Frida vs JEB
Frida
frida.re
JEB
pnfsoftware.comSide by side
| Figure | Frida | JEB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $100/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 13 |
| Spec score · Reverse Engineering Tools | 8.7 (#4) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Documentation depth | The documentation includes tutorials, troubleshooting, building, footprint guidance, platform guides, tool references and JavaScript, C, Gum, Core, Swift and Go API sections. | The manual covers installation, analysis workflows, debugging, Android, native, WebAssembly, Ethereum, S7, MCP, scripting, plugins, front ends and configuration. |
| Support | Frida’s contact page lists a Telegram group and the #frida IRC channel for contacting the community. | Priority support costs 30% extra, promises replies within one business day, prioritizes bugs and can deliver fixes outside normal releases. |
| What it does | Frida injects JavaScript or native libraries into running applications for dynamic instrumentation, debugging and reverse engineering. | JEB is a modular reverse-engineering platform for disassembly, decompilation, debugging and analysis of code and document files. |
Plans
JEB
- JEB Community EditionFree
- JEB Community EditionFree
- JEB DemoFree
- JEB Android$140 a month
- JEB Android$140 a month
- JEB Android$1,200 a year
- JEB Android$1,200 a year
- JEB Pro$2,000 a year
- JEB Pro$2,000 a year
- JEB Pro Floating$4,000 a year
In their own words
Frida
Frida is a dynamic instrumentation toolkit for developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers. It lets users place scripts in running processes to hook functions, inspect APIs, and trace application code without source code. Documented uses include API tracing, diagnostics, encrypted-protocol analysis, and black-box testing.
Frida supports injected, embedded, and preloaded instrumentation. When injection is unavailable, Frida Gadget can be embedded in a program, including on jailed iOS and Android systems. Supported targets include Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Android, FreeBSD, and QNX. Language bindings include Node.js, Python, Swift, .NET, Qt/Qml, and Go, alongside a C API. The CLI tools require Python and run on Windows, macOS, or GNU/Linux; the documented installation command is `pip install frida-tools`.
JEB
JEB is a reverse-engineering platform for disassembly, decompilation, debugging, and analysis of code and document files. Its Android tools support static and dynamic app analysis, including multi-dex decompilation, resource reconstruction, and debugging of Dalvik and native code. Other modules address Intel x86 and x86-64, ARM, MIPS, RISC-V, WebAssembly, Ethereum contracts, Siemens S7 PLC programs, and PDF documents. Python or Java scripts and plugins can automate analysis, including through headless front ends. The GUI runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS for x64 and arm64 systems and requires JDK 21 or above. JEB Community Edition is free and described as suitable for researchers, students, hobbyists, and nonprofit reverse engineers; its listed plan covers x86 and x86-64 decompilation. The separate demo restricts decompilation, disables project saving and loading and clipboard use, limits session time, and requires an internet connection. Paid plans include Android modules from $140 per user per month and JEB Pro from $2,000 per user per year. PNF Software was founded in 2013 and is based in Silicon Valley, California.