Best WinRAR Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from file compression software ranked against WinRAR on the same published basis.
- 1WinRAR vs B1 Archiver
- 2WinRAR vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 3WinRAR vs 7-Zip
- 4WinRAR vs Bandizip
- 5WinRAR vs PeaZip
- 6WinRAR vs PowerArchiver
- 7WinRAR vs Ark
- 8WinRAR vs IZArc
- 9WinRAR vs NanaZip
- 10WinRAR vs RAR for Android
- 11WinRAR vs WinZip PDF Pro
- 12WinRAR vs Keka
- 13WinRAR vs lzip
- 14WinRAR vs The Unarchiver
- 15WinRAR vs XZ Utils
- 16WinRAR vs Zstandard
- 17WinRAR vs bzip2
- 18WinRAR vs lrzip
- 19WinRAR vs Mousepad
- 20WinRAR vs p7zip
WinRAR alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 Archiver | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Accessibility Test Framework for Android | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | 7-Zip | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Bandizip | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 5 | PeaZip | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | PowerArchiver | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Ark | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | IZArc | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 9 | NanaZip | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | RAR for Android | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 11 | WinZip PDF Pro | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 12 | Keka | 5.7 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 13 | lzip | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | The Unarchiver | 5.4 | No | — | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| 15 | XZ Utils | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Zstandard | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| 17 | bzip2 | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 18 | lrzip | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 19 | Mousepad | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | p7zip | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about WinRAR alternatives
What is the best alternative to WinRAR?
B1 Archiver, number 1 in file compression software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Accessibility Test Framework for Android, 7-Zip, Bandizip and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to WinRAR?
B1 Archiver is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.