Software
Facts first, rankings never (without data)
Each profile lists what the vendor documents, when we checked it, and what we could not verify. We do not sort by “best” or score products: a feature claim from a vendor is not measured performance, and we keep the two visibly separate.
DMDE
by DMDE Software · 4.4.4 · Cross-platform & other
Free recovery allowance: Up to 4,000 files from a selected directory per request, with no limit on requests
8 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Disk Drill
by CleverFiles · 6.3.2326 (2026-07-22) · Cross-platform & other
Free recovery allowance: 100 MB free recovery on Windows; the Mac product page documents no free byte allowance (its free recovery applies to files protected by Disk Drill's data protection features)
8 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Disk Drill for Mac
by CleverFiles · 6.3.2326 (2026-07-22) · macOS
Free recovery allowance: No free byte allowance documented; free recovery applies to files protected by Disk Drill's data protection features
5 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Disk Drill for Windows
by CleverFiles · 6.3.2326 (2026-07-22) · Windows
Free recovery allowance: 100 MB free recovery
9 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
by EaseUS · current (header shows 20.x) · Cross-platform & other
Free recovery allowance: 2 GB free recovery
9 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac
by EaseUS · current · macOS
Free recovery allowance: 2 GB free recovery
4 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Windows
by EaseUS · current (header shows 20.x) · Windows
Free recovery allowance: 2 GB free recovery
9 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
PhotoRec
by CGSecurity · 7.2 (2024-02-22) · Cross-platform & other
Free recovery allowance: No recovery cap documented; the vendor page states only that PhotoRec is free
7 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Recoverit
by Wondershare · 14.5 · Cross-platform & other
Free recovery allowance: 500 MB free recovery ('Recover 500MB data, Absolutely free'); the FAQ says exceeding it requires the full edition
9 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Recuva
by CCleaner (Gen Digital) · 1.55.133 (2026-06-22) · Windows
Free recovery allowance: No recovery cap documented on vendor pages (the vendor documents no limit; this is not a tested claim)
8 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Stellar Data Recovery
by Stellar · 12.6.0.0 · Windows
Free recovery allowance: 1 GB free recovery by default, 'unlock an extra 1GB by sharing on social media' (the headline advertises 2 GB while an FAQ states 1 GB)
7 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.
Windows File Recovery
by Microsoft · undated (Microsoft does not version the support page) · Windows
Free recovery allowance: No recovery cap documented on the pages checked (this is an absence of documentation, not a tested claim)
7 documented facts
Not independently tested by us.