Hetman RAID Recovery vs Recovery Explorer

HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1Visit Recovery Explorer8.7Visit

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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Recovery Explorer #8 in RAID Data Recovery Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit site

• Hetman RAID Recovery fits best

  Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts

• Recovery Explorer fits best

  Affordable cross-platform RAID recovery

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Side by side

Feature	HRHetman RAID Recovery 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Recovery Explorer 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#4 in RAID Data Recovery Software	#8 in RAID Data Recovery Software
Best for	Cross-platform recovery of complex RAID layouts	Affordable cross-platform RAID recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$47.95/unit one-time
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Hetman RAID Recovery 2/2 · Recovery Explorer 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	Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux Recovers from drives, cards, images, virtual disks, and NAS Includes RAID reconstruction, imaging, and SMART monitoring in supported editions
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	RAID recovery is tied to the RAID edition Personal use is restricted to non-commercial work Trial recovery is limited by file-size caps
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 →	Recovery Explorer is data recovery software from SysDev Laboratories for individuals, technicians, and digital-forensics users. It works across Windows, macOS, and Linux, with recovery coverage for internal and external hard drives, SSDs,… 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

• Recovery Explorer — where it wins

  • Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Recovers from drives, cards, images, virtual disks, and NAS
  • Includes RAID reconstruction, imaging, and SMART monitoring in supported editions

  Where it doesn't

  • RAID recovery is tied to the RAID edition
  • Personal use is restricted to non-commercial work
  • Trial recovery is limited by file-size caps

• HRHetman RAID Recovery9.1/10 · Paid

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

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• Recovery Explorer8.7/10 · Paid

  A capable cross-platform recovery suite, with RAID features reserved for the RAID edition.

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