Best Code Obfuscation Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Tigress is ranked #1 of 33 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of ByteHide Shield and JS-Confuser. The best-ranked option with a free plan is ByteHide Shield. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Allatori at $6.25/mo.
Code obfuscation tools can make shipped software harder to inspect or alter. Compared on anti-tamper controls, control-flow obfuscation and string encryption, the entries also differ in build integration, deployment model and supported targets. Check whether a tool supports the languages and platforms you ship, and whether its workflow fits your build process. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help you weigh cost alongside those capabilities. Tigress, ByteHide Shield and JS-Confuser are among the options to compare; Allatori, DashO and VMProtect are also included. Consider which protections matter for your code and how much setup or integration your team can accommodate.
33 code obfuscation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
33ranked
6free plans on this page
$6.25/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Code Obfuscation Software 25 channels on this page · 145 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSupported targetsAnti-tamper controlsControl-flow obfuscationString encryptionDeployment modelBuild integration Spec sheet Score
01 Tigress Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsC99 source; Linux, Darwin, Android, Windows; Intel and ARM; WebAssembly; GCC, Clang, Emscripten, and clAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelself hostedBuild integrationcli 7/8spec lines stated 7.9
02 ByteHide Shield Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET; JavaScript/TypeScript; Android Java/Kotlin; iOS Swift/Objective-CAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelhybridBuild integrationplugin 7/8spec lines stated 7.7
03 JS-Confuser Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJavaScript, Node.js, browserAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelhybridBuild integrationapi 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
04 Allatori Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJ2EE, J2SE, J2ME, Android, Java class filesAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
05 DashO Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET 5-10, .NET Core, Blazor WebAssembly, Blazor WebApp, Avalonia, .NET Framework, .NET Standard, Xamarin, MAUI, MonoAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelself hostedBuild integrationplugin 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
06 Redgate SQL Provision Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsnot statedAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionnot statedDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.2
07 VMProtect Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsnot statedAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionnot statedDeployment modelnot statedBuild integrationnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
08 .NET Reactor Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsC#, VB.NET, C++.NET, Delphi.NET, J#, F#, MSIL, .NET Framework, .NET 5-10, .NET Core, .NET Standard, .NET MAUI, Xamarin, Mono, Unity, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Silverlight, WinRT/MetroAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
09 Code Virtualizer Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsnot statedAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionnot statedDeployment modelnot statedBuild integrationnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
10 Skater .NET Obfuscator Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET Framework 1.0–4.8; .NET Core; .NET 10; DLL and EXE assembliesAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 7/8spec lines stated 6.9
11 JavaScript Obfuscator Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsbrowser, browser-no-eval, nodeAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelself hostedBuild integrationcli 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
12 Obfuscator.io Free planYesPaid from$19/moSupported targetsbrowser, browser-no-eval, node, service-worker, userscript, bytenodeAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelhybridBuild integrationapi 8/8spec lines stated 6.8
13 yEd Graph Editor Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJava bytecode (.class files), stable JDK versions up to Java 21Anti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionnot statedDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationplugin 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
14 ProGuard Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJava, Kotlin, AndroidAnti-tamper controlsNoControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionnot statedDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
15 ArmDot Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET Framework, .NET Core, MonoAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationplugin 7/8spec lines stated 6.1
16 Babel Obfuscator Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework 2.0–4.8, .NET MAUI, Blazor, Xamarin for Android and iOS, .NET Standard, UWP, Mono, nanoFrameworkAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 7/8spec lines stated 6.1
17 Eazfuscator.NET Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET 5.0-11.0; .NET Standard 1.0-2.1; .NET Core 1.0-3.1; .NET Framework 2.0-4.8.1; XAML/WPF/MAUI/UWP; Unity/MonoGame/XNA; Mono/XamarinAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationplugin 6/8spec lines stated 6.1
18 Obfuscar Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET assembliesAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
19 Stringer Java Obfuscator Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJava SE; Java EE; SE Embedded; ME Embedded; Java Card; Java application/library JAR; JavaFX JAR; Eclipse Platform applications; WAR; EAR; Java Card JAR/CAPAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationnot statedString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
20 Zelix KlassMaster Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJava bytecode for JVM versions 1.1 through 26, including Java modulesAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
21 DexProtector Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsAndroid APK, AAB, AAR; iOS IPA, XCArchive, Framework, XCFramework; Android and iOS native and hybrid appsAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelself hostedBuild integrationplugin 7/8spec lines stated 5.9
22 Jscrambler Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsJavaScript, browsers, Node.js, React Native, Ionic, NativeScript, Angular, React, Vue, WebpackAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelcloudBuild integrationcli 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
23 Agile.NET Free planYesPaid fromnot statedSupported targets.NET 2.0+, .NET Core, .NET Compact Framework, Silverlight, Windows Phone 7/8, XNA, Windows Store Apps, WinForms, WPF, ASP.NETAnti-tamper controlsnot statedControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modeldesktopBuild integrationcli 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
24 DexGuard Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsAndroid; Java; Kotlin; Unity; Cordova; Ionic; Flutter; React NativeAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelnot statedBuild integrationplugin 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
25 iXGuard Free planNoPaid fromnot statedSupported targetsiOS; Objective-C; Swift; Unity; Cordova; Ionic; React Native; FlutterAnti-tamper controlsYesControl-flow obfuscationYesString encryptionYesDeployment modelhybridBuild integrationcli 7/8spec lines stated 5.8
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported targets | Anti-tamper controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigress | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | No | — | C99 source; Linux, Darwin, Android, Windows; Intel and ARM; WebAssembly; GCC, Clang, Emscripten, and cl | Yes |
| 2 | ByteHide Shield | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | .NET; JavaScript/TypeScript; Android Java/Kotlin; iOS Swift/Objective-C | Yes |
| 3 | JS-Confuser | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | JavaScript, Node.js, browser | Yes |
| 4 | Allatori | 7.2 | No | $6.25/mo | Yes | — | J2EE, J2SE, J2ME, Android, Java class files | — |
| 5 | DashO | 7.2 | No | — | Yes | — | .NET 5-10, .NET Core, Blazor WebAssembly, Blazor WebApp, Avalonia, .NET Framework, .NET Standard, Xamarin, MAUI, Mono | Yes |
| 6 | Redgate SQL Provision | 7.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 7 | VMProtect | 7.1 | No | $16.58/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 8 | .NET Reactor | 7.0 | No | — | No | — | C#, VB.NET, C++.NET, Delphi.NET, J#, F#, MSIL, .NET Framework, .NET 5-10, .NET Core, .NET Standard, .NET MAUI, Xamarin, Mono, Unity, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Silverlight, WinRT/Metro | Yes |
| 9 | Code Virtualizer | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 10 | Skater .NET Obfuscator | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | — | .NET Framework 1.0–4.8; .NET Core; .NET 10; DLL and EXE assemblies | Yes |
| 11 | JavaScript Obfuscator | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | — | browser, browser-no-eval, node | Yes |
| 12 | Obfuscator.io | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | browser, browser-no-eval, node, service-worker, userscript, bytenode | Yes |
| 13 | yEd Graph Editor | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Java bytecode (.class files), stable JDK versions up to Java 21 | — |
| 14 | ProGuard | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Java, Kotlin, Android | No |
| 15 | ArmDot | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono | Yes |
| 16 | Babel Obfuscator | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | .NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework 2.0–4.8, .NET MAUI, Blazor, Xamarin for Android and iOS, .NET Standard, UWP, Mono, nanoFramework | Yes |
| 17 | Eazfuscator.NET | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | .NET 5.0-11.0; .NET Standard 1.0-2.1; .NET Core 1.0-3.1; .NET Framework 2.0-4.8.1; XAML/WPF/MAUI/UWP; Unity/MonoGame/XNA; Mono/Xamarin | — |
| 18 | Obfuscar | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | .NET assemblies | — |
| 19 | Stringer Java Obfuscator | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | Java SE; Java EE; SE Embedded; ME Embedded; Java Card; Java application/library JAR; JavaFX JAR; Eclipse Platform applications; WAR; EAR; Java Card JAR/CAP | Yes |
| 20 | Zelix KlassMaster | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | Java bytecode for JVM versions 1.1 through 26, including Java modules | — |
| 21 | DexProtector | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | Android APK, AAB, AAR; iOS IPA, XCArchive, Framework, XCFramework; Android and iOS native and hybrid apps | Yes |
| 22 | Jscrambler | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | JavaScript, browsers, Node.js, React Native, Ionic, NativeScript, Angular, React, Vue, Webpack | Yes |
| 23 | Agile.NET | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | .NET 2.0+, .NET Core, .NET Compact Framework, Silverlight, Windows Phone 7/8, XNA, Windows Store Apps, WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET | — |
| 24 | DexGuard | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | Android; Java; Kotlin; Unity; Cordova; Ionic; Flutter; React Native | Yes |
| 25 | iXGuard | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | iOS; Objective-C; Swift; Unity; Cordova; Ionic; React Native; Flutter | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which code obfuscation software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Tigress is ranked #1 of 33 with a score of 7.9. ByteHide Shield is second and JS-Confuser third.
How many of these have a free plan?
6 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Allatori has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6.25/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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