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Head-to-head · Data Recovery Software

TestDisk vs Hetman Partition Recovery

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score TestDisk #3 in Data Recovery Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit CGSecurity
Hetman Partition Recovery #24 in Data Recovery Software 6.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit site

TestDisk 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 scoreTestDisk · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly TestDisk
  • Most featuresTestDisk · 4 of 4

TestDisk scores higher on our rubric for data recovery software: 9.1 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #24.

TestDisk offers free plan; Hetman Partition Recovery doesn't. TestDisk offers raid recovery; Hetman Partition Recovery doesn't.

TestDisk is the better fit for free partition and filesystem recovery. Hetman Partition Recovery is the better fit for enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks.

  • TestDisk fits best

    Free partition and filesystem recovery

  • Hetman Partition Recovery fits best

    Enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks

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Side by side

Feature TestDisk 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Hetman Partition Recovery 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 6.9
Ranking #3 in Data Recovery Software #24 in Data Recovery Software
Best for Free partition and filesystem recovery Enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free plan —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Community, Docs Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Features TestDisk 4/4 · Hetman Partition Recovery 2/4
Memory card recovery ✓ ✓
RAID recovery ✓ (best) —
Bootable recovery ✓ (best) Not checked yet
File preview ✓ ✓
Specs
Recovery sources hard drives; USB drives; memory cards; disk images; DAS; SAN; Linux RAID devices 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; Linux; DOS; FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD; SunOS Windows, macOS, Linux
Free recovery limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free and open source across Windows, macOS, and Linux
  • Supports partition repair, boot structures, RAID, and disk images
  • Can inspect files before copying and run from a live USB
  • 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
Cons
  • Command-line workflows may require technical recovery knowledge
  • Filesystem undelete support is limited to listed supported filesystems
  • Less feature-rich than DMDE for advanced reconstruction and diagnostics
  • No free plan is available
  • No bootable recovery option is listed
  • Damaged RAID reconstruction requires a separate RAID Recovery product
Our verdict

TestDisk is free, open-source data recovery software from CGSecurity for recovering lost or deleted partitions, repairing partition tables and filesystem boot structures, and undeleting files. It is suited to people recovering data from…

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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…

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  1. TestDiskData Recovery Software 9.1Free plan
  2. Hetman Partition RecoveryData Recovery Software 6.9Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • TestDisk — where it wins

    • Free and open source across Windows, macOS, and Linux
    • Supports partition repair, boot structures, RAID, and disk images
    • Can inspect files before copying and run from a live USB

    Where it doesn't

    • Command-line workflows may require technical recovery knowledge
    • Filesystem undelete support is limited to listed supported filesystems
    • Less feature-rich than DMDE for advanced reconstruction and diagnostics

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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