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Head-to-head · Decompiler Software

Ghidra vs Reko

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Ghidra #1 in Decompiler Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Ghidra
Reko #5 in Decompiler Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Reko

Ghidra leads on 0 checks, Reko on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGhidra · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresGhidra · 5 of 5

Ghidra scores higher on our rubric for decompiler software: 9.4 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #5.

Ghidra is the better fit for free, broad native and bytecode analysis. Reko is the better fit for free native decompilation across platforms.

  • Ghidra fits best

    Free, broad native and bytecode analysis

  • Reko fits best

    Free native decompilation across platforms

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Side by side

Feature Ghidra 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Reko 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.4
Ranking #1 in Decompiler Software #5 in Decompiler Software
Best for Free, broad native and bytecode analysis Free native decompilation across platforms
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, Linux, macOS Windows, Linux, macOS
Support Docs, Community Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ghidra 5/5 · Reko 3/5
Native-code decompilation ✓ ✓
Bytecode decompilation ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Debugger integration ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Scripting API ✓ ✓
Plugin support ✓ ✓
Specs
License type Free Free
Our review
Pros
  • Free open-source framework for native-code disassembly and decompilation
  • Supports Java and DEX bytecode analysis alongside native architectures
  • Includes debugging, scripting, headless analysis, and plugin support
  • Free and open source with no commercial plan structure
  • GUI, command-line, .NET API, and runtime library workflows
  • Supports multiple architectures, formats, scripts, and plugins
Cons
  • Its broad feature set may require a technical reverse-engineering workflow
  • Plugin and scripting extensions add configuration choices to the environment
  • Focused on compiled-program analysis rather than general software development
  • Intended for users familiar with machine code or assembly
  • Debugger integration is not a stated strength
  • Focused on machine-code executables rather than bytecode
Our verdict

Ghidra is an open-source software reverse-engineering framework created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. It is designed for analysts, security researchers, and developers examining compiled programs…

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Reko is an open-source toolchain for decompiling machine-code binary executables into higher-level output. It is aimed at reverse engineers, developers, and analysts who understand machine code or assembly language and need more than a…

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  1. GhidraDecompiler Software 9.4Free plan
  2. RekoDecompiler Software 8.4Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Ghidra — where it wins

    • Free open-source framework for native-code disassembly and decompilation
    • Supports Java and DEX bytecode analysis alongside native architectures
    • Includes debugging, scripting, headless analysis, and plugin support

    Where it doesn't

    • Its broad feature set may require a technical reverse-engineering workflow
    • Plugin and scripting extensions add configuration choices to the environment
    • Focused on compiled-program analysis rather than general software development

  • Reko — where it wins

    • Free and open source with no commercial plan structure
    • GUI, command-line, .NET API, and runtime library workflows
    • Supports multiple architectures, formats, scripts, and plugins

    Where it doesn't

    • Intended for users familiar with machine code or assembly
    • Debugger integration is not a stated strength
    • Focused on machine-code executables rather than bytecode

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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