Price14 of 26
What it finds16 of 20
Drives and systems18 of 19
Tools24 of 26
Trust and support3 of 9
data recovery program · Stellar Information Technology
Stellar Data Recovery
Windows file recovery program in five editions, with a free edition that saves up to 1 GB.
In short
- The free edition scans, previews and saves up to 1 GB3.
- Standard costs $59.99 for a 1 Year License or $99 for a LifeTime License, one PC1.
- Refunds run 30 days from purchase, for listed reasons such as defects, a wrong product or a duplicate purchase4.
- Photo and video repair, disk images, bootable media and drive health come in Professional and Premium5,6.
- RAID recovery needs the Technician edition7.
Stellar suits people who want to preview results before paying and need more than basic undelete: lost partitions, BitLocker drives and bootable media are covered across editions5,6,7. The free edition saves 1 GB3. The catch: the cheapest Standard edition lacks partition recovery, and the refund policy does not list a change of mind among its refund reasons2,4.
Best for: People who need partition, BitLocker or photo repair features and accept a paid licence.
Where the points come from
Price 14 of 26 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free recovery limit | 1Stellar says the Windows free edition recovers 1 GB for free3. | 4 / 9 |
| Cheapest paid licence | $59.99/yrStandard edition, one PC, 1 Year License at $59.99 on the buy page; lifetime is $99. No recovery cap is stated1,2. | 7 / 11 |
| One-time licence | YesThe buy page offers a LifeTime License for Standard at $99, beside the 1 Year License at $59.991. | 3 / 3 |
| Money-back period | 030-day window, but the listed refund reasons are defects, wrong or duplicate purchases and similar. Change of mind is not listed, so 04. | 0 / 3 |
What it finds 16 of 20 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Signature (raw) scan | YesThe FAQ says Deep Scan facilitates file signature-based RAW recovery, for formatted and corrupt media2. | 6 / 6 |
| Lost partition recovery | YesProfessional and Premium search for lost or deleted partitions; Professional has a Can't Find Drive option2,6. | 6 / 6 |
| File types listed | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's product page, which says only "hundreds" of file types2. | 0 / 4 |
| Repairs damaged photos or videos | YesPremium repairs corrupt photo and video files inside the program5. | 4 / 4 |
Drives and systems 18 of 19 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Drives and media | Hard drive or SSD, USB drive, SD or memory card, Optical disc, Virtual disk (VHD or VMDK)Hard drives, USB and memory cards2; optical media6; VMDK, VDI, VHD, VHDX in the Toolkit8. Android is a separate product. | 5 / 6 |
| File systems beyond NTFS and FAT32 | exFAT, ReFS, APFS or HFS+, ext4exFAT2, ReFS in Professional6, APFS and HFS+ and ext4 in the Toolkit8. | 4 / 4 |
| BitLocker drives | YesTechnician says it supports all BitLocker-encrypted drives when you enter the key7. | 4 / 4 |
| RAID recovery | YesTechnician recovers RAID 0, 5, 6 and nested arrays7. | 5 / 5 |
Tools 24 of 26 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Disk image before recovery | YesProfessional has a Disk Image feature that copies a hard disk so you can recover from the image later6. | 6 / 6 |
| Bootable recovery media | YesProfessional builds bootable media for PCs that will not start6. | 5 / 5 |
| Preview before you pay | YesThe free edition scans and previews found files before purchase3. | 7 / 7 |
| Pause and resume a scan | YesPremium saves scan results to a .DAT file so you can finish recovery later5. | 3 / 3 |
| Drive health check | YesThe Professional page lists SMART Drive Monitoring and says a Drive Monitor utility shows drive health6. | 3 / 3 |
| Runs without installing | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's Windows product page2. | 0 / 2 |
Trust and support 3 of 9 points
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Plans and prices
As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.
| Plan | Price as listed | Per month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free1 PC | Free3 | $0 | Scan, preview and save up to 1 GB |
| Standard1 PC | $59.991,2 | $5 | 1 Year License; the FAQ also gives $59.99 a year |
| Standard Lifetime1 PC | $991 | – | LifeTime License |
| Professional1 PC | $79.991,6 | – | 1 Year License; adds lost partition recovery, disk image, bootable media |
| Professional Lifetime1 PC | $1491 | – | LifeTime License |
| Premium1 PC | $99.991,5 | – | 1 Year License; adds photo and video repair |
| Premium Lifetime1 PC | $1991 | – | LifeTime License |
| Technician1 PC | $1991,7 | – | 1 Year License; adds RAID recovery |
| Technician Lifetime1 PC | $3991 | – | LifeTime License |
The buy page lets you choose a 1 Year License or a LifeTime License for each edition and shows a different price for each: Standard $59.99 or $991. The FAQ describes Standard as $59.99 a year2.
Strengths
- Free edition lets you scan, preview and save up to 1 GB3.
- Premium repairs damaged photos and videos after recovery5.
- Professional builds disk images and bootable recovery media6.
- Technician recovers RAID 0, 5, 6 and nested arrays; the Toolkit lists ext4, HFS+ and APFS7,8.
- Free technical support is included, including for free-edition users3.
Other data recovery programs
- 2
DMDETechnical users who want RAID, imaging and partition tools66/100$20.13/yrcheapest paid licence - 3
Tenorshare 4DDiG Windows Data RecoveryPeople who want one program for recovery, bootable rescue and repairing damaged photos65/100$59.95/yrcheapest paid licence - 4
R-StudioPeople who need RAID, BitLocker or virtual-disk recovery with a permanent licence65/100$79.99/yrcheapest paid licence - 5
TestDisk and PhotoRecPeople who want free recovery with no size limit and can use a text-mode tool62/100$0cheapest paid licence
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Sources
- Order Stellar Data Recovery for Windows, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Stellar Data Recovery for Windows, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Free data recovery software, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Refund policy, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Stellar Data Recovery Premium, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Stellar Data Recovery Professional, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Stellar Data Recovery Technician, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Stellar Data Recovery Toolkit, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- End user licence agreement, Stellar Information Technology. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
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