What Hetman Software: Secure Data Recovery does

Hetman Software is a private utility-software developer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine (with sales/support offices in Walnut, California and Vancouver, British Columbia). The company builds and distributes a portfolio of desktop data recovery and file repair tools — Partition Recovery, Uneraser, Internet Spy, File Repair, RAID Recovery, Data Recovery Pack, Office Recovery, and Photo Recovery — targeting three customer segments: individual consumers recovering personal files from accidental deletion or system failure, small-to-large businesses needing in-house data recovery for confidentiality and continuity, and third-party commercial data recovery service providers. The technical stack relies on signature-based file recovery algorithms and direct file system parsing across a broad range of formats (FAT, NTFS/ReFS, APFS/HFS+, Ext2/3/4/ReiserFS, XFS/UFS, ZFS/Btrfs, VMFS, HikvisionFS), with specialized modules for RAID 0/1/5/6/10 reconstruction, virtual machine disk recovery (VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V), MFT-based NTFS recovery leveraging transaction logs, and header-level file repair after failed recovery attempts.

The company monetizes exclusively through one-time perpetual software licenses rather than subscriptions, with tiered SKUs (Home for personal use, Office for corporate use, Business for commercial service providers, Unlimited for organization-wide deployment) plus a discounted Data Recovery Pack bundle. Distribution is product-led and self-serve: free demo downloads from hetmanrecovery.com with paid license keys unlocking the save function, supplemented by physical CD/DVD delivery, three authorized online resellers (PayProGlobal as the primary, plus Softkey and AllSoft), and a 30% commission affiliate program through PayProGlobal targeting bloggers, SEO providers, mass media, and software download sites. Marketing relies on a multilingual (12-language) content engine — a regularly updated data recovery blog, a YouTube channel, and presence across Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Instagram, and X — plus an email newsletter.

Ownership is concentrated among the founders (Stas Ermolov as Founder & Software Architect and Michael Miroshnichenko as Founder & Web Developer), with Valery Martyshko serving as CEO. The company has no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent entity. It cites a customer base of over 100,000 individual users per year and over 10,000 companies, a claimed 99% recovery success rate, and 20+ years of technical support experience. The operation is small (11–50 employees per firmographics, with roughly 18 named team members across engineering, support, content, and SEO), and no AI/ML, API, SDK, formal certifications, or third-party awards are present in the data set.

Name

Hetman Software: Secure Data Recovery

Legal name

Hetman Software

Website

https://hetmanrecovery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hetman Software is a privately-held Ukrainian utility-software company founded in 2008 that develops and sells desktop data recovery and file repair tools (Partition Recovery, Uneraser, RAID Recovery, File Repair, and others) to individual consumers, SMBs, and third-party data recovery service providers worldwide via one-time perpetual licenses, resellers, and an affiliate program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Recovery Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Backup & Recovery Software (HDABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid Cloud Storage & Backup Infrastructure (HDABAMAG)

Keywords

• Data recovery software
• File repair utilities
• RAID data recovery
• Partition recovery tools
• Deleted file recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: One-time perpetual license purchases for software products. Users purchase license keys to unlock full functionality (demo versions allow scanning but not file saving). License tiers include Home (personal use), Office (corporate use), Business (data recovery services to third parties), and Unlimited (all products, unlimited workstations).
2. Software Bundles: Hetman Data Recovery Pack offers all data recovery utilities in a single bundle at a discounted price compared to individual product purchases.
3. Affiliate Referrals: Commission revenue from affiliate partners who drive sales. Partners earn 30% commission on sales they generate through unique referral links.
4. Physical Media Delivery: Optional physical media (CD/DVD) delivery of software with registration information for customers who prefer not to download.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hetman Software develops and sells desktop data recovery utilities for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its portfolio includes Partition Recovery, Uneraser, Internet Spy, File Repair, RAID Recovery, and the bundled Data Recovery Pack, which recover deleted or lost files from HDDs, SSDs, USB drives, memory cards, RAID arrays, and virtual machines. The company distributes these tools via direct download, authorized resellers, and an affiliate program, with separate Home, Office, Business, and Unlimited perpetual licenses.

Product overview

Hetman Software is a data recovery software provider offering a suite of desktop utility products for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The product portfolio consists of six named products centered on data recovery: Partition Recovery™ (flagship product for recovering data from damaged/deleted/formatted partitions), Uneraser™ (for recovering deleted files of popular formats), Internet Spy™ (for analyzing and restoring web browser history), File Repair™ (for repairing damaged files after failed recovery attempts), RAID Recovery™ (for recovering data from damaged RAID arrays), and Data Recovery Pack™ (an all-in-one bundle combining all utilities at a discounted price). The company also offers an affiliate program with 30% commission through PayProGlobal. Licensing tiers include Home (personal use), Office (corporate use), and Business (for providing data recovery services to third parties), as well as an Unlimited license for organization-wide use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Partition Recovery™: Data recovery software that recovers data from any devices, regardless of the cause of data loss. Version 5.3 is top-selling product.
• Uneraser™
• Internet Spy™
• File Repair™
• RAID Recovery™
• Data Recovery Pack™
• Office Recovery™
• Photo Recovery™

Products and services

• Partition Recovery A comprehensive data recovery tool that recovers data from damaged, deleted, or formatted disk partitions. It supports all file types, uses quick and deep scan methods, supports virtual machine recovery, and disk image creation.
• Uneraser A file recovery utility focused on recovering deleted files of popular formats with preview capability for photos, videos, and documents before recovery.
• Internet Spy A program for analyzing and restoring the history of web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Edge, and Internet Explorer.
• File Repair A program for repairing damaged files and recovering corrupted images, archives, and documents after failed data recovery attempts by rebuilding file headers and logical content structure.
• RAID Recovery A specialized tool for recovering data from damaged RAID arrays (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10) with support for various RAID controller configurations.
• Data Recovery Pack An all-in-one bundle combining all Hetman Software data recovery utilities at a discounted price, enabling recovery from flash drives, HDD, SSD, USB sticks, memory cards, and other storage media.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PayProGlobalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPayProGlobal serves as the primary payment processing and affiliate program platform for Hetman Software. All online purchases are processed through PayProGlobal, and the affiliate program operates through their system with automated commission payments and reporting.
• SoftkeyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized online software reseller handling license purchases and payment processing for Hetman Software products.
• AllSoftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized online software reseller handling license purchases and payment processing for Hetman Software products.
• PayProGlobalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized reseller processing software registration data and financial information for Hetman Software license purchases.
• Affiliate partners (bloggers, SEO providers, mass media, software download sites)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVarious partners including SEO providers, mass media outlets, bloggers, and software download sites participate in the affiliate program to promote and distribute Hetman Software products for 30% commission on sales.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• TestDisk / PhotoRec (open source): CGSecurity's TestDisk and PhotoRec are free, open-source data recovery tools with broad filesystem and partition recovery support. Substitutes for power users; relevant competitive baseline.
• iBoysoft: iBoysoft provides data recovery and BitLocker-recovery utilities with cross-platform focus. Overlaps with Hetman on niche recovery scenarios but is smaller and more concentrated in specific use cases.

Direct peers

• Stellar Data Recovery: Stellar Information Technology offers a flagship Stellar Data Recovery product spanning Windows, Mac, and mobile, plus RAID and email recovery. Closest direct competitor given overlapping consumer/SMB GTM and feature parity on partition, RAID, and photo recovery.
• MiniTool Power Data Recovery: MiniTool Software offers Power Data Recovery aimed at Windows consumers and SMBs, plus related storage utilities. Overlaps directly in feature scope and customer segment with Hetman's core products.
• EaseUS Data Recovery: EaseUS sells Data Recovery Wizard, a broadly marketed consumer/SMB recovery tool with cross-OS support. Direct peer competing for affiliate and SEO-driven download traffic.
• R-Studio (R-Tools Technology): R-Tools builds R-Studio, a professional-grade data recovery suite supporting RAID and many file systems, sold to service providers and prosumer users. Comparable on recovery depth, RAID support, and pro-tier licensing model.
• Recuva (Piriform/Avast/Gen Digital): Recuva is the well-known free Windows file undelete tool from Piriform. Comparable in addressing accidental deletion and competing for the same price-sensitive Windows user segment.
• Disk Drill (CleverFiles): CleverFiles makes Disk Drill, a popular consumer data recovery tool for macOS and Windows with broad filesystem coverage and similar one-time licensing. Direct peer in the freemium-to-paid consumer recovery niche.
• Wondershare Recoverit: Wondershare's Recoverit is a consumer/SMB data recovery product with cross-platform support and viral marketing positioning. Direct competitor for paid licenses in the same mass-market recovery category.

Broad incumbents

• Acronis (data recovery / True Image): Acronis offers backup plus recovery in True Image and cyber protection products serving consumers and SMBs. Bigger incumbent that bundles recovery into broader backup and security suites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Hetmanrecovery?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/hetmansoftware.usa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hetman-software
• Instagraminstagram.com/hetmansoftware
• Xx.com/hetmanrecovery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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