Hetman RAID Recovery vs Magic RAID Recovery

HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1Visit Magic RAID Recovery8.8Visit

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

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Magic RAID Recovery #7 in RAID Data Recovery Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit site

• Hetman RAID Recovery fits best

  Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts

• Magic RAID Recovery fits best

  Cross-platform RAID, NAS, and virtual-disk recovery

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Side by side

Feature	HRHetman RAID Recovery 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Magic RAID Recovery 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#4 in RAID Data Recovery Software	#7 in RAID Data Recovery Software
Best for	Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts	Cross-platform RAID, NAS, and virtual-disk recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Not checked yet
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Hetman RAID Recovery 2/2 · Magic RAID Recovery 0/2
Virtual RAID builder	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Disk-image recovery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Supported RAID levels	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	Not checked yet
Filesystem support	NTFS, ReFS, FAT, exFAT, APFS, HFS+, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, XFS, ReiserFS, Btrfs, ZFS, UFS, VMFS5, VMFS6, HikvisionFS	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Windows, Linux, macOS	Not checked yet
Maximum drive count	3 drives	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	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	Automatic and manual RAID reconstruction support Works with hardware RAID, software RAID, NAS, and DAS Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux
Cons	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	Home Edition supports RAID arrays containing up to 3 disks Office Edition supports RAID arrays containing up to 5 disks The trial allows previewing but not saving recovered files
Our verdict	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 →	Magic RAID Recovery is desktop software from East Imperial Soft for recovering data from healthy, degraded, corrupted, and failed RAID arrays. It is designed for users working with physical disks, partitions, logical volumes, RAID arrays,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Magic RAID Recovery — where it wins

  • Automatic and manual RAID reconstruction support
  • Works with hardware RAID, software RAID, NAS, and DAS
  • Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux

  Where it doesn't

  • Home Edition supports RAID arrays containing up to 3 disks
  • Office Edition supports RAID arrays containing up to 5 disks
  • The trial allows previewing but not saving recovered files

• HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1/10 · Paid

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

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• Magic RAID Recovery8.8/10 · Paid

  A cross-platform recovery tool for complex RAID, NAS, and virtual-disk cases.

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