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WinRAR v WinZIP Comparison

This extensive comparison will prove to you why your RAR or WinRAR registration is a minimal cost investment.

WinRAR is not only more efficient and comprehensive, it costs less to register, so it is your best choice! 

WinRAR 4.00   WinZIP 15 standard  
SFX Module
Advanced SFX Module
  Basic Zip SFX Function*
SFX Module ZIP archive format
 
SFX Module RAR for MSDOS
 
SFX Module RAR for Win32 Command line
 
SFX Module RAR for Win32 Graphical user interface
 
       
Price
Single user license price

 NZ$50.00

 

 NZ$79.00**

Email support
Free for licensed users
 

Multiuser Support costs 18% of purchase price per year extra.

  * NO advanced SFX options available
** Upgrades for SFX module cost around another NZ$24.00 per year extra
       
Multilanguage Support
Language versions
~45
  7
Unicode Support

 
       
Multi OS Support

RAR is available for Windows, (33 and 64 bit versions), DOS, OS/2, Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX and Pocket PC
  Only on Windows
       
Compression Features
Standard ZIP compression
 
Standard RAR compression
 
Solid compression  
       
Compression Options
Add and replace files
 
Add and update files
 
Freshen existing files only
 
Synchronize archive contents
 
Use High precision modification time
 
Extract archives with "keep broken files"

 
Put each file to separate archive
 
Set compression dictionary size
 
Convert archive to sfx
 
Test archives
 
Show archive info
 
Add archive comment
 
Create multi split archives (volumes)
 
Pause after each volume
 
Set size of every volume
 
       
Average Compression Rates (in % of original size) ZIP 2.0 Standard
Text 15 - 30%   20 - 45%
Word files 22%   29%
English text
14.8%   26.8%
Bitmap file 19%   29.5%
3D CAD files 26%
  38%
       
User Interface
Wizard
 
Drag & Drop support
 
File management mode
 
Archive management mode
 
Search Archive Content
 
Creating compression profiles

 
Favorite Folders
 
Specify toolbar buttons
 
       
Security Options
Protecting archives from damage
 
Reconstruction of missing split archives
 
Protect archives against accidental modification
 
Add authenticity information
 
Integration with virus scanners
 
Blocking of suspect file types
advanced options   only warning for .exe files (SR-1)
Does not allow to run *.pif" files
  asks
Does not run files having 5 or more continuous spaces

  asks
Password Protection
 
Encrypt file names
 
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
 
Support of NTFS file security
 
       
Supported Archive Types
Extract
RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZIP, ACE, UUE, BZIP2, JAR, ISO, Z, 7-ZIP
and other MIME-types
  RAR, ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZIP, UUE, JAR, Z, BZIP2, 7-ZIP, ISO, IMG, ZIPX
Compress
RAR, ZIP   ZIP
Additional file name extensions for archive formats supported
 
     
         
RAR
Create
 
Extract
 
Repair
 
Convert to
zip
  no conversion
         
ZIP
Create
 
Extract
 
Repair
 
Convert to
rar   no conversion
         
CAB Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
ARJ Extract
  Only with external ARJ
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
LZH Extract
  Only with external LHA
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
TAR Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
GZIP Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
ACE Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
UUE Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
BZIP2 Extract
 
Add own license text

 
         
ISO Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
ISO 13346 (UDF) Extract
  convert to RAR, Zip
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
Z Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
         
7-ZIP Extract
 
Convert to
rar, zip
  no conversion
       
SFX Options
Support of basic options
 
Add shortcuts to windows
 
Add install dialog to SFX
 
Customize SFX logo
 
Command line SFX creation
 
Add own license text

 
Run setup program after extraction
 
Delete files before installing
 
Support of silent mode
 
Customize SFX icon
 
HTML support for text
 
Special script commands
 
GUI will request administrator permission if needed
 
     
Backup Options

advanced backup options available
basic backup options
Add only files with attribute "Archive" set
 
Clear attribute "Archive" after compressing
 
Keep previous file versions
 
Generate archive name by mask
 
Restore both files and folders with their original time stamps
 
       
Miscellaneous
Specially compiled 64-bit version
 
Password Manager
 
Background archiving
 
Turn PC off when done
 
Compression estimation
 
Compression ratio estimation
 
Compress and email directly from Windows Explorer
 
Generate archive report
 
Print archive report
 
Benchmark test
 
Hardware test
 
"Wait if other copies are active" option
 
Multi-threading
 

Select profiles from context menu
 
Wipe files option (Before deleting, file data are overwritten by zero bytes to prevent recovery of deleted files)
 
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* WinRAR (and RAR) are NOT Freeware (free software) * 
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When you are satisfied with your free evaluation of WinRAR or RAR, you do need to buy your license.
Your evaluation period is a maximum of 40 days, after which WinRAR / RAR will continue to remind you to purchase or uninstall it.
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