VMware’s voma and open-source vmfs-tools are free but limited to minor repair and read-only mount. They do not have a GUI and cannot recover severely corrupted superblocks.
DiskInternals VMFS Recovery was developed alongside the very first versions of VMware ESX Server more than 22 years ago [3, 7]. It was designed as a "go-to" alternative to VMware's own utilities, such as VDR (VMware Data Recovery), particularly for users on newer vSphere versions where older tools are no longer supported [2]. Key Capabilities diskinternals vmfs recovery license key fixed exclusive
as local disks to browse them like a standard Windows drive. Licensing Options VMware’s voma and open-source vmfs-tools are free but