Best Data Recovery Software in 2026
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130ranked
1free plans on this page
$5.75/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Data RescueWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $33.25/mo | 6.1 |
| 52 | BreadCrumbWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 6.1 |
| 53 | Kernel for Windows Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $49/mo | 6.1 |
| 54 | Dr.Fone ToolkitWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 6.0 |
| 55 | Active@ UNDELETEWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $19.99/mo | 6.0 |
| 56 | DataNumen Data RecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 57 | iolo Search and RecoverWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $44.95/mo | 5.9 |
| 58 | PhoneRescueWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 59 | Apeaksoft Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $5.83/mo | 5.9 |
| 60 | Recovery Toolbox for CD FreeWindows | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 5.9 | |
| 61 | RAID ReconstructorWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.8 |
| 62 | Runtime Captain Nemo ProWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $90/mo | 5.8 |
| 63 | DiskInternals UneraserWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $29.95/mo | 5.8 |
| 64 | DiglerWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.8 |
| 65 | SFWare Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.8 |
| 66 | O&O DiskRecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 67 | RAID Recovery for WindowsWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $99/mo | 5.7 |
| 68 | DataRecoveryLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 69 | DoYourData RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $5.75/mo | 5.7 |
| 70 | Klennet CarverWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $39/mo | 5.6 |
| 71 | NAS Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $99/mo | 5.6 |
| 72 | iCare Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 73 | FonePaw Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 74 | DiskInternals VMFS RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $699/mo | 5.5 |
| 75 | File ScavengerWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $69/mo | 5.5 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Data Rescue | 6.1 | No | $33.25/mo | No | $79one-time | Trash/Recycle Bin, HDD, SSD, internal drives, external drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, Compact Flash cards | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS 10.12 or later |
| 52 | BreadCrumb | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Block devices; raw and split disk images; EWF/E01; QCOW2; VMDK; NTFS; ext2/3/4; FAT12/16/32; exFAT; HFS+/HFSX; APFS | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 53 | Kernel for Windows Data Recovery | 6.1 | No | $49/mo | Yes | $49one-time | HDD, SSD, USB flash drive, external HDD, iPod, memory card, micro card, Secure Digital card, Compact Flash card, memory stick, Zip drive, floppy drive, FireWire HDD, SATA HDD, DE HDD, SCSI HDD, RAID | Windows 365, Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 R2, 2003 |
| 54 | Dr.Fone Toolkit | 6.0 | No | $8.33/mo | No | $115.95one-time | iOS devices, Android devices, cloud backups, local backups, supported broken phones | Windows, macOS |
| 55 | Active@ UNDELETE | 6.0 | No | $19.99/mo | Yes | $19.99one-time | HDD, SSD, external disks, USB drives, memory cards, digital cameras, removable devices, CD/DVDs, ZIP drives, floppy disks, disk images and RAID arrays | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022; WinPE |
| 56 | DataNumen Data Recovery | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | Drives, disks, disk image files | Windows |
| 57 | iolo Search and Recover | 5.9 | No | $44.95/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 |
| 58 | PhoneRescue | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | iOS devices, iTunes backups, iCloud backups, Android phones and tablets | Windows, macOS |
| 59 | Apeaksoft Data Recovery | 5.9 | No | $5.83/mo | Yes | — | Computer internal drives, external hard drives and SSDs, USB drives, flash drives, memory cards, SD/CF cards, digital cameras, drones, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Samsung and Android phones and tablets | Windows, macOS |
| 60 | Recovery Toolbox for CD Free | 5.9 | 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 |
| 61 | RAID Reconstructor | 5.8 | No | — | No | $99one-time | RAID-0 and RAID-5 arrays; physical drives and drive image files | Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, Server 2008–2022; 32-bit or 64-bit) |
| 62 | Runtime Captain Nemo Pro | 5.8 | No | $90/mo | No | $90one-time | Locally attached drives via SATA or USB; raw DD/IMG images; compressed IMC images; virtual VIM images | Windows |
| 63 | DiskInternals Uneraser | 5.8 | No | $29.95/mo | No | $29.95one-time | Internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, SD cards, flash memory drives, and memory cards | Windows |
| 64 | Digler | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | disk images, raw devices, physical disks, disk partitions | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 65 | SFWare Data Recovery | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Internal HDDs, external HDDs, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory cards, NAS drives | Windows and macOS |
| 66 | O&O DiskRecovery | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | hard disks, SSDs, USB drives, external drives, memory cards, digital cameras, formatted and damaged volumes | Windows |
| 67 | RAID Recovery for Windows | 5.7 | No | $99/mo | No | $99one-time | Hardware RAID-0 and RAID-5; Windows software RAID-0 and RAID-5; drive images | Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, and Server 2008–2022 |
| 68 | DataRecovery | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | storage devices; disk image files | Linux |
| 69 | DoYourData Recovery | 5.7 | No | $5.75/mo | Yes | — | hard drives, external drives, USB drives, memory cards, formatted partitions | Windows, macOS |
| 70 | Klennet Carver | 5.6 | No | $39/mo | No | $39one-time | Storage media, memory cards, whole-disk image files | Windows 10 or later (64-bit) |
| 71 | NAS Data Recovery | 5.6 | No | $99/mo | No | $99one-time | NAS drives attached locally to a Windows computer; drive images | Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, and Server 2008–2022 |
| 72 | iCare Data Recovery | 5.6 | 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 |
| 73 | FonePaw Data Recovery | 5.5 | No | — | No | $39.87one-time | PCs/laptops, HDDs, SSDs, external disks, USB drives, memory cards (including SD and microSD), digital cameras, dashcams, audio recorders, RAID storage systems, and drones | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP (32-bit or 64-bit) |
| 74 | DiskInternals VMFS Recovery | 5.5 | No | $699/mo | No | $699one-time | VMFS datastores and volumes, VMDK files, ESXi disks, RAID arrays, and physical disks | Windows |
| 75 | File Scavenger | 5.5 | No | $69/mo | No | $69one-time | Hard disks, SSDs, flash drives, RAID, RAIDZ, NAS, memory cards | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012/2008 |
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