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7-Zip vs. WinRAR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
7-Zip
Score 9.4 out of 10
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7-Zip is a file archiving tool free and open source under the GNU LGPL license, which features strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats, self-extracting capability for 7z format, and localizations for 87 languages. It is available for Windows.
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WinRAR
Score 9.8 out of 10
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WinRAR products provide individuals, businesses, government agencies and many other industries with a solution for sharing and storing data. It is distributed by win.rar GmbH, the official distributor of WinRAR and RARLAB products since February 2002. win.rar GmbH is registered in Germany and is represented worldwide by local partners in more than 70 countries on six continents.
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Pricing
7-ZipWinRAR
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
7-ZipWinRAR
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
7-ZipWinRAR
Considered Both Products
7-Zip
FR
Filippo Rizzi
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Chose 7-Zip
7-Zip is free of charge and meets all our needs in handling compressed files, both those produced by us and those that come from third parties.
The interface is the faster I've ever seen.
The competitor evaluation versions have ads or a lot of reminders that I've to pay now or …
WinRAR

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User Ratings
7-ZipWinRAR
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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User Testimonials
7-ZipWinRAR
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
Support a wide range of languages .
Fast for preview zipped files.
Very good compress ratio in 7z format.
Old style interface, but quick and easy to learn.
Command line version with parameter switches for batch scripts.
In advance settings the amount of concurrent threads can be decided by the user.
Free of charge without advertisement, bloatware o potentially unwanted program.
A bit slow and cpu consuming when there are a lot of heavy files
FR
Filippo Rizzi
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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win.rar GmbH
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Pros
Open Source
  • compress/decompress fast
  • interface easy of use
  • command line capabilities
  • various format supported
  • multiplatform
FR
Filippo Rizzi
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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win.rar GmbH
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Cons
Open Source
  • outdated interface... but is very quick and is not so bad
  • improve speed of compression algorithm
  • some compressed files are not fully supported
FR
Filippo Rizzi
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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win.rar GmbH
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
7-Zip is free of charge and meets all our needs in handling compressed files, both those produced by us and those that come from third parties.
The interface is the faster I've ever seen.
The competitor evaluation versions have ads or a lot of reminders that I've to pay now or then.
FR
Filippo Rizzi
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Read full review
win.rar GmbH
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • 0 cost with no suprises
  • 1 tool for many formats
  • 0 time needed to learn how to use
FR
Filippo Rizzi
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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win.rar GmbH
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