DexProtector vs Tigress
DexProtector
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| Figure | DexProtector | Tigress |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Code Obfuscation Software | 7.7 (#19) | 8.0 (#12) |
| Maker | Licel describes DexProtector as a product for Android and iOS apps and SDKs; its about page says the company has clients in 75 countries. | Christian Collberg identifies himself as Tigress's primary developer and a professor in the University of Arizona Department of Computer Science. |
| Purpose | DexProtector protects and obfuscates Android and iOS applications and libraries against unauthorized use, tampering, reverse engineering, and cracking. | Tigress is a diversifying obfuscator for C designed to defend against static and dynamic reverse engineering. |
Plans
DexProtector
- Annual Support SubscriptionPriced on request
- DexProtector EnterprisePriced on request
- DexProtector StandardPriced on request
In their own words
DexProtector
DexProtector has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Tigress
Tigress is a C obfuscator that changes source code to make static and dynamic reverse engineering harder. Users choose sequences of command-line transformations and options; one input program can produce multiple distinct outputs. Its transformation families cover control flow, data, functions, integrity, and anti-analysis. Tigress supports C99 and targets Linux, Darwin, Android, and Windows, as well as Intel, ARM, and WebAssembly, with 32- and 64-bit output. It supports GCC, Clang, Emscripten, and cl, and cross-compilation can be configured through compiler and environment options. Input must be a single C file, so multi-file programs need to be merged first. The maker offers it free to nonprofit organizations at free. Commercial use in a for-profit organization requires a license from the University of Arizona; pricing is on request, and users may try it for any length of time before deployment. The source is not generally open source. The maker notes that generated code may be slow, particularly for huge programs, and advises assessing security needs before using software-protection techniques.