Best R8 Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code obfuscation software ranked against R8 on the same published basis.
- 1R8 vs ByteHide Shield
- 2R8 vs JS-Confuser
- 3R8 vs Tigress
- 4R8 vs JavaScript Obfuscator
- 5R8 vs Obfuscator.io
- 6R8 vs Allatori
- 7R8 vs Skater .NET Obfuscator
- 8R8 vs yEd Graph Editor
- 9R8 vs Obfuscar
- 10R8 vs ProGuard
- 11R8 vs Agile.NET
- 12R8 vs DashO
- 13R8 vs Jscrambler
- 14R8 vs Obfuscator-LLVM
- 15R8 vs Redgate SQL Provision
- 16R8 vs VMProtect
- 17R8 vs .NET Reactor
- 18R8 vs Code Virtualizer
- 19R8 vs Garble
- 20R8 vs gobfuscate
R8 alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ByteHide Shield | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | JS-Confuser | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Tigress | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | JavaScript Obfuscator | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Obfuscator.io | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | Allatori | 5.7 | No | $6.25/mo | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Skater .NET Obfuscator | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 8 | yEd Graph Editor | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 9 | Obfuscar | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 10 | ProGuard | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Agile.NET | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 12 | DashO | 5.2 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Jscrambler | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | Obfuscator-LLVM | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 15 | Redgate SQL Provision | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | VMProtect | 5.2 | No | $16.58/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | .NET Reactor | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Code Virtualizer | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Garble | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | gobfuscate | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about R8 alternatives
What is the best alternative to R8?
ByteHide Shield, number 1 in code obfuscation software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: JS-Confuser, Tigress, JavaScript Obfuscator and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to R8?
ByteHide Shield is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 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.