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radare2 vs Rizin: catalog facts
radare2	Rizin
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Best for: Command-line reverse engineering framework and binary analysis toolkit	Best for: Reverse engineers and security researchers who work from the command line
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
It disassembles, emulates, debugs and patches binaries across a very wide set of architectures, and scripts through r2pipe from most languages.	Fast command-line disassembly and analysis Scriptable, with a well-defined command grammar Official Cutter GUI available Project files to save sessions
The command syntax is famously steep, and individual plugins carry different licences.	Steep learning curve for the command shell Project support is still in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: LGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for radare2 github.com/radareorg/radare2 Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Rizin rizin.re Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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