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
0free plans on this page
7 Oct 2026last checked
Data recovery software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 5 on this page have a public API.
- 126 Foremost API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 127 Advanced Disk Recovery API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 128 forefst API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
- 129 Magic Rescue API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
- 130 RecoverPy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
Compare all 5 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Recovery sources | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Foremost | 4.8 | No | Yes | — | raw data, disk image files | Linux |
| 127 | Advanced Disk Recovery | 4.8 | 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 |
| 128 | forefst | 4.7 | No | Yes | — | raw ReFS volume images, raw disks or partition devices, and E01 images exported to raw | — |
| 129 | Magic Rescue | 4.7 | 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) |
| 130 | RecoverPy | 4.7 | No | Yes | — | raw partitions, disk images, disks | Linux |
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