 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard | 8.2 | 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 | TestDisk | 8.1 | 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 |
| 3 | Disk Drill | 8.0 | 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+ |
| 4 | MiniTool Power Data Recovery | 7.9 | 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 |
| 5 | AOMEI FastRecovery | 7.7 | 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 |
| 6 | EaseUS MobiSaver | 7.7 | 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 | Recuva | 7.6 | 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 |
| 8 | Wise Data Recovery | 7.6 | 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 |
| 9 | Hasleo Data Recovery | 7.5 | 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 |
| 10 | Orion File Recovery | 7.4 | 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 |
| 11 | 4DDiG Data Recovery | 7.2 | 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 |
| 12 | R-Undelete | 7.1 | Free plan | $54.99/mo | Yes | $54.99one-time | HDD, SSD, USB/NVMe storage devices, memory cards, virtual disks, undamaged RAIDs, Windows Storage Spaces | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000 |
| 13 | Lazesoft Data Recovery | 7.1 | Free plan | — | Yes | $39.99one-time | Internal hard drives; external hard drives; SSDs; USB drives; flash drives; memory cards; iPod; iPhone; RAID disk arrays | Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10, 11; Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 |
| 14 | Lazesoft Recovery Suite | 7.1 | Free plan | — | Yes | $49.99one-time | — | — |
| 15 | DMDE | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | disks, partitions, memory cards, RAID arrays, disk images, VHD/VHDX images | Windows, Linux, macOS, DOS |
| 16 | Puran File Recovery | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Hard disks, pen drives, memory cards, mobile phones, CDs, DVDs, and other storage media detected as drives by Windows | Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 8, 10, and 11 |
| 17 | SalvageData Data Recovery Software | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, connected storage devices | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 18 | Recoverit | 6.9 | 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 |
| 19 | PhotoRec | 6.9 | 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 |
| 20 | IsoBuster | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | CD, DVD, Blu-ray, HD DVD, hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, floppy disks, Zip, Jaz, Clik, MiniDisc, Hi-MD, and image files | Windows 7, 8, 10, 11; 32-bit versions also support Windows XP SP3 and Vista |
| 21 | Aryson Windows Data Recovery Software | 6.8 | Free plan | $39/mo | Yes | $39one-time | Hard drives, SSDs, USB and pen drives, memory cards and SD cards, DVDs, CDs, physical drives, digital cameras, virtual disks, music and video players, RAID, ZIP drives, Recycle Bin, magnetic storage devices, and SuperDisks | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, NT, 95, and Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003 |
| 22 | R-Studio | 6.7 | 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 |
| 23 | Ontrack EasyRecovery | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | SSD; hard drives; memory cards; USB hard drives; flash drives; optical media; RAID | Windows; macOS |
| 24 | Active@ File Recovery | 6.7 | 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 |
| 25 | iBoysoft Data Recovery | 6.7 | 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 |
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Questions about this list
Which data recovery software is ranked first on Freedom251?
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is ranked #1 of 130 with a score of 8.2. TestDisk is second and Disk Drill third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.
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