7-Zip Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to 7-Zip for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is PeaZip, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to 7-Zip and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to 7-Zip are WinRAR, Bandizip, NanaZip and WinZip.

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  1. B1 Free Archiver icon

    B1 Free Archiver

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    B1 Free Archiver is a free multi-platform universal archiver. Currently it works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android; moreover B1 Online Archiver allows you to uncompress .b1, zip, rar or .7z archive from your computer directly online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning

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    • Most users think B1 Free Archiver is a great 7-Zip alternative.

    • B1 Free Archiver is the most popular Web-based alternative to 7-Zip.

    • B1 Free Archiver is Free and Proprietary7-Zip is Free and Open Source

  2. Free ARC NEXT

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    A new rewritten Alternative for Free ARC by Bulat Ziganshin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  4. PowerArchiver icon

    PowerArchiver

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    PowerArchiver is a proprietary file archiver for Microsoft Windows. It supports full read-write access to several different archive formats, including ZIP, 7z and Tar. Additionally, read-only (decompression) support includes RAR, ACE and various disk image formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Active development. Paid alternative to 7-zip

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • PowerArchiver is Paid and Proprietary7-Zip is Free and Open Source
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    WinRAR

    WinRAR, unlike the free 7-Zip open-source solution, offers added perks like AES-256 encryption, a data recovery function, and broader platform support, including Android. Ideal for users valuing a robust feature set, WinRAR’s use...

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  6. 360 ZIP icon

    360 ZIP

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    360 Zip is a free, high-speed compression software that is available for Windows. It is a good choice for anyone who needs to compress or decompress files.

    51 360 ZIP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. WinArchiver icon

    WinArchiver

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    WinArchiver is a powerful archive utility, which can open, create, and manage archive files. It supports almost all archive formats, including zip, rar, 7z, iso, and other popular formats. WinArchiver can also mount the archive to a virtual drive without extraction.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. LZ4

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    It features an extremely fast decoder, with speed in multiple GB/s per core, typically reaching RAM speed limits on multi-core systems.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Sonomabob
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    lz4 is a command line compressor for a single compression format: lz4. 7-Zip in contrast features a GUI and supports a buch of different archive formats and compression algorithms.

    ruediix
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    LZ4 is an amazing program, don't get me wrong. It's best option for compression of a data stream with zero performance loss. However, it is a command line compression stream program (and library) for compressing a single file, not an archive creation program.

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    • LZ4 is Free and Open Source7-Zip is also Free and Open Source
  11. 8 Zip icon

    8 Zip

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    Out with the old, in with the new. The powerful archiver 8 Zip has expanded its set of capabilities with the new Continuum and Windows Hello technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
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    Good UI, modern UI, inexpensive to own, available on windows app store

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    • 8 Zip is Freemium and Proprietary7-Zip is Free and Open Source
  12. Hamster ZIP Archiver icon

    Hamster ZIP Archiver

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    Hamster ZIP Archiver is a powerful and modern archival program that allows users to easily compress and open files from any archive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    SecureZIP

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    SecureZIP® is an enterprise-grade, flexible encryption solution that enables organizations of all kinds to implement persistent data protection while gaining visibility into where files are used, shared, and stored.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
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    • SecureZIP is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to 7-Zip.

    • SecureZIP is Paid and Proprietary7-Zip is Free and Open Source
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    PKZIP

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    PKZIP by PKWARE is the gold standard in data compression. PKZIP provides exceptional performance and ease of use across all enterprise operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  15. Ashampoo ZIP icon

    Ashampoo ZIP

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    Put an end to format confusion with a click! ZIP, RAR, TAR, CAB and many more - Ashampoo ZIP opens your files fast and reliably and reassembles multi-part volumes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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