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Head-to-head · RAID Data Recovery Software

UFS Explorer vs DiskInternals RAID Recovery

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score UFS Explorer #2 in RAID Data Recovery Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit UFS Explorer
DiskInternals RAID Recovery #3 in RAID Data Recovery Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit DiskInternals

UFS Explorer leads on 0 checks, DiskInternals RAID Recovery on 1, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreUFS Explorer · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly DiskInternals RAID Recovery

UFS Explorer scores higher on our rubric for raid data recovery software: 9.3 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

DiskInternals RAID Recovery offers free plan; UFS Explorer doesn't.

UFS Explorer is the better fit for broad professional RAID recovery across platforms. DiskInternals RAID Recovery is the better fit for windows users handling complex RAID and NAS cases.

  • UFS Explorer fits best

    Broad professional RAID recovery across platforms

  • DiskInternals RAID Recovery fits best

    Windows users handling complex RAID and NAS cases

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Side by side

Feature UFS Explorer 9.3/10 Visit ↗ DiskInternals RAID Recovery 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.2
Ranking #2 in RAID Data Recovery Software #3 in RAID Data Recovery Software
Best for Broad professional RAID recovery across platforms Windows users handling complex RAID and NAS cases
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $69.95 one-time $149 one-time
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows
Support Email, Docs Email
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features UFS Explorer 0/2 · DiskInternals RAID Recovery 0/2
Virtual RAID builder Not checked yet Not checked yet
Disk-image recovery Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Supported RAID levels Not checked yet Not checked yet
Filesystem support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Supported platforms Not checked yet Not checked yet
Maximum drive count Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • RAID detection, reconstruction and manual RAID building
  • Works across Windows, macOS and Linux editions
  • Supports NAS, disk images and virtual machine disks
  • Detects RAID type, disk order, and block size automatically
  • Supports hardware RAID, software RAID, NAS arrays, and disk images
  • Covers many RAID levels and filesystems, with file preview before recovery
Cons
  • No free plan is offered
  • Most editions cover one operating system
  • RAID Recovery Personal costs $149.95 one time
  • Windows is the only listed platform
  • Paid export licenses start at $149 one time
  • Disk-count limits vary substantially across paid plans
Our verdict

UFS Explorer is a family of data recovery and data access utilities for internal and external drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks, NAS devices and RAID arrays. It is aimed at personal users, commercial…

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DiskInternals RAID Recovery is Windows software for reconstructing and scanning failed, damaged, formatted, or inaccessible RAID arrays. It is aimed at Windows users working with hardware or software RAID, NAS arrays, cloned disks, and…

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  1. UFS ExplorerRAID Data Recovery Software 9.3Paid
  2. DiskInternals RAID RecoveryRAID Data Recovery Software 9.2Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • UFS Explorer — where it wins

    • RAID detection, reconstruction and manual RAID building
    • Works across Windows, macOS and Linux editions
    • Supports NAS, disk images and virtual machine disks

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is offered
    • Most editions cover one operating system
    • RAID Recovery Personal costs $149.95 one time

  • DiskInternals RAID Recovery — where it wins

    • Detects RAID type, disk order, and block size automatically
    • Supports hardware RAID, software RAID, NAS arrays, and disk images
    • Covers many RAID levels and filesystems, with file preview before recovery

    Where it doesn't

    • Windows is the only listed platform
    • Paid export licenses start at $149 one time
    • Disk-count limits vary substantially across paid plans

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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