UFS Explorer vs Hetman Partition Recovery

UFS Explorer8.5Visit Hetman Partition Recovery6.9Visit

Higher score UFS Explorer #8 in Data Recovery Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit UFS Explorer

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Hetman Partition Recovery #24 in Data Recovery Software 6.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 4 features Visit site

• UFS Explorer fits best

  Professional RAID, NAS, and virtual-disk recovery

• Hetman Partition Recovery fits best

  Enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks

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Side by side

Feature	UFS Explorer 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Hetman Partition Recovery 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	6.9
Ranking	#8 in Data Recovery Software	#24 in Data Recovery Software
Best for	Professional RAID, NAS, and virtual-disk recovery	Enterprise recovery for encrypted and virtual disks
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$69.95 one-time	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Money-back guarantee	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features UFS Explorer 3/4 · Hetman Partition Recovery 2/4
Memory card recovery	✓	✓
RAID recovery	✓ (best)	—
Bootable recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
File preview	✓	✓
Specs
Recovery sources	internal and external hard drives, SSDs, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks, NAS devices and RAID systems	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	Windows, macOS, Linux
Free recovery limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	RAID detection, reconstruction, and manual RAID building Supports NAS, virtual-machine disks, disk images, and encrypted volumes Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with bootable recovery	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	Starts at $69.95 with no free plan Advanced recovery capabilities require higher-priced editions Several licenses are limited to one operating system	No free plan is available No bootable recovery option is listed Damaged RAID reconstruction requires a separate RAID Recovery product
Our verdict	UFS Explorer is a family of data recovery and data access utilities from SysDev Laboratories. It is designed for recovery from internal and external drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, disk images, virtual disks, NAS devices, and RAID… 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

• UFS Explorer — where it wins

  • RAID detection, reconstruction, and manual RAID building
  • Supports NAS, virtual-machine disks, disk images, and encrypted volumes
  • Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with bootable recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $69.95 with no free plan
  • Advanced recovery capabilities require higher-priced editions
  • Several licenses are limited to one operating system

• 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

• UFS Explorer8.5/10 · Paid

  A broad recovery suite for professional RAID, NAS, and virtual-disk work.

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• Hetman Partition Recovery6.9/10 · Paid

  Broad recovery coverage for encrypted, virtual, and physical storage.

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