DiskInternals RAID Recovery vs Hetman RAID Recovery

DiskInternals RAID Recovery9.2Visit HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1Visit

Higher score DiskInternals RAID Recovery #3 in RAID Data Recovery Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit DiskInternals

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HR Hetman RAID Recovery #4 in RAID Data Recovery Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit site

• DiskInternals RAID Recovery fits best

  Windows users handling complex RAID and NAS cases

• Hetman RAID Recovery fits best

  Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts

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Side by side

Feature	DiskInternals RAID Recovery 9.2/10 Visit ↗	HRHetman RAID Recovery 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#3 in RAID Data Recovery Software	#4 in RAID Data Recovery Software
Best for	Windows users handling complex RAID and NAS cases	Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$149 one-time	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email	Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DiskInternals RAID Recovery 0/2 · Hetman RAID Recovery 2/2
Virtual RAID builder	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Disk-image recovery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported RAID levels	Not checked yet	JBOD, linear, concatenated, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 5E, RAID 5EE, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 01, RAID 50, RAID 51, RAID 60, RAID 61
Filesystem support	Not checked yet	NTFS, ReFS, FAT, exFAT, APFS, HFS+, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, XFS, ReiserFS, Btrfs, ZFS, UFS, VMFS5, VMFS6, HikvisionFS
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Windows, Linux, macOS
Maximum drive count	Not checked yet	3 drives
Our review
Pros	Detects RAID type, disk order, and block size automatically Supports hardware RAID, software RAID, NAS arrays, and disk images Covers many RAID levels and filesystems, with file preview before recovery	Supports many RAID levels, from JBOD and RAID 0 to RAID 61 Recovers from disks, images, virtual disks, and SSH block devices Previews files and resumes recovery from saved scan results
Cons	Windows is the only listed platform Paid export licenses start at $149 one time Disk-count limits vary substantially across paid plans	No free plan; saving recovered data requires a license Home is limited to RAID arrays with up to 3 member disks Office cannot be used for paid data-recovery services
Our verdict	DiskInternals RAID Recovery is Windows software for reconstructing and scanning failed, damaged, formatted, or inaccessible RAID arrays. It is aimed at Windows users working with hardware or software RAID, NAS arrays, cloned disks, and… Read the review →	Hetman RAID Recovery is designed to reconstruct and analyze failed or inaccessible hardware and software RAID arrays, NAS and DAS devices, servers, storage pools, disk images, virtual disks, and remote block devices. It suits home users,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DiskInternals RAID Recovery — where it wins

  • Detects RAID type, disk order, and block size automatically
  • Supports hardware RAID, software RAID, NAS arrays, and disk images
  • Covers many RAID levels and filesystems, with file preview before recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows is the only listed platform
  • Paid export licenses start at $149 one time
  • Disk-count limits vary substantially across paid plans

• Hetman RAID Recovery — where it wins

  • Supports many RAID levels, from JBOD and RAID 0 to RAID 61
  • Recovers from disks, images, virtual disks, and SSH block devices
  • Previews files and resumes recovery from saved scan results

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; saving recovered data requires a license
  • Home is limited to RAID arrays with up to 3 member disks
  • Office cannot be used for paid data-recovery services

• DiskInternals RAID Recovery9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad Windows RAID recovery tool with virtual reconstruction and tiered export limits.

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• HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1/10 · Paid

  A broad recovery toolkit for reconstructing damaged RAID arrays across three operating systems.

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