Best Data Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
130ranked
0free plans on this page
$4.16/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | JpegDiggerWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 102 | DiskInternals Linux RecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 103 | FreeUndeleteWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 104 | Recovery Toolbox File Undelete FreeWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 105 | FonePaw iPhone Data RecoveryWindows · Mac | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 106 | Klennet RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $49/mo | 5.0 |
| 107 | deep-recoverNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 108 | GiliSoft Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $99.95/mo | 5.0 |
| 109 | NTFS UndeleteWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 110 | Kernel for Linux Data RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 111 | Kernel for Mac Data RecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 112 | btrfs restoreLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 113 | ForemostLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 114 | Magic Partition RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 115 | Magic Photo RecoveryWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 116 | Magic UneraserWindows · Mac · Linux | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 117 | PC-3000 Express SystemWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 118 | SecureRecovery Data Recovery SoftwareWindows · Mac | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 119 | System MechanicWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $4.16/mo | 4.9 |
| 120 | RecoveryToolNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 121 | Magic RescueLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 122 | RecoverPyLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 123 | Starus Partition RecoveryWindows | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 124 | Magic RAID RecoveryWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 125 | RollBack RxWindows | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $83.90/mo | 4.7 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | JpegDigger | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | logical drives; physical drives; disk images; memory cards; hard drives | Windows |
| 102 | DiskInternals Linux Recovery | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 partitions; disk images | Windows |
| 103 | FreeUndelete | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | NTFS drives | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016 |
| 104 | Recovery Toolbox File Undelete Free | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows Recycle Bin; internal HDD; external hard drive; NTFS drives | Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/11; Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 and above |
| 105 | FonePaw iPhone Data Recovery | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, iTunes backups, iCloud backups | Windows, macOS |
| 106 | Klennet Recovery | 5.0 | No | $49/mo | — | $399one-time | physical disks, partitions, USB flash drives, SD cards, NAS arrays, RAID volumes, and disk images | Windows 10 and later |
| 107 | deep-recover | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | USB sticks, SD cards, hard drive images, disk images | — |
| 108 | GiliSoft Data Recovery | 5.0 | No | $99.95/mo | — | $99.95one-time | internal drives; external disks; USB flash drives; SD cards; microSD cards; CF cards | Windows |
| 109 | NTFS Undelete | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | IDE/ATA/SCSI hard drives, SSD drives, flash drives, external USB storage devices, digital camera cards, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia, Secure Digital memory cards | Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| 110 | Kernel for Linux Data Recovery | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | Linux partitions and file systems; USB, SATA, ZIP, SCSI, EIDE, PAN, FireWire, and DE drives | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, 98, NT, 95, and Windows Server |
| 111 | Kernel for Mac Data Recovery | 4.9 | No | — | No | $69one-time | IDE, EIDE, SCSI, SATA drives; iPod; USB drives; Mac hard disks; HFS/HFS+ volumes | Windows 365, 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, NT, 98, 95, Windows Server 2022 and older versions |
| 112 | btrfs restore | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Btrfs filesystem device | Linux |
| 113 | Foremost | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | raw data, disk image files | Linux |
| 114 | Magic Partition Recovery | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drives, external USB disks, memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, internal device storage, virtual disk images, NAS, SAN, remote systems over SSH | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 115 | Magic Photo Recovery | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drive, external USB disk, memory card, SD/SDHC/SDXC card, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, MMC, xD card, internal device storage, digital camera, virtual machine disk image | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 116 | Magic Uneraser | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | HDD, SSD, SSHD, internal disks, external USB drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, SD cards, CompactFlash cards, digital cameras, MP3 players, USB-connected devices | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 117 | PC-3000 Express System | 4.9 | No | — | — | — | SATA HDD; PATA (IDE) HDD; USB HDD; SSHD; HDD images; VMDK; VHD; VHDX; DMG | Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows 10; Windows 11 |
| 118 | SecureRecovery Data Recovery Software | 4.9 | No | — | No | $39.95one-time | HDD, SSD, flash drives, binary image files, NAS drives, external drives, RAID arrays, memory cards, USB flash drives, iPhone and Android phones | Windows XP or newer; macOS 10 and newer |
| 119 | System Mechanic | 4.9 | No | $4.16/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 |
| 120 | RecoveryTool | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | drives or partitions; NTFS and FAT32 file systems | — |
| 121 | Magic Rescue | 4.8 | 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) |
| 122 | RecoverPy | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | raw partitions, disk images, disks | Linux |
| 123 | Starus Partition Recovery | 4.8 | No | — | No | $100one-time | hard drives, SSD drives, USB drives, memory cards, MP3 players, digital cameras | Windows |
| 124 | Magic RAID Recovery | 4.7 | No | — | No | — | RAID arrays; hard disks; SSDs; USB drives; memory cards | Windows |
| 125 | RollBack Rx | 4.7 | No | $83.90/mo | No | $83.90one-time | hard drives, partitions, whole drives, snapshots, RAID arrays | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server |
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