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.
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0free plans on this page
7 Oct 2026last checked
Data recovery software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 0 of the 5 on this page can be tried for free.
- 126 Advanced Disk 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
- 127 Starus Photo 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
- 128 RecoveryTool
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 129 RecoverPy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 130 forefst
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 5 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Advanced Disk Recovery | 5.4 | No | No | — | Hard drives, partitions, CD/DVD, removable storage, USB devices, SSDs, external drives, memory cards | Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP |
| 127 | Starus Photo Recovery | 5.4 | No | No | — | hard drives, SSD drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, digital cameras | Windows |
| 128 | RecoveryTool | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | drives or partitions; NTFS and FAT32 file systems | — |
| 129 | RecoverPy | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | raw partitions, disk images, disks | Linux |
| 130 | forefst | 5.2 | No | Yes | — | raw ReFS volume images, raw disks or partition devices, and E01 images exported to raw | — |
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