Alternatives to PeaZip
Open source archiver with 200+ formats
PeaZip ranks #1 of 8 in Compression tools, with an Alt Score of 100. It is licensed under LGPL-3.0, free from Free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 9 of 9 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Windows, Linux, and macOS users who need a free, open-source archiver for everyday file compression, extraction, and secure storage, from casual users to those with more advanced batch-processing needs.
Support for 200+ archive formats (7Z, RAR, ZIP, TAR, ISO, Brotli, Zstandard, and more), with native creation of 7Z, ZIP, PAQ/ZPAQ, ARC, and other formats. Strong encryption (AES, Twofish, Serpent) with optional two-factor authentication using a password plus keyfile. Includes secure file deletion and can export GUI-defined tasks as CLI scripts for automation.
Users browse, open, extract, and create archives through a file-manager-style graphical interface, applying compression settings, passwords, or encryption as needed. Repeated or batch operations can be exported from the GUI into command-line scripts for scripted, unattended use.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
How PeaZip compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
| Compression tools checklist | PeaZip | 7-Zip | Bandizip | NanaZip | WinRAR | WinZip |
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Every fact and feature listed for PeaZip is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Free verified 2026-07-10
expiration date" or "trial" limitations"
it is free of charge for any use (personal and professional, business or governament), modification, and distribution, without
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip free zip / unzip utility is available for Linux, macOS, and MS Windows both as installable package and as natively portable application
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-help.html -
License LGPL-3.0 verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip is Free Software, under Open Source license LGPLv3
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Starts at Free verified 2026-07-10
it is free of charge for any use (personal and professional, business or governament)
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Status active verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip 11.1.0 improves direct extraction from app's file manager, overhauling the Extract to context menu group.
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Format support (7z, rar, zip) Yes verified 2026-07-10
Full (read/write) support 7z , FreeArc's arc/wrc, sfx (7z and arc), Brotli br , bz2, gz, paq/lpaq/zpaq, pea, quad/balz/bcm, rar (if Rar.exe is available on the system), split, tar , upx, wim, zip / zi
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Compression ratio Yes verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip (7Z fast) provides a reasonable performances tradeoff reaching 27,53% compression ratio (significantly better than any ZIP compressor)
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-compression-benchmark.html -
Encryption (AES-256) Yes verified 2026-07-10
7Z 7-Zip / p7zip AES256-based encryption ZIP / ZIPX WinZip AE (Advanced Encryption), AES256-based
https://peazip.github.io/encrypt-files.html -
Split archives Yes verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip offers different, alternative ways to split & join files, or directly create a spanned archive set
https://peazip.github.io/file-split.html -
Context-menu integration Yes verified 2026-07-10
Integrate PeaZip with system's context menu PeaZip's entries in system's context menu
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-help.html -
Open source Yes verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip is Free Software, under Open Source license LGPLv3
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Free for commercial use Yes verified 2026-07-10
expiration date" or "trial" limitations"
it is free of charge for any use (personal and professional, business or governament), modification, and distribution, without
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Repair damaged archives Yes verified 2026-07-10
Repair FreeArc's arc/wrc RAR, if Rar.exe is available in the system
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-free-archiver.html -
Speed Yes verified 2026-07-10
PeaZip (7Z fast) provides an interesting option when speed is a prominent requiremet, being the fastest non-zip compressor of this benchmark
https://peazip.github.io/peazip-compression-benchmark.html
FAQ
Yes. 7-Zip, Bandizip and The Unarchiver have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
7-Zip and NanaZip — every license claim links its source.