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Recoverit alternatives

As of Nov 13, 2026, the highest-graded Recoverit alternative is Disk Drill (2.6 GPA). It's also the best free one.

Recoverit compared with 7 alternatives: Disk Drill, Stellar Data Recovery, R-Studio, TestDisk and PhotoRec, DiskGenius and 2 more.

Recoverit has a free plan. Paid plans start at $45.99 per month (Windows, 2 PCs). 6 of the 7 alternatives are free or have a free plan. One more offers a free trial.

Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from

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At a glance

Tool	Price	Free plan	Runs on
RecoveritThis tool	Free plan · from $45.99/mo	Yes	macOS, Windows
Disk Drill	Free plan · from $49/yr	Yes	macOS, Windows
Stellar Data Recovery	Free plan · from $39.99	Yes	macOS, Windows
R-Studio	Free trial · from $49.99 one-time	Trial only	macOS, Windows, Linux
TestDisk and PhotoRec	Free	Free	macOS, Windows, Linux
DiskGenius	Free plan · from $69.90/mo	Yes	Windows
AOMEI Partition Assistant	Free plan · from $49.95/yr	Yes	Windows
MiniTool Partition Wizard	Free plan · from $59/yr	Yes	Windows

Price against what you get

Recoverit starts at $45.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.

Disk Drill, TestDisk and PhotoRec, AOMEI Partition Assistant and MiniTool Partition Wizard start lower without scoring higher.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

The best score at each price
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The full chart of desktop utilities, and the best at every price

How each one differs from Recoverit

Disk Drill
Data recovery app for Mac and Windows with free disk tools
- Disk Drill starts at $49 per year, or $69 one-time.
- Disk Drill can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Disk Drill also covers disk cleanup.
Suits: A one-off recovery after an accidental delete or format
Disk Drill vs Recoverit Disk Drill pricing and details
Stellar Data Recovery
Data recovery for deleted files and drives on Windows and Mac
- Stellar Data Recovery starts at $39.99 per PC.
- Stellar Data Recovery also covers system monitor.
Suits: Home users recovering deleted files or formatted cards
Stellar Data Recovery vs Recoverit Stellar Data Recovery pricing and details
R-Studio
Data recovery software for Windows, Mac and Linux with RAID support
- R-Studio starts at $49.99 one-time (R-Studio FAT, Windows).
- R-Studio has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Recoverit.
- R-Studio also lists a Linux app.
- R-Studio can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Suits: Technicians recovering from RAID or reformatted volumes
R-Studio vs Recoverit R-Studio pricing and details
TestDisk and PhotoRec
Free open-source tools for lost partitions and deleted files
- TestDisk and PhotoRec is free.
- TestDisk and PhotoRec also lists a Linux app.
- TestDisk and PhotoRec is open source, according to its own site.
Suits: Recovering lost partitions or fixing a disk that no longer boots
TestDisk and PhotoRec vs Recoverit TestDisk and PhotoRec pricing and details
DiskGenius
Windows partition manager, data recovery and disk cloning tool
- DiskGenius starts at $69.90 for a one-month Professional license.
- DiskGenius lists no macOS app, which Recoverit has.
- DiskGenius can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- DiskGenius also covers disk cleanup.
Suits: Windows users who want recovery, partitioning and cloning in one app
DiskGenius vs Recoverit DiskGenius pricing and details
AOMEI Partition Assistant
Windows partition manager with a free Standard edition
- AOMEI Partition Assistant starts at $49.95 per year (Professional, 2 PCs).
- AOMEI Partition Assistant lists no macOS app, which Recoverit has.
- AOMEI Partition Assistant can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- AOMEI Partition Assistant also covers disk cleanup.
Suits: Windows home users who want free partition management
AOMEI Partition Assistant vs Recoverit AOMEI Partition Assistant pricing and details
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Windows partition manager with free and paid editions
- MiniTool Partition Wizard starts at $59 per year (Pro, 1 PC).
- MiniTool Partition Wizard lists no macOS app, which Recoverit has.
- MiniTool Partition Wizard can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- MiniTool Partition Wizard also covers disk cleanup.
Suits: Windows users who need basic partitioning at no cost
MiniTool Partition Wizard vs Recoverit MiniTool Partition Wizard pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in Recoverit

The Free edition on Windows stops at 100 MB of recovered files.
Monthly and annual plans renew automatically; the page says you are emailed 7 days before renewal.
Prices shown are for Windows with 2 PCs per license; the Mac plans are on a separate store page that was not read.
The store states a 7-day money-back guarantee, and the monthly price shown is close to the annual one.

Recoverit pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to Recoverit?

The alternatives to Recoverit in this directory are Disk Drill, Stellar Data Recovery, R-Studio, TestDisk and PhotoRec, DiskGenius, AOMEI Partition Assistant and MiniTool Partition Wizard. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Recoverit.

Is there a free alternative to Recoverit?

Yes. TestDisk and PhotoRec is free to use. Disk Drill, Stellar Data Recovery, DiskGenius, AOMEI Partition Assistant and MiniTool Partition Wizard have a free plan alongside paid ones.

Which Recoverit alternatives work on Linux?

The Recoverit listing does not include a Linux app. R-Studio and TestDisk and PhotoRec list one.

Is there an open-source alternative to Recoverit?

TestDisk and PhotoRec is described as open source on its own site.

When were these prices checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

How this page was made

Where any alternative here is in our top three desktop utilities, the best for most people is the highest placed of them: the top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades. Otherwise the page names the highest-graded alternative in the same category as Recoverit, the one its listing names first winning a tie. The best free one is the highest-graded alternative that is free or has a free plan (a free trial does not count), with its catch quoted from its listing where the listing states a short one. The GPA is the average of our five grades for each tool.
The alternatives are the tools Recoverit’s listing names as its closest substitutes, and the tools whose listings name Recoverit.
Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing, which names the pages they were read from.
The differences are worked out from those listings.
The chart sets each tool’s starting price against our own grades for features, ease of use and platforms.

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