Head-to-head · Data Recovery Software
Ontrack EasyRecovery vs Hetman Partition Recovery
Ontrack EasyRecovery leads on 2 checks, Hetman Partition Recovery on 0, and 3 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 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #15 and #24.
Ontrack EasyRecovery offers free plan; Hetman Partition Recovery doesn't. Ontrack EasyRecovery offers raid recovery; Hetman Partition Recovery doesn't.
Ontrack EasyRecovery is the better fit for free limited recovery with photo and video repair. Hetman Partition Recovery is the better fit for enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks.
- Ontrack EasyRecovery fits best
Free limited recovery with photo and video repair
- Hetman Partition Recovery fits best
Enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks
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Side by side
| Feature | Ontrack EasyRecovery 7.8/10 Visit ↗ | Hetman Partition Recovery 6.9/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Ranking | #15 in Data Recovery Software | #24 in Data Recovery Software |
| Best for | Free limited recovery with photo and video repair | Enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Free plan | — |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Support | Email, Docs | Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7 |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market | Solo, Small business, Mid-market |
| Features Ontrack EasyRecovery 4/4 · Hetman Partition Recovery 2/4 | ||
| Memory card recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAID recovery | ✓ (best) | — |
| Bootable recovery | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| File preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Recovery sources | SSD; hard drives; memory cards; USB hard drives; flash drives; optical media; RAID | HDD, SSD, SSHD, USB flash drives, external USB disks, SD/SDHC/SDXC and microSD cards, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, disk images, forensic images, virtual machine disks, supported encrypted volumes |
| Operating systems | Windows; macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 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 → |
Hetman Partition Recovery is desktop data-recovery software for home users, IT professionals, and businesses handling logical data loss. It supports Windows, Linux, and macOS, with recovery coverage for HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, memory… 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
Hetman Partition Recovery — where it wins
- Supports BitLocker, LUKS, VeraCrypt, and FileVault volumes
- Recovers from disk images, virtual disks, NAS, and memory cards
- Offers fast scans, full analysis, previews, filters, and saved results
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- No bootable recovery option is listed
- Damaged RAID reconstruction requires 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.
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Broad recovery coverage for encrypted, virtual, and physical storage.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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