Ghidra vs PE Explorer
Ghidra
github.comPE Explorer
pe-explorer.comSide by side
| Figure | Ghidra | PE Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · Reverse Engineering Tools | 8.7 (#5) | 7.6 (#30) |
| Purpose | Ghidra is a software reverse engineering framework maintained by the NSA Research Directorate. | PE Explorer inspects, edits, and repairs Windows Portable Executable files, including EXE and DLL files. |
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
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.
PE Explorer
PE Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.