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aria2 comparisons

Free#7 of 58 in Download Manager SoftwareCli Tools

aria2 is compared head-to-head with Free Download Manager, JDownloader and Internet Download Manager and more: 7 head-to-heads in Download Manager Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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aria2 head-to-head

aria2 vs each of them

#ToolFree planPaid fromSupported platformsBrowser integrationVideo downloadingDownload schedulingScore
7aria2FreeWindows, macOS, Linux, Android8.6
1Free Download ManagerYesFreeWindows, macOS, Linux, AndroidYesYesYes9.3
2JDownloaderYesFreeWindows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, web browsers, APIYesYesYes9.2
3Internet Download ManagerNoWindowsYesYesYes9.1
4BitCometYesFree9.0
5MotrixYesFreemacOS, Windows, LinuxYesYesYes8.9
6GNU WgetYesFreelinux, windows, macosYes8.7
8KGetYesFreeLinuxYes8.4

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