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

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