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IDA Pro vs Binary Ninja: catalog facts
IDA Pro	Binary Ninja
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Best for: Commercial reverse engineering and binary analysis	Best for: Reverse engineers and malware analysts who want a scriptable decompiler
Paid Commercial licenses are sold by Hex-Rays. Processor coverage, decompilers and collaboration features depend on the plan.	Free + paid options A free edition and a free cloud version exist; full features need a paid license.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Interactive binary analysis with disassembly and debugging Scripting and plugin interfaces Licensed for commercial use	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
Paid license required Decompiler and architecture coverage depend on the plan	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 not stated	License: Proprietary
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Current pricing Full listing and sources Sources for IDA Pro hex-rays.com/ida-pro Catalog checked October 11, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Binary Ninja binary.ninja Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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