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Best Pharos Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from reverse engineering tools ranked against Pharos on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Frida Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    Pharos vs Frida
  2. 2
    radare2 Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    Pharos vs radare2
  3. 3
    Rizin Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free6.7
    Pharos vs Rizin
  4. 4
    Binary Ninja Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Pharos vs Binary Ninja
  5. 5
    IDA Pro Free plan LinuxMacWin $91.58/mo6.6
    Pharos vs IDA Pro
  6. 6
    JEB Free plan apiLinuxMacWin $100/mo6.6
    Pharos vs JEB
  7. 7
    Qiling Framework Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Pharos vs Qiling Framework
  8. 8
    rev.ng Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.6
    Pharos vs rev.ng
  9. 9
    angr Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs angr
  10. 10
    Binwalk Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs Binwalk
  11. 11
    Cutter Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs Cutter
  12. 12
    FLOSS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs FLOSS
  13. 13
    Ghidra Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs Ghidra
  14. 14
    ILSpy Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs ILSpy
  15. 15
    ImHex Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs ImHex
  16. 16
    JADX Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs JADX
  17. 17
    Refinery Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs Refinery
  18. 18
    RetDec Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs RetDec
  19. 19
    Smali/Baksmali Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Pharos vs Smali/Baksmali
  20. 20
    dnSpyEx Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    Pharos vs dnSpyEx

Pharos alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Frida6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
2radare26.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Rizin6.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
4Binary Ninja6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5IDA Pro6.6Free plan$91.58/moLinux, Mac, Windows
6JEB6.6Free plan$100/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Qiling Framework6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8rev.ng6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9angr6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Binwalk6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Cutter6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12FLOSS6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Ghidra6.5Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
14ILSpy6.5Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
15ImHex6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16JADX6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17Refinery6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18RetDec6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Smali/Baksmali6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20dnSpyEx6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
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Questions about Pharos alternatives

What is the best alternative to Pharos?

Frida, number 1 in reverse engineering tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: radare2, Rizin, Binary Ninja and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Pharos?

Frida is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.