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gobfuscate vs Themida

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

gobfuscate

Paid

Choose gobfuscate if you want a free CLI for obfuscating Go binaries and its stated restrictions fit your code. Look elsewhere if you need anti-tamper controls or control-flow obfuscation, which it does not provide.

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Themida

Free trial Windows

Themida offers extensive protection and integration controls for Windows binaries, with perpetual developer and company licenses. Its evaluation build omits several protections, so its capabilities should be assessed against the listed demo restrictions.

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The facts

	gobfuscate	Themida
Free plan	Not published	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Not published	Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	One Year (Developer License): €79 a year
Plans published	None	4
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	oreans.com
On code obfuscation software	#33 of 34	#29 of 34

gobfuscate: what it does well

Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.
Obfuscates package names and paths as well as identifiers.
Replaces strings with functions that reconstruct masked bytes.
Offers flags for tests, tags, output paths and build behavior.

What to know first

CGO packages restrict package-name, global-name and method obfuscation.
Assembly files and duplicate names from build constraints limit name changes.
Imported-interface method names remain unchanged.
Mixed const/int blocks prevent successful string-constant conversion.

Themida: what it does well

Protects 32-bit and 64-bit binaries
Multiple anti-analysis techniques
Supports EXE, DLL, OCX, and BPL
Bundling and SDK integration options
Demo available for evaluation

What to know first

Windows-only platform
No free plan
Demo protections are limited
Demo versions cannot be registered

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