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WinRAR vs PowerArchiver: catalog facts
WinRAR	PowerArchiver
Paid Paid licence after a 40-day trial. The trial continues to work and shows a reminder on…	Paid Paid editions with a free download to try; Enterprise costs $59.95 per seat.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Command line
The only tool that creates RAR archives, including recovery records Reads ZIP, 7z, tar, ISO and most other formats you are handed	Opens more than 60 archive formats AES-256 encryption, with FIPS 140-2 in Enterprise
Paid software; the free trial is technically an evaluation, not a licence Windows only for the graphical version	Paid, with a confusing range of editions Many extras are only in higher tiers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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