Bandizip vs PeaZip

Bandizip is an archiver for compressing and extracting files on Windows and macOS. It creates formats including ZIP, 7Z, ZIPX, EXE, TAR, and ISO, and extracts more than 40 formats, including RAR and RAR5. It supports multi-volume and high-capacity compression, smart extraction, and editing files inside an archive. AES-256 encryption is available, and 7Z archives can encrypt filenames. On Windows, archive scanning uses the system antivirus through Microsoft AMSI and requires Windows 10 or later with real-time protection enabled. The free Standard Edition includes ads and limited features; its malware scan is restricted to archived files smaller than 1 MB and cannot detect malware in every archive or format. Professional Edition adds a password manager, ZIP archive repair, password recovery, and image previews inside archives. It costs 30.00 USD once for one user on up to five PCs at a time. Enterprise Edition costs 20.00 USD once per single-PC license, with a minimum purchase of two. Windows support covers versions 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11; macOS requires version 10.13 or later.

PeaZip is a free file archiver and archive manager for creating, opening, and extracting archives on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It extracts more than 200 archive formats and variants, including 7Z, RAR, TAR, ZIP, Brotli, and Zstandard, and can create supported archives, convert existing ones, and split or join files. Its file manager includes browsing, search, bookmarks, duplicate detection, and integrated text, hex, and image viewers. Encryption options include strong encryption, authenticated encryption, and optional password-and-keyfile two-factor authentication. Tasks set up in the graphical interface can be exported as command-line scripts. Portable packages are available for all three listed platforms and can be used without installation. PeaZip is licensed under GNU LGPLv3 and is free for personal, professional, and commercial use; the listed plan is free. The software says it does not collect or transmit personally identifiable information. Packages are not currently signed, but SHA256 hashes are published for integrity checks. Creating RAR archives requires WinRAR, while opening or extracting ACE files requires the optional UNACE plugin.