Head-to-head · Data Recovery Software
Ontrack EasyRecovery vs DiskInternals Partition Recovery
Ontrack EasyRecovery leads on 1 check, DiskInternals Partition Recovery on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreOntrack EasyRecovery · 7.8/10
- Free planonly Ontrack EasyRecovery
- Most featuresOntrack EasyRecovery · 4 of 4
Ontrack EasyRecovery scores higher on our rubric for data recovery software: 7.8 against 6.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #15 and #29.
Ontrack EasyRecovery offers free plan; DiskInternals Partition Recovery doesn't.
Ontrack EasyRecovery is the better fit for free limited recovery with photo and video repair. DiskInternals Partition Recovery is the better fit for windows partition and forensic-image recovery.
- Ontrack EasyRecovery fits best
Free limited recovery with photo and video repair
- DiskInternals Partition Recovery fits best
Windows partition and forensic-image recovery
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Side by side
| Feature | Ontrack EasyRecovery 7.8/10 Visit ↗ | DiskInternals Partition Recovery 6.1/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Ranking | #15 in Data Recovery Software | #29 in Data Recovery Software |
| Best for | Free limited recovery with photo and video repair | Windows partition and forensic-image recovery |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Free plan | — |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Support | Email, Docs | |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Ontrack EasyRecovery 4/4 · DiskInternals Partition Recovery 3/4 | ||
| Memory card recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAID recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bootable recovery | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| File preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Recovery sources | SSD; hard drives; memory cards; USB hard drives; flash drives; optical media; RAID | HDDs, SSDs, external drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, disk images and supported virtual/forensic containers; readable logical sources exposed from RAID, NAS, SAN, or Windows Dynamic Disks; remote Ext2/3/4 over SFTP |
| Operating systems | Windows; macOS | Windows (application); Linux and macOS file systems supported as sources; application may run on Linux or macOS through Wine |
| Free recovery limit | 1 GB | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Ontrack EasyRecovery is desktop data recovery software for individuals, businesses, and recovery professionals. It scans internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, optical media, RAID volumes, Time Machine backups,… Read the review → |
DiskInternals Partition Recovery is Windows software for recovering files from lost, deleted, formatted, RAW, inaccessible, corrupted, or damaged partitions. It is suited to personal users, businesses, government teams, and third-party… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Ontrack EasyRecovery — where it wins
- Recovers from drives, SSDs, USB media, memory cards, RAID, and optical media
- Deep scanning, previews, imaging, and saved scan results support careful recovery
- Premium repairs corrupt photos and videos; Toolkit adds Linux file-system recovery
Where it doesn't
- Free recovery is limited to 1 GB and files under 25 MB
- Linux file-system recovery is limited to the Toolkit edition
- RAID recovery on Windows is limited to RAID 0, 5, and 6
DiskInternals Partition Recovery — where it wins
- Read-only scanning preserves the original source during recovery
- Supports RAID, NAS, disk images, and forensic containers
- Previews recoverable documents, images, video, and audio before purchase
Where it doesn't
- Windows-only software with no verified bootable recovery option
- Paid license required to save or export recovered files
- Array reconstruction is handled by a separate RAID Recovery product
- Ontrack EasyRecovery7.8/10 · Free plan
A broad recovery toolkit with free limited recovery and dedicated photo and video repair.
Visit OntrackFull verdict → - DiskInternals Partition Recovery6.1/10 · Paid
A read-only Windows recovery tool with broad source support and paid file export.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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