Hetman Photo Recovery vs UFS Explorer

HPHetman Photo Recovery8.7Visit UFS Explorer8.6Visit

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

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UFS Explorer #7 in Photo Recovery Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit UFS Explorer

• Hetman Photo Recovery fits best

  Dedicated photo recovery with imaging support

• UFS Explorer fits best

  Advanced professional and virtualized recovery

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Side by side

Feature	HPHetman Photo Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗	UFS Explorer 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Photo Recovery Software	#7 in Photo Recovery Software
Best for	Dedicated photo recovery with imaging support	Advanced professional and virtualized recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$69.95 one-time
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Money-back guarantee	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hetman Photo Recovery 3/3 · UFS Explorer 0/3
Raw photo recovery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Disk image support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Photo preview	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported platforms	Multi-platform	Not checked yet
Recovery sources	HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, SD and other memory cards, digital cameras, disk images	Not checked yet
Scan modes	Both	Not checked yet
Free recovery limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	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	Recovers from disks, memory cards, NAS, RAID and virtual disks IntelliRAW supports quick, deep and signature-based scanning Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with bootable recovery support
Cons	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	Starts at $69.95 one-time with no free plan Most licenses cover one operating system Advanced RAID, network and professional editions cost more
Our verdict	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 →	UFS Explorer is a family of data recovery and data access utilities from SysDev Laboratories. It is designed for recovering deleted files, formatted or damaged volumes, memory cards, removable media, disk images, virtual machine disks, NAS… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• UFS Explorer — where it wins

  • Recovers from disks, memory cards, NAS, RAID and virtual disks
  • IntelliRAW supports quick, deep and signature-based scanning
  • Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with bootable recovery support

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $69.95 one-time with no free plan
  • Most licenses cover one operating system
  • Advanced RAID, network and professional editions cost more

• HPHetman Photo Recovery8.7/10 · Paid

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

  Visit HetmanFull verdict →
• UFS Explorer8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad, professional-grade recovery suite with a high entry price.

  Visit UFS ExplorerFull verdict →