Ghidra vs JEB
Ghidra
github.com
JEB
pnfsoftware.comSide by side
| Figure | Ghidra | 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 |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 13 |
| Spec score · Reverse Engineering Tools | 8.7 (#5) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Spec score · Decompiler Software | 8.8 (#3) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Documentation depth | The installation includes documentation, release notes, API files, tutorials and online help, while the user guide explicitly excludes architecture and programming-API details. | The manual covers installation, analysis workflows, debugging, Android, native, WebAssembly, Ethereum, S7, MCP, scripting, plugins, front ends and configuration. |
| Extensibility | Users can develop Ghidra extensions and scripts using Java or Python. | Client scripts are generally Python, back-end plugins are Java, and users can provide intermediate-representation optimizers and headless clients. |
| Purpose | Ghidra is a software reverse engineering framework maintained by the NSA Research Directorate. | JEB is a reverse-engineering platform for disassembly, decompilation, debugging, and analysis of code and document files. |
| What it does | Ghidra is an NSA Research Directorate software reverse-engineering framework for analyzing compiled code. | 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
Ghidra
Ghidra is a software reverse engineering framework maintained by the NSA Research Directorate. It analyzes compiled code with tools for disassembly, assembly, decompilation, graphing and scripting, and supports many processor instruction sets and executable formats. The framework can operate interactively or in automated workflows, including work intended to address team and scale needs in complex reverse engineering. Users can write extensions and scripts in Java or Python. Development options include a GhidraDev plugin for Eclipse and support for script editing and module projects in Visual Studio Code. The project describes compiled-code analysis on Windows, macOS and Linux. Installation requires a 64-bit JDK 25 and an official multi-platform release archive. Ghidra is free under the Apache License, Version 2.0, whose terms grant no-charge, royalty-free copyright and patent licenses. The repository warns that some versions have known security vulnerabilities and directs users to security advisories. Its policy directs vulnerability reports to GitHub private vulnerability reporting rather than public issues.
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.