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Ghidra vs Rizin: catalog facts
GhidraRizin

Screenshots

Ghidra CodeBrowser with disassembly, decompiled source and symbol treeGhidra CodeBrowser showing hexadecimal bytes alongside decompiled sourceGhidra project manager with Tool Chest, active project and Tip of the Day dialogGhidra Debugger workspace with termmines static disassembly and empty runtime panelsGhidra Launch with gdb dialog for termmines with architecture and run command controlsGhidra Debugger after launching termmines with threads, dynamic disassembly and GDB terminal

Best for: Reverse engineering a binary when you need a decompiler and cannot pay for IDA

Best for: Reverse engineers and security researchers who work from the command line

Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0, released by the NSA.

Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • 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
  • Fast command-line disassembly and analysis
  • Scriptable, with a well-defined command grammar
  • Official Cutter GUI available
  • Project files to save sessions
  • 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
  • Steep learning curve for the command shell
  • Project support is still in beta
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Offline features available Offline features available

Sources for Ghidra

Catalog checked September 21, 2026

Sources for Rizin

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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