Hetman RAID Recovery vs R-Studio

HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1Visit R-Studio8.9Visit

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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R-Studio #6 in RAID Data Recovery Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit R-Studio

• Hetman RAID Recovery fits best

  Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts

• R-Studio fits best

  Versatile recovery across desktop and network storage

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Side by side

Feature	HRHetman RAID Recovery 9.1/10 Visit ↗	R-Studio 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.9
Ranking	#4 in RAID Data Recovery Software	#6 in RAID Data Recovery Software
Best for	Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts	Versatile recovery across desktop and network storage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$49.99/device one-time
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7	Phone, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hetman RAID Recovery 2/2 · R-Studio 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	RAID reconstruction with automatic RAID parameter recognition Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux Includes imaging, previews, network recovery, and bootable recovery
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	The full RAID-capable edition costs $79.99 one-time Licenses for Windows, macOS, and Linux are separate products The demo previews and recovers files but does not save 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 →	R-Studio is a paid data recovery suite from R-Tools Technology Inc. for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is designed for professional data recovery specialists and entry-level users who need to recover files from local and removable disks,… 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

• R-Studio — where it wins

  • RAID reconstruction with automatic RAID parameter recognition
  • Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Includes imaging, previews, network recovery, and bootable recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • The full RAID-capable edition costs $79.99 one-time
  • Licenses for Windows, macOS, and Linux are separate products
  • The demo previews and recovers files but does not save 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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• R-Studio8.9/10 · Paid

  A versatile recovery suite with RAID tools, imaging, previews, and network recovery.

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