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Binary Ninja vs IDA Free: catalog facts
Binary Ninja	IDA Free
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Best for: Reverse engineers and malware analysts who want a scriptable decompiler	Best for: Students and hobbyists learning reverse engineering on x86 binaries
Free + paid options A free edition and a free cloud version exist; full features need a paid license.	Free Free for non-commercial use; paid IDA Home and IDA Pro editions add more features and commercial rights.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Decompiles to readable C or the BNIL intermediate language Scriptable through C++, Python and Rust APIs Local and remote debugging built in Can be tried quickly through the cloud version	Same core disassembler as the commercial IDA Includes a decompiler for x86 and x86-64 Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux
Commercial license needed beyond the free edition Real-time collaboration requires the Enterprise server	Not licensed for commercial use Only x86 and x86-64 are supported Decompilation runs in the cloud and needs a connection
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License: Proprietary	License: Proprietary
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Binary Ninja binary.ninja Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for IDA Free hex-rays.com/ida-free Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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