The DiskGenius Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about DiskGenius in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
DiskGenius
The Insider’s Guide
Windows partition manager, data recovery and disk cloning tool
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among desktop utilities, read from DiskGenius’s own pages.
Made by YIZHISHU Ltd. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from DiskGenius’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on DiskGenius’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 4 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade
DiskGenius is a Windows utility that combines partition management, file and partition recovery, disk cloning, backup and disk repair. A Free edition covers basic partitioning, cloning and scanning; a Professional edition, sold as a one-month, one-year or lifetime license, unlocks full recovery and backup.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about DiskGenius, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Partition and recovery tools have many options to learn.
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Best for partitioning, cloning and recovery on Windows
DiskGenius handles partitions, disk cloning, Windows migration and file recovery on Windows, and the free edition covers a good share of it.
- 2
Paid plans start at $69.90 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $69.90 for a one-month Professional license.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free edition: partition resize, format and MBR/GPT conversion, disk cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files.
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It runs on Windows
Windows.
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Data recovery
Scans HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD cards and RAID arrays, previews found files and copies them out without writing to the source disk.
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Partition management
Resizes, extends, splits and formats partitions and converts between GPT and MBR without wiping the disk.
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Cloning and Windows migration
Clones a disk or partition and moves Windows to a different SSD, HDD or USB drive without reinstalling.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 4 of 186
That is against the other desktop utilities we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
Nothing DiskGenius does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
DiskGenius at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $69.90 for a one-month Professional license
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Windows
- Made by
- YIZHISHU Ltd.
- Category
- Desktop Utilities
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for partitioning, cloning and recovery on Windows
DiskGenius handles partitions, disk cloning, Windows migration and file recovery on Windows, and the free edition covers a good share of it. Recovering any size of file and saving partition tables need Professional, and Lifetime is $129.90.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Lifetime is $129.90, well above the $89 top of the category's one-time range. One month is $69.90 and a year is $99.90, with no renewal. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free edition covers partition resize, format, MBR/GPT conversion, cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files. One person could live on it. |
| Features | B | Data recovery, partition management, cloning and migration, backup and restore, disk utilities and Ext4 and RAID tools. The paid gaps are limits, not missing jobs. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. Partition and recovery tools have many options to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | D | Windows only. Windows only; no Mac, Linux, phone or web version. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who DiskGenius is for
- Fits if you need partitions and cloning in one Windows tool
- Works for people who only need to scan and preview lost files
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free, as the free edition recovers only small files
- Pricey if you want Professional, with a one-month licence at $69.90
- Watch out: dynamic-to-basic conversion and full backup access are Professional only
- Watch out: licences cover one PC unless you pick a family or technician tier, and the refund policy is conditional
Good to know
Good for
- Windows users who want recovery, partitioning and cloning in one app
- A one-off rescue job using the one-month license
- People who prefer paying once rather than subscribing
Worth knowing
- The Free edition recovers only small files; recovering any size and saving partition tables needs Professional.
- Dynamic-to-basic disk conversion and full backup access are Professional-only.
- The site describes a Windows utility and the download page names Windows versions; no macOS version is listed.
- A 30-day conditional refund policy applies, and all licenses are for one PC unless a family or technician tier is chosen.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$69.90
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
DiskGenius has a free plan. Paid plans start at $69.90 for a one-month Professional license.
The free edition covers partition resize, format, MBR/GPT conversion, cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files.
Free
$0
Partition management, cloning and Windows migration; recovers only small files and previews lost partitions.
Professional One-Month
$69.90
for one month, paid once, with no renewal
License code for 1 PC, valid one month after activation, with free remote assistance.
Professional One-Year
$99.90
for one year, paid once, with no renewal
License code for 1 PC, valid one year after activation, with free remote assistance.
Professional Lifetime
$129.90
one-time
Personal license for 1 PC (family 5 PCs and technician 20 PCs tiers are also listed), with lifetime free upgrades.
The free plan
Free edition: partition resize, format and MBR/GPT conversion, disk cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files.
Read from diskgenius.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Windows
Windows partition manager, data recovery and disk cloning tool. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, disk cleanup, file management.
The paid gaps are limits, not missing jobs.
- Data recovery
- Scans HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD cards and RAID arrays, previews found files and copies them out without writing to the source disk.
- Partition management
- Resizes, extends, splits and formats partitions and converts between GPT and MBR without wiping the disk.
- Cloning and Windows migration
- Clones a disk or partition and moves Windows to a different SSD, HDD or USB drive without reinstalling.
- Backup and restore
- Creates disk and partition image backups; the comparison table lists basic backup in Free and full access in Professional.
- Disk utilities
- Checks HDD and SSD health, benchmarks disk speed, erases sectors and repairs Windows boot errors.
- Ext4 and RAID tools
- Reads, writes and formats Ext4/3/2 drives, and includes BitLocker, hex editor and RAID tools, limited in the Free edition.
Where it runs
- Windows
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
DiskGenius is made by YIZHISHU Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/186
Other desktop utilities it is graded above
DiskGenius's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 113 of 186) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $69.90 a month for each person, against a middle price of $2.99 for the category: 36 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 43 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 187 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. DiskGenius’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 186
- BFree plan and trialAbove 75 of 186
- BFeaturesAbove 113 of 186
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 186
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 186
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 desktop utilities. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. DiskGenius is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Nothing DiskGenius does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 174 of the 186 other desktop utilities grade higher. It costs $838.80 a year.
What you could not
- Deleting system files without breaking anything.
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. DiskGenius’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
MiniTool Partition Wizard, AOMEI Partition Assistant, GParted, Recoverit and TestDisk and PhotoRec
The 5 tools DiskGenius is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Free plan · from $59/yr
Windows partition manager with free and paid editions.
- 2.2GPA
AOMEI Partition Assistant
Free plan · from $49.95/yr
Windows partition manager with a free Standard edition.
- 2.8GPA
GParted
Free
Free graphical partition editor for Linux, run from a live disc.
- Only DiskGenius lists a Windows app.
- Only GParted lists a Linux app.
- DiskGenius can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.4GPA
Recoverit
Free plan · from $45.99/mo
File recovery software for Windows and Mac from Wondershare.
- Only Recoverit lists a macOS app.
- DiskGenius can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- DiskGenius also covers disk cleanup.
- 2.6GPA
TestDisk and PhotoRec
Free
Free open-source tools for lost partitions and deleted files.
- Only TestDisk and PhotoRec lists macOS and Linux apps.
- DiskGenius can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- TestDisk and PhotoRec is open source, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is DiskGenius free?
DiskGenius has a free plan. Free edition: partition resize, format and MBR/GPT conversion, disk cloning, Windows migration, and scan and preview of lost files.
How much does DiskGenius cost?
DiskGenius lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does DiskGenius work on?
DiskGenius is available on Windows.
Does DiskGenius have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. DiskGenius is listed for Windows.
Does DiskGenius have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. DiskGenius is listed for Windows.
Is DiskGenius open source?
DiskGenius is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Who makes DiskGenius?
DiskGenius is made by YIZHISHU Ltd.
What are the alternatives to DiskGenius?
The closest alternatives to DiskGenius in our directory are MiniTool Partition Wizard, AOMEI Partition Assistant, GParted, Recoverit and TestDisk and PhotoRec.
How does DiskGenius compare with other desktop utilities?
DiskGenius's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 8.
Is DiskGenius good value for money?
ToolGPA grades DiskGenius D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $69.90 a month for each person, against a middle price of $2.99 for the category: 36 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of DiskGenius?
Nothing DiskGenius does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from DiskGenius’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from YIZHISHU Ltd.'s own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by YIZHISHU Ltd. Prices change, so check diskgenius.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- DiskGenius, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/diskgenius
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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