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WinRAR Product Comparison Full Detail
WinRAR 3.70 vs. WinZip 11.1 comparison
| WinRAR 3.70 | WinZip 11.1 | ||
| SFX Module |
Advanced SFX Module |
Basic Zip SFX Function | |
| SFX Module ZIP archive format |
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| SFX Module RAR for MSDOS |
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| SFX Module RAR for Win32 Command line |
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| SFX Module RAR for Win32 Graphical user interface |
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| Single user license price |
USD 29.00 | USD 29.95* | |
| Updates/Upgrades |
ALL updates and major feature upgrades free |
Upgrade Assurance Plan costs USD 6.95 per year extra** | |
| Email support |
Free for licensed users |
Multiuser Support costs 18% of purchase price per year extra | |
| * NO advanced SFX options available | |||
| ** Upgrades for SFX module cost another USD 9.95 per year extra | |||
| Multilanguage Support | |||
| Language versions |
~45 |
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| Unicode Support |
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| Multi OS Support | |||
| RAR is available for Windows, DOS, OS/2, Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX and Pocket PC |
Only on Windows | ||
| Compression Features | |||
| Standard ZIP compression |
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| Standard RAR compression |
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| Solid compression | |
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| Compression Options | |||
| Add and replace files |
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| Add and update files |
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| Freshen existing files only |
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| Synchronize archive contents |
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| Use High precision modification time |
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| Extract archives with "keep broken files" More Details |
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| Put each file to separate archive |
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| Set compression dictionary size |
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| Convert archive to sfx |
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| Test archives |
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| Show archive info |
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| Add archive comment |
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| Create multi split archives (volumes) |
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| Pause after each volume |
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| Set size of every volume |
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| Average Compression Rates (in % of original size) ZIP 2.0 Standard | |||
| Text | 15 - 30% | 20 - 45% | |
| Word files | 22% | 29% | |
| English text |
14,8% | 26,8% | |
| Bitmap file | 19% | 29,5% | |
| 3D CAD files | 26% |
38% | |
| User Interface | |||
| Wizard |
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| Drag & Drop support |
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| File management mode |
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| Archive management mode |
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| Search Archive Content |
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| Creating compression profiles More Details |
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| Favorite Folders |
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| Specify toolbar buttons |
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| Security Options | |||
| Protecting archives from damage |
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| Reconstruction of missing split archives |
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| Protect archives against accidental modification |
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| Add authenticity information |
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| Integration with virus scanners |
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| Blocking of suspect file types |
advanced options | only warning for .exe files (SR-1) | |
| Does not allow to run *.pif" files |
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| Does not run files having 5 or more continuous spaces More Details |
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| Password protection |
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| Encrypt file names |
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| AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) |
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| Support of NTFS file security |
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| Supported Archive Types | |||
| Extract |
RAR, ZIP CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZIP, ACE, UUE, BZIP2, JAR, ISO, Z, 7-ZIP and other MIME-types |
RAR, ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZIP, UUE, JAR, Z, BZIP2 | |
| Compress |
RAR, ZIP | ZIP | |
| Additional file name extensions for archive formats supported |
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| SFX Options | |||
| Support of basic options |
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| Add shortcuts to windows |
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| Add install dialog to SFX |
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| Customize SFX logo |
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| Command line SFX creation |
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| Add own license text More Details |
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| Run setup program after extraction |
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| Delete files before installing |
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| Support of silent mode |
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| Customize SFX icon |
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| HTML support for text |
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| Special script commands |
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| GUI will request administrator permission if needed |
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| Backup Options | |||
| More Details | advanced backup options available |
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| Add only files with attribute "Archive" set |
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| Clear attribute "Archive" after compressing |
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| Keep previous file versions |
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| Generate archive name by mask |
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| Miscellaneous | |||
| Background archiving |
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| Turn PC off when done |
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| Compression estimation |
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| Compression ratio estimation |
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| Compress and email directly from Windows Explorer |
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| Generate archive report |
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| Print archive report |
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| Benchmark test |
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| Hardware test |
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| "Wait if other copies are active" option |
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| Multi-threading |
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WinRAR 3.80 Released