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ClamXAV vs ClamAV: catalog facts
ClamXAV	ClamAV
Paid Paid license with a 30-day free trial and volume discounts.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0, maintained by Cisco Talos.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Real-time scanning with automatic updates Light on system resources	Signature format is open, so anyone can write detections Designed to be embedded in mail servers, file shares and upload pipelines
macOS only Paid after the 30-day trial	Detection rates trail the commercial engines in independent testing Not a real-time desktop protection suite on its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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