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
9free plans on this page
$1.23/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | iBoysoft Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 6.7 |
| 27 | Mac Data Recovery GuruMac | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.7 | |
| 28 | Bitwar Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | $5.83/mo | 6.7 | |
| 29 | UFS ExplorerWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $69.95/mo | 6.6 |
| 30 | Windows File RecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 6.6 |
| 31 | R-LinuxWindows · Linux | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 6.6 |
| 32 | DiskInternals Partition RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 6.6 |
| 33 | R-PhotoWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | |
| 34 | GNU ddrescueNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 6.5 |
| 35 | Aiseesoft Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.5 |
| 36 | DiskDiggerWindows · Mac · Linux · Android | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | $19.99/mo | 6.5 |
| 37 | IObit UndeleteWindows | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 38 | Microsoft Quick AssistWeb · Windows · Mac | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 39 | Glarysoft File Recovery ProWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $4.16/mo | 6.4 |
| 40 | UNDELETE 360Windows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $39/mo | 6.4 | |
| 41 | IObit UninstallerWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $1.23/mo | 6.4 | |
| 42 | Raise Data RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $34.95/mo | 6.3 |
| 43 | Recovery ExplorerWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $47.95/mo | 6.3 |
| 44 | DiskInternals RAID RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $149/mo | 6.3 |
| 45 | Active@ UneraserWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 6.3 |
| 46 | Macrorit Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $59.90/mo | 6.3 |
| 47 | Auslogics Driver UpdaterWindows | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | |
| 48 | Hetman Partition RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 6.2 |
| 49 | ReclaiMe Free RAID RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.2 | |
| 50 | GetDataBack ProWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $79/mo | 6.1 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Mac Data Recovery Guru | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | APFS drives, HFS+ drives, ExFAT media, FAT32 media, camera cards, USB media, disk images, folders | macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later |
| 28 | Bitwar Data Recovery | 6.7 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | — | PC/laptop, hard drive, external disk, SSD, USB drive, Micro Card, memory card, camcorder, digital camera, music player, video player, other devices | Windows, macOS |
| 29 | UFS Explorer | 6.6 | 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 |
| 30 | Windows File Recovery | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | internal drives, external drives, USB devices, SD cards, flash drives | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 31 | R-Linux | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Hard disks; CDs; DVDs; floppy disks; Compact Flash cards; USB drives; ZIP drives; Memory Sticks; other removable media | Linux; Windows |
| 32 | DiskInternals Partition Recovery | 6.6 | No | — | No | $39.95one-time | HDDs, SSDs, external drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, disk images and supported virtual/forensic containers; readable logical sources exposed from RAID, NAS, SAN, or Windows Dynamic Disks; remote Ext2/3/4 over SFTP | Windows (application); Linux and macOS file systems supported as sources; application may run on Linux or macOS through Wine |
| 33 | R-Photo | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Internal and external HDD, SSD, NVMe devices, USB memory sticks, SD and CompactFlash memory cards, virtual disks, Windows Storage Spaces, and undamaged RAID arrays | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11 |
| 34 | GNU ddrescue | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Files, devices, partitions, optical media (CD-ROMs/DVDs), kernel-supported devices including ATA, SATA, SCSI, floppy disks, and flash media cards such as SD | POSIX systems recommended; Cygwin support is discussed in the manual |
| 35 | Aiseesoft Data Recovery | 6.5 | No | $10/mo | Yes | $60one-time | Computer drives and partitions, hard drives (including SSDs), USB/flash drives, memory cards (including SD, CompactFlash, Memory Stick), digital cameras/camcorders, drones using microSD, dashcams, removable drives | Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP (SP2 or later); Mac 10.7 and above |
| 36 | DiskDigger | 6.5 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | Microsoft Quick Assist | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | internal drives, external drives, USB devices, SD cards, flash drives | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 39 | Glarysoft File Recovery Pro | 6.4 | No | $4.16/mo | Yes | $19.95one-time | Hard drives, floppy drives, partitions, removable devices, USB flash drives, external hard drives, SD cards, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia cards, digital cameras, and drone cameras | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, 2000, XP, Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) |
| 40 | UNDELETE 360 | 6.4 | Free plan | $39/mo | Yes | $39one-time | Hard drives, flash drives, USB external drives, ZIP drives, FireWire drives, digital camera cards, digital cameras, floppy drives, USB flash drives, Windows network shares | Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 41 | IObit Uninstaller | 6.4 | Free plan | $1.23/mo | Yes | — | Specific locations or devices; hard drives are referenced as a data-loss scenario | Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP |
| 42 | Raise Data Recovery | 6.3 | 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 |
| 43 | Recovery Explorer | 6.3 | 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 |
| 44 | DiskInternals RAID Recovery | 6.3 | No | $149/mo | Yes | $149one-time | RAID arrays; hardware and software RAIDs; NAS arrays; virtual disk images; forensic disk images | Windows |
| 45 | Active@ Uneraser | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | HDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, memory cards, digital cameras, disk images, RAID arrays | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000; Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003 |
| 46 | Macrorit Data Recovery | 6.3 | No | $59.90/mo | Yes | $59.90one-time | Internal and external hard drives; partitions; CD/DVD; SD cards; USB drives; disk images; RAID 0/5/6 arrays; Mac storage devices; Time Machine drives | Windows 11, 10, 7, 8.1, 8, XP, and Windows Server; macOS High Sierra, Sierra, and OS X |
| 47 | Auslogics Driver Updater | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hard drives; USB drives; USB flash drives; memory cards; floppy drives; lost partitions | Windows 7; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows 10; Windows 11 |
| 48 | Hetman Partition Recovery | 6.2 | 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 |
| 49 | ReclaiMe Free RAID Recovery | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | physical disks, USB-connected disks, disk-image files, hardware RAID disk sets, software RAID disk sets, NAS disk sets | Windows |
| 50 | GetDataBack Pro | 6.1 | No | $79/mo | No | $79one-time | Hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, flash drives, SD cards, floppy disks, volumes, drive images, RAID virtual images | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, Server 2008-2022 |
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