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StarForce Crypto comparisons

Paid#3 of 28 in Executable Packers

StarForce Crypto is compared head-to-head with Sentinel Envelope, UPX and PECompact and more: 7 head-to-heads in Executable Packers, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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StarForce Crypto vs each of them

#	Tool	Free plan	Paid from	Supported platforms	Binary formats	Protection features	License model	Score
3	StarForce Crypto	No		Windows	PE EXE, PE DLL, .NET EXE, .NET DLL	Yes		8.7
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
4	PECompact		$1,498 one-time	Windows	EXE, DLL, SCR, OCX, native PE modules	Yes	Perpetual	8.4
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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