Side by side

BAP (Binary Analysis Platform) vs FACT

Both stand on reverse engineering tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

BAP (Binary Analysis Platform)

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

BAP combines disassembly, interpreters, symbolic execution, and extensibility for low-level program analysis. Its command-line and library options suit technical users comfortable with OCaml, plugins, or binary formats.

Visit BAP (Binary Analysis Platform)

FACT

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

FACT offers broad firmware extraction, analysis, comparison, search, and integration features at no software cost. Its research-prototype status and security cautions mean administrators must secure and operate the installation carefully.

Visit FACT

The facts

	BAP (Binary Analysis Platform)	FACT
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Self-hosted	API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	binaryanalysisplatform.github.io	fkie-cad.github.io
On reverse engineering tools	#10 of 73	#14 of 73

BAP (Binary Analysis Platform): what it does well

Free plan and MIT License
Supports five listed CPU architectures
Symbolic and microexecution interpreters included
Plugin API extends analyses and architectures
Loads ELF, Mach-O, and COFF files

What to know first

Python support is described as minimal
OCaml analysis development requires source installation
No decompiler is listed

FACT: what it does well

Free GPL-licensed software
Automated firmware unpacking
Static analysis identifies known CVEs
Searchable results database
REST API and plugin support

What to know first

Requires self-hosted Linux installation
Web interface is not hardened
Kali support is experimental
Dockerized version is unmaintained

Alternatives to BAP (Binary Analysis Platform) Alternatives to FACT The whole list