InstEd Alternatives

InstEd is described as 'An MSI, MST editor, similar to Orca from Microsoft' and is an app. There are six alternatives to InstEd for Windows. The best InstEd alternative is Advanced Installer, which is free. Other great apps like InstEd are RayPack Studio, PACE Suite, SuperOrca and InstallAware.

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An MSI, MST editor, similar to Orca from Microsoft.

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InstEd alternatives page was last updated Jun 29, 2025
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  1. Advanced Installer icon

    Advanced Installer

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    Advanced Installer is a powerful and easy to use setup authoring tool which offers full Windows Installer support and more. You can configure every aspect of your installer through a simple graphical user interface or through its command line.

    42 Advanced Installer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Installer screenshot 1

    Advanced Installer VS InstEd

     

    • Advanced Installer is the most popular Windows alternative to InstEd.

    • Advanced Installer is the most popular free alternative to InstEd.

    • Advanced Installer is Freemium and ProprietaryInstEd is Free and Proprietary
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    RayPack Studio

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    RayPack Studio provides a set of software products and components for professional enterprise software packaging. Next to software packaging and virtualization, RayPack Studio considers all packaging-related tasks: conflict and compatibility checks of software applications and...

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RayQC

    RayPack Studio VS InstEd

     

    • RayPack Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to InstEd.

    • RayPack Studio is Paid and ProprietaryInstEd is Free and Proprietary
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    PACE Suite

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    PACE Suite is an advanced software packaging tool with intuitive user interface and set of features providing (re)packaging in Windows installer and various virtualization formats. As an alternative to Wise Package Studio, PACE is out-of-the-box solution that doesn't need...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MSI generator - part of PACE Suite

    PACE Suite Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Software Deployment

    PACE Suite VS InstEd

     
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    SuperOrca

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    SuperOrca is a direct replacement to the Orca MSI Editor from Microsoft. SuperOrca may be used to examine and modify any MSI database.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SuperOrca screenshot 1

    SuperOrca VS InstEd

     
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    InstallAware

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    InstallAware provides Windows Installer (MSI) authoring, MSI compression, and MSI repackaging solutions. Tools include: InstallAware for Windows Installer, Setup Squeezer for Windows Installer, and Setup Squeezer for InstallShield.

    48 InstallAware alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    InstallAware VS InstEd

     
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    Orca

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    A database table editor for creating and editing Windows Installer packages. Is notoriously difficult to find and install.

    6 Orca alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Orca Features

    1.  Software Deployment

    Orca VS InstEd

     
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