TestDisk vs DiskInternals Partition Recovery

TestDisk9.3Visit DiskInternals Partition Recovery7.9Visit

Higher score TestDisk #1 in Partition Recovery Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit TestDisk

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DiskInternals Partition Recovery #8 in Partition Recovery Software 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit DiskInternals

• TestDisk fits best

  Free, broad cross-platform recovery

• DiskInternals Partition Recovery fits best

  Windows recovery with remote Ext support

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Side by side

Feature	TestDisk 9.3/10 Visit ↗	DiskInternals Partition Recovery 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Partition Recovery Software	#8 in Partition Recovery Software
Best for	Free, broad cross-platform recovery	Windows recovery with remote Ext support
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Support	Community, Docs	Email
Features TestDisk 1/3 · DiskInternals Partition Recovery 1/3
Bootable recovery media	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Disk image recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAID recovery	✓	✓
Specs
Scan modes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Partition table types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Filesystem support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Recovers lost partitions and rebuilds partition tables Supports Windows, macOS, Linux, RAID and disk images Previews files and runs from a live USB environment	Read-only scanning helps keep the source unchanged. Supports RAID sources, disk images, and forensic containers. Remote Ext2/3/4 recovery over SFTP is included.
Cons	Command-line workflows require technical comfort File undelete support covers a defined set of filesystems No paid tiers add managed features or recovery allowances	Windows-only, including listed Windows Server versions. File export requires a paid license after scanning and previewing. Array reconstruction requires a separate RAID Recovery product.
Our verdict	TestDisk is free, open-source recovery software from CGSecurity for recovering deleted or lost partitions, repairing boot structures, and undeleting files. It is aimed at users working with hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, Smart… Read the review →	DiskInternals Partition Recovery is Windows software for recovering files from lost, deleted, formatted, RAW, inaccessible, corrupted, or damaged partitions. It is aimed at personal users, businesses, government users, and third-party… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TestDisk — where it wins

  • Recovers lost partitions and rebuilds partition tables
  • Supports Windows, macOS, Linux, RAID and disk images
  • Previews files and runs from a live USB environment

  Where it doesn't

  • Command-line workflows require technical comfort
  • File undelete support covers a defined set of filesystems
  • No paid tiers add managed features or recovery allowances

• DiskInternals Partition Recovery — where it wins

  • Read-only scanning helps keep the source unchanged.
  • Supports RAID sources, disk images, and forensic containers.
  • Remote Ext2/3/4 recovery over SFTP is included.

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only, including listed Windows Server versions.
  • File export requires a paid license after scanning and previewing.
  • Array reconstruction requires a separate RAID Recovery product.

• TestDisk9.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad, free recovery toolkit for users comfortable with command-line workflows.

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• DiskInternals Partition Recovery7.9/10 · Paid

  A read-only Windows recovery tool with RAID, disk-image, and remote Ext support.

  Visit DiskInternalsFull verdict →