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RetDec vs Binary Ninja: catalog facts
RetDec	Binary Ninja
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Best for: Reverse engineers and malware analysts who want a free decompiler	Best for: Reverse engineers and malware analysts who want a scriptable decompiler
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free + paid options A free edition and a free cloud version exist; full features need a paid license.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Web
Free decompiler under a permissive licence Built on LLVM and retargetable across architectures Dockerfile provided for reproducible builds	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
Project is in limited maintenance mode Command-line tool with no graphical interface Intended for authorized analysis of software you are allowed to examine	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: MIT	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 RetDec retdec.com github.com/avast/retdec Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Binary Ninja binary.ninja Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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