Boomerang vs PE Explorer
Boomerang
github.comPE Explorer
pe-explorer.comSide by side
| Figure | Boomerang | PE Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · Reverse Engineering Tools | 8.5 (#6) | 7.6 (#30) |
| Purpose | Boomerang is an open-source machine-code decompiler that attempts to turn executable files into high-level source code. | PE Explorer inspects, edits, and repairs Windows Portable Executable files, including EXE and DLL files. |
| Support | The README directs users to file bugs through the GitHub issue tracker. | The support page says the team usually replies to emails requiring a response within one business day. |
Plans
PE Explorer
- Personal License – Update and Support Renewal$59 a year
- 1 User License – Update and Support Renewal$115 a year
- Personal (Home) License$129, paid once
- Business License$229.95, paid once
- 5 User License – Update and Support Renewal$449 a year
- 10 User License – Update and Support Renewal$799 a year
- 5 User Business License$949.95, paid once
- 10 User Business License$1,599, paid once
In their own words
Boomerang
Boomerang is an open-source decompiler that translates supported machine-code binaries into C source code. It supports x86 (IA-32 only), PPC, and ST20 architectures, and accepts ELF, PE, DOS MZ, DOS/4GW LE, and Mach-O files. Users can run it as a command-line tool or a GUI application. The project describes its license as BSD, and the software is free. Build instructions cover Linux, macOS, and Windows, but compiling requires a 64-bit operating system and a C++17 compiler; 32-bit systems are not supported. Documented prerequisites include CMake, Qt5, Capstone, GNU bison, and GNU flex. Precompiled packages are available for release versions, although the project recommends building the development branch from source. Unit and regression tests are provided, but the README says the regression test suite cannot be built on Windows. The maker describes the release as intended for developers and experimenters and warns that large-binary decompilation may disappoint. Decompiled output does not recreate the original source file and may differ from it. The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker for bug reports.
PE Explorer
PE Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.