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Ghidra vs Binary Ninja: catalog facts
Ghidra	Binary Ninja
Screenshots	Screenshots
Best for: Reverse engineering a binary when you need a decompiler and cannot pay for IDA	Best for: Reverse engineers and malware analysts who want a scriptable decompiler
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0, released by the NSA.	Free + paid options A free edition and a free cloud version exist; full features need a paid license.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
A genuinely capable decompiler producing C-like output, free and open source Very wide processor instruction set and executable format support Built for teams, with shared projects and version tracking Extensible with Java or Python, and scriptable for automated analysis	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
The project warns that some versions have known security vulnerabilities Java-based, and the interface shows it A steep learning curve even for people who know assembly Distributed as a portable archive rather than an installer, and needs a JDK	Commercial license needed beyond the free edition Real-time collaboration requires the Enterprise server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Proprietary
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Ghidra github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra Catalog checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Binary Ninja binary.ninja Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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