Disk Drill vs Hetman Photo Recovery

Disk Drill8.8Visit HPHetman Photo Recovery8.7Visit

Higher score Disk Drill #5 in Photo Recovery Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Disk Drill

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HP Hetman Photo Recovery #6 in Photo Recovery Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Hetman

• Disk Drill fits best

  Mature recovery for cameras, cards, and complex storage

• Hetman Photo Recovery fits best

  Dedicated photo recovery with imaging support

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Side by side

Feature	Disk Drill 8.8/10 Visit ↗	HPHetman Photo Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Photo Recovery Software	#6 in Photo Recovery Software
Best for	Mature recovery for cameras, cards, and complex storage	Dedicated photo recovery with imaging support
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$89/yr	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Disk Drill 0/3 · Hetman Photo Recovery 3/3
Raw photo recovery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Disk image support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Photo preview	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Multi-platform
Recovery sources	Not checked yet	HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD and other memory cards, digital cameras, disk images
Scan modes	Not checked yet	Both
Free recovery limit	100 GB	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Recovers from formatted, RAW, corrupted, and lost partitions Supports camera, fragmented-video, RAID, NAS, and memory-card recovery Includes previews, deep scans, backups, and macOS bootable media	Content-aware scans and Fast Scan cover varied recovery needs Recovers camera RAW files from drives, cards, and cameras Previews, filters, and disk-image analysis support careful recovery
Cons	Basic recovery is limited to 100 MB on Windows PRO Subscription costs $89 per year Forensic data export is available on macOS through Enterprise	A license is required to save recovered files Each listed license is valid for one computer Plans separate personal, office, and third-party commercial use
Our verdict	Disk Drill is data recovery software for macOS and Windows, aimed at people recovering deleted or lost files from a wide range of storage. It scans internal and external drives, USB flash drives, SD memory cards, digital cameras, iPhones,… Read the review →	Hetman Photo Recovery is desktop software for recovering deleted or lost photos from HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, digital cameras, and supported disk images. It is aimed at photographers, home users, offices, and commercial… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Disk Drill — where it wins

  • Recovers from formatted, RAW, corrupted, and lost partitions
  • Supports camera, fragmented-video, RAID, NAS, and memory-card recovery
  • Includes previews, deep scans, backups, and macOS bootable media

  Where it doesn't

  • Basic recovery is limited to 100 MB on Windows
  • PRO Subscription costs $89 per year
  • Forensic data export is available on macOS through Enterprise

• Hetman Photo Recovery — where it wins

  • Content-aware scans and Fast Scan cover varied recovery needs
  • Recovers camera RAW files from drives, cards, and cameras
  • Previews, filters, and disk-image analysis support careful recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • A license is required to save recovered files
  • Each listed license is valid for one computer
  • Plans separate personal, office, and third-party commercial use

• Disk Drill8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad recovery toolkit for cameras, cards, drives, RAID arrays, and NAS storage.

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• HPHetman Photo Recovery8.7/10 · Paid

  A photo-focused recovery tool with RAW support, previews, filtering, and disk-image analysis.

  Visit HetmanFull verdict →