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
3free plans on this page
$5.75/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Data recovery software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 4 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 51 BreadCrumb
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 52 O&O AppBuster
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 53 DataNumen Data Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 54 iolo Search and RecoverPaid from $44.95/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 55 RAID Reconstructor
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 56 Runtime Captain Nemo ProPaid from $90/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 57 DiskInternals UneraserPaid from $29.95/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 58 Apeaksoft Data RecoveryPaid from $5.83/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 59 IObit UndeleteFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 60 Auslogics Driver UpdaterFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 61 RAID Recovery for WindowsPaid from $99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 62 SFWare Data Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 63 O&O DiskRecovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 64 Klennet CarverPaid from $39/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 65 NAS Data RecoveryPaid from $99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 66 FonePaw Data Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 67 ReclaiMe File RecoveryPaid from $59.95/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 68 DoYourData RecoveryPaid from $5.75/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 69 ReclaiMe Free RAID RecoveryFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 70 DiskInternals VMFS RecoveryPaid from $699/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 71 File ScavengerPaid from $69/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 72 Digler
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 73 Cisdem Data RecoveryPaid from $8.33/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 74 iCare Data Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 75 AnyRecover
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | BreadCrumb | 6.8 | 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 |
| 52 | O&O AppBuster | 6.8 | 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 |
| 53 | DataNumen Data Recovery | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | Drives, disks, disk image files | Windows |
| 54 | iolo Search and Recover | 6.7 | 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 |
| 55 | RAID Reconstructor | 6.7 | 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) |
| 56 | Runtime Captain Nemo Pro | 6.7 | No | $90/mo | No | $90one-time | Locally attached drives via SATA or USB; raw DD/IMG images; compressed IMC images; virtual VIM images | Windows |
| 57 | DiskInternals Uneraser | 6.7 | 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 |
| 58 | Apeaksoft Data Recovery | 6.7 | 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 |
| 59 | IObit Undelete | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Specific locations or devices; hard drives are referenced as a data-loss scenario | Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP |
| 60 | Auslogics Driver Updater | 6.7 | 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 |
| 61 | RAID Recovery for Windows | 6.6 | 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 |
| 62 | SFWare Data Recovery | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Internal HDDs, external HDDs, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, CF cards, memory cards, NAS drives | Windows and macOS |
| 63 | O&O DiskRecovery | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | hard disks, SSDs, USB drives, external drives, memory cards, digital cameras, formatted and damaged volumes | Windows |
| 64 | Klennet Carver | 6.5 | No | $39/mo | No | $39one-time | Storage media, memory cards, whole-disk image files | Windows 10 or later (64-bit) |
| 65 | NAS Data Recovery | 6.5 | 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 |
| 66 | FonePaw Data Recovery | 6.5 | 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) |
| 67 | ReclaiMe File Recovery | 6.5 | 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 |
| 68 | DoYourData Recovery | 6.5 | No | $5.75/mo | Yes | — | hard drives, external drives, USB drives, memory cards, formatted partitions | Windows, macOS |
| 69 | ReclaiMe Free RAID Recovery | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | physical disks, USB-connected disks, disk-image files, hardware RAID disk sets, software RAID disk sets, NAS disk sets | Windows |
| 70 | DiskInternals VMFS Recovery | 6.4 | No | $699/mo | No | $699one-time | VMFS datastores and volumes, VMDK files, ESXi disks, RAID arrays, and physical disks | Windows |
| 71 | File Scavenger | 6.4 | 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 |
| 72 | Digler | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | disk images, raw devices, physical disks, disk partitions | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| 73 | Cisdem Data Recovery | 6.4 | 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 |
| 74 | iCare Data Recovery | 6.4 | 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 |
| 75 | AnyRecover | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, external disks, SD cards, memory cards, cameras, camcorders, iOS devices, Android devices | Windows, macOS |
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