Recoverit review (2026): is the free plan enough?
File recovery software for Windows and Mac from Wondershare
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Recoverit report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for file recovery on Windows and Mac with a free 100 MB trial
Recoverit recovers files from many kinds of drives on Windows and Mac, with preview and bootable media. Free recovery stops at 100 MB on Windows, and the monthly plan costs almost as much as the annual one.
Who Recoverit is for
- Fits if you want a scan-and-preview recovery tool on Windows or Mac
- Makes sense if you only need to recover under 100 MB
Who Recoverit is not for
- Tight if you're staying free, as the Windows free edition stops at 100 MB
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $45.99 against $46.99 for the whole year
- Watch out: monthly and annual plans renew automatically, with an email 7 days before
- Watch out: prices shown are for Windows and 2 PCs, and the Mac plans are on another page
Why Recoverit gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$46.99 a year for 2 PCs is about $3.92 a month, in the middle of the category. Monthly is $45.99 and the perpetual plan is $82.99.
- CFree plan and trialA free edition with caps you will hit: Windows stops at 100 MB of recovered data.
- BFeaturesRecovery from many media, preview, partition and RAW disk recovery, bootable media, file repair and AI custom recovery. No gap shown in the job.
- BEase of useNo rating on record. Scan, preview and restore, nothing to set up.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWindows and Mac desktops only; the Mac plans are on a separate store page.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Wondershare's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Recoverit's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 35 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 33.
It stands best on features (B, above 113 of 186) and worst on value for money (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $45.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.99 for the category: 35 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 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. Recoverit’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 186, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 186, level with 66
- BFeaturesAbove 113 of 186, level with 72
- BEase of useAbove 78 of 186, level with 108
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 111 of 186, level with 60
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 desktop utilities. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Recoverit, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Recoverit does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 118 of the 186 other desktop utilities grade higher. It costs $551.88 a year.
What you could not
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Recoverit’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.
What is Recoverit?
Recoverit is a data recovery program from Wondershare for Windows and Mac. It scans hard drives, SD cards, USB drives and other media for deleted, formatted or lost files, previews them, and restores them. A free edition caps recovery at 100 MB; paid plans lift the cap.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- Recovery from many media
- The site covers hard drives, SD and memory cards, USB drives, NAS, RAID, Linux and the Windows Recycle Bin.
- Preview before restoring
- Paid plans list full file preview and unlimited file recovery.
- Partition and RAW disk recovery
- Feature pages cover lost partitions, formatted drives, RAW disks and factory-reset recovery.
- Bootable recovery media
- A WinPE bootable disk or USB lets you recover data when Windows will not start; a Mac bootable media is also named.
- Repair of corrupted files
- Paid plans list repair for corrupted videos, photos and documents, marked as an exclusive feature.
- AI-powered custom recovery
- Plans list an AI-powered custom recovery option alongside the standard scan.
Recoverit pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Recoverit has a free plan, and paid plans start at $45.99 per month (Windows, 2 PCs).
- Starts at
- $45.99 per month (Windows, 2 PCs)
- Free plan
- Recoverit Free has the Essential features but caps total recoverable data at 100 MB on Windows.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Scan and recover up to 100 MB in total on Windows. |
| Monthly Plan | $45.99per month for 2 Windows PCs, auto-renews | Unlimited file recovery with full preview. The store shows $65.99 crossed out and gives no end date. |
| Annual Plan | $46.99per year for 2 Windows PCs, auto-renews | Same features as Monthly on a year-long term. The store shows $86.99 crossed out and gives no end date. |
| Perpetual Plan | $82.99one-time, for 2 Windows PCs | Use the purchased major version permanently; no upgrades to future major versions. $122.99 is shown crossed out. |
Read from recoverit.wondershare.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Recoverit before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Education30% off for students
The Recoverit page advertises 30% off an educational plan; the store has an Education tab for it.
Stated on recoverit.wondershare.com
Recoverit alternatives
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Common questions
Does Recoverit have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Recoverit is listed for Windows and macOS.
Does Recoverit have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Recoverit is listed for Windows and macOS.
Is Recoverit open source?
Recoverit is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.