Best Data Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
130ranked
1free plans on this page
$3.33/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | ReclaiMe File RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $59.95/mo | 5.5 |
| 77 | Atola Insight ForensicWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 78 | Cisdem Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $8.33/mo | 5.4 |
| 79 | OpenSuperCloneLinux | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 5.4 | |
| 80 | Leawo Data Recovery for MacMac | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $69.99/mo | 5.4 |
| 81 | 321Soft Data Recovery ExpressWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 82 | DiskWarriorMac | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 83 | O&O AppBusterWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 84 | Starus RAID RestoreWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 85 | AnyRecoverWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 86 | 9DataRecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 87 | RS RAID RetrieveWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 88 | Recover My FilesWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 89 | FoneDog iOS Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | $39.95/mo | 5.2 |
| 90 | Unstoppable CopierWindows · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 91 | Aidfile RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 92 | ScalpelWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 93 | ApowerRECWindows · Mac · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $3.33/mo | 5.2 |
| 94 | 7-Data Recovery SuiteWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 95 | iBeesoft Data RecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 96 | recoverjpegLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 97 | Windows BackupWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 98 | AS Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $150/mo | 5.1 |
| 99 | BitBroomWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 100 | RecuperaBitNo platforms listed | One bar | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | ReclaiMe File Recovery | 5.5 | No | $59.95/mo | No | $59.95one-time | Internal and external hard drives; laptop drives; USB drives; memory cards; NAS devices; disk images; RAID arrays | Windows host; recovers Windows, Linux, and Mac-related filesystems |
| 77 | Atola Insight Forensic | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | Hard drives, SSDs, removable media, flash drives, memory cards and RAID arrays | Windows |
| 78 | Cisdem Data Recovery | 5.4 | No | $8.33/mo | No | — | Internal and external hard drives, HDDs, SSDs, SD and memory cards, USB drives, NAS, Linux systems, RAID arrays, lost partitions | Windows, macOS |
| 79 | OpenSuperClone | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | files; block devices; USB-attached drives; SATA-attached drives; PATA-connected drives; NVMe SSDs | Linux |
| 80 | Leawo Data Recovery for Mac | 5.4 | No | $69.99/mo | — | $69.99one-time | Mac hard drives; USB drives; SD cards; digital cameras; mobile phones (iPhone excluded); MP3 players; MP4 players; Trash Bin; other storage devices | macOS |
| 81 | 321Soft Data Recovery Express | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | $29.95one-time | hard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory sticks, CompactFlash cards, other storage devices | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP |
| 82 | DiskWarrior | 5.4 | No | — | — | $59.95one-time | Mac OS Extended volumes; internal and external volumes; Fusion Drives; Flash/SSD drives; Time Machine volumes; RAID volumes; disk images; FileVault volumes | macOS / OS X, including OS X Mountain Lion through macOS Tahoe for supported external Mac OS Extended disks |
| 83 | O&O AppBuster | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | Hard drives, partitions, SSD drives, memory cards, USB sticks, digital cameras | Windows 7–10; Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 |
| 84 | Starus RAID Restore | 5.3 | No | — | No | — | RAID arrays, single- and multi-disk volumes, DAS/NAS devices, virtual disk images, memory-card file systems | Windows (including Windows Server 2000–2019) |
| 85 | AnyRecover | 5.3 | No | — | No | — | hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, external disks, SD cards, memory cards, cameras, camcorders, iOS devices, Android devices | Windows, macOS |
| 86 | 9DataRecovery | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | SD cards, USB flash drives, SSDs, external devices, hard disks, memory cards, digital cameras | Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 or later |
| 87 | RS RAID Retrieve | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | RAID arrays, NAS and DAS devices, connected disks, virtual machine disk formats, forensic images | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 88 | Recover My Files | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | Hard drives, external USB drives, USB sticks, camera cards, hardware/software RAID (JBOD, RAID 0/1/5), iPods, MP3 players, Dictaphones, disk images | Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 (32-bit and 64-bit documented) |
| 89 | FoneDog iOS Data Recovery | 5.2 | No | $39.95/mo | No | — | iPhone; iPad; iPod touch; iTunes backups; iCloud backups | Windows; macOS |
| 90 | Unstoppable Copier | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Disks with physical damage, bad sectors, scratches, or read errors | Windows; Linux (x86 and x86_64 version listed) |
| 91 | Aidfile Recovery | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | $69.95one-time | Hard disks, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory sticks, camera cards, Zip disks, floppy disks, and RAID drives | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012 |
| 92 | Scalpel | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | disk images | Linux, Windows, macOS |
| 93 | ApowerREC | 5.2 | No | $3.33/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 94 | 7-Data Recovery Suite | 5.2 | 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 |
| 95 | iBeesoft Data Recovery | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | HDD, SSD, external hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, digital cameras, RAID, NAS, players, and ZIP drives | Windows |
| 96 | recoverjpeg | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | memory cards; USB drives; disks; filesystem images; peripherals | Unix |
| 97 | Windows Backup | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | internal drives, external drives, USB devices, SD cards, flash drives | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 98 | AS Data Recovery | 5.1 | No | $150/mo | No | $150one-time | Internal HDD, external HDD, SSD, USB, SD cards, CF cards, IMG/RAW disk images, VMDK and VHDX virtual disks | Windows 10/11; Windows Server 2016 and later |
| 99 | BitBroom | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 100 | RecuperaBit | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | disk images, partitions, real devices | OS Independent |
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