PECompact comparisons
PECompact is compared head-to-head with Sentinel Envelope, UPX and StarForce Crypto and more: 7 head-to-heads in Executable Packers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
PECompact head-to-head
- PECompact vs Sentinel Envelope
- PECompact vs UPX
- PECompact vs StarForce Crypto
- PECompact vs Virbox Protector
- PECompact vs Themida
- PECompact vs Dhaedalida
- PECompact vs WinLicense
PECompact vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Binary formats | Protection features | License model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | PECompact | $1,498 one-time | Windows | EXE, DLL, SCR, OCX, native PE modules | Yes | Perpetual | 8.4 | |
| 1 | Sentinel Envelope | Windows, macOS, Linux | Win32, Windows x64, .NET executables and DLLs, Java JAR/WAR, macOS APP/Mach-O/DYLIB, Linux ELF executables and shared objects | Yes | 9.2 | |||
| 2 | UPX | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux | PE, ELF, Mach-O, COFF, DOS/COM, DOS/EXE, DOS/SYS, Atari/TOS | No | Perpetual | 8.9 |
| 3 | StarForce Crypto | No | Windows | PE EXE, PE DLL, .NET EXE, .NET DLL | Yes | 8.7 | ||
| 5 | Virbox Protector | No | $299/yr | Windows, Linux, ARM Linux, macOS, Android, HarmonyOS, iOS | exe, dll, elf, so, dylib, jar, class, war, apk, aab, aar, app, js | Yes | 7.9 | |
| 6 | Themida | No | €79/yr | Windows | EXE, DLL, OCX, BPL | Yes | Perpetual | 7.8 |
| 7 | Dhaedalida | Yes | Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2019/2022; native x86/x64 PE targets | PE32, PE32+, .exe, .dll | Yes | Perpetual | 7.7 | |
| 8 | WinLicense | No | Windows 32-bit and 64-bit; x86/x64 native applications and libraries | EXE, DLL, OCX, BPL | Yes | Perpetual | 7.6 |
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