Binary Ninja vs Vivisect

Binary Ninja is a binary analysis platform that combines an interactive decompiler, disassembler, and debugger. Its decompiler can produce C or BNIL for supported architectures, and users can switch between those outputs. The API provides C++, Python, and Rust bindings for automating workflows inside or outside the interface. A native debugger supports local and remote sessions on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Paid editions support plugins managed through an in-client Plugin Manager; plugins are not available in the Free edition. The browser-based Cloud version supports all architectures but requires submitted binaries and has performance limits, with no API or plugins. The free desktop edition is for evaluation or non-commercial use and lacks API access; the Free plan lists five decompilation architectures, while desktop details state four. Paid perpetual client licenses start at $199, paid once for Personal, with one year of updates and non-commercial use. Higher tiers add commercial use, more architectures, or remote project features. Binary Ninja is made by Vector 35.

Vivisect is a free, Apache-2.0 static analysis platform for binaries, with the related Vdb tool providing cross-platform debugging. Its pure-Python tools perform static and dynamic analysis, including built-in static and symbolic analysis, in a hybrid workflow. Analysis can run through an extensible UI, scripts, an API, or headlessly; command-line bulk processing can save a .viv workspace. Distributed analysis is available through cobra. Vivisect runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and lists i386, amd64, ARMv7, Thumb16, Thumb, AArch64, MSP430, and H8 architectures. Python 3.6 and newer are supported and installation is available through pip. The gui extra adds PyQt5 dependencies. Workspaces can be shared between instances or served over a network or localhost, with connected updates propagating as events arrive. Vdb can attach by process ID or command-line substring, or start and attach to a process.