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Alternatives to StarForce Crypto
Enigma Protector is a licensing and protection system for developers distributing commercial Windows software or shareware.
Virbox Protector hardens and encrypts software to help enterprises protect intellectual property and commercial value after delivery.
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VMProtect
VMProtect protects software code against reverse engineering, analysis, and cracking.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.6 - 5
Crinkler
Crinkler is a free, open-source compressing linker for small 32-bit Windows executables, particularly demoscene productions such as 1k, 4k, and 8k intros.
Free planWindows6.3Free plan - 6

Themida
Windows6.3From €79 a year - 7
Windows PE Packer
Windows PE Packer is a free, MIT-licensed command-line project for packing Windows PE files to make analysis more difficult.
Free planWindows6.3Free plan - 8
BoxedApp Packer
BoxedApp Packer packages a Windows application and its dependencies into a single executable.
Windows6.2$49 one-time - 9

DotFix NiceProtect
DotFix NiceProtect is Windows software that protects native applications against decompilation and reverse engineering.
Windows6.2From $69 a year - 10
PELock
PELock protects compiled Windows applications against cracking, tampering, and reverse engineering, and includes tools for software licensing.
Windows6.2$159 one-time - 11

WinLicense
Windows6.2From €99 a year - 12
PECompact
PECompact is a Windows utility for compressing native 32-bit Portable Executable files such as EXE, DLL, SCR, and OCX modules.
Windows6.1$429 one-time - 13
Obsidium
Obsidium protects 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications and games against reverse engineering, unauthorized changes, and redistribution, with…
Windows6.0 - 14
UPX
UPX is a portable tool for compressing and packing executable programs and libraries on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.0Free plan - 15

Dhaedalida
Dhaedalida is Windows software that protects native applications by virtualizing selected functions and hardening executable and DLL files against reverse engineering.
Windows5.9€119.25 one-time - 16
MPRESS
MPRESS is a free executable packer for compressing programs and libraries on Windows and macOS.
Free planmacOSWindows5.9Free plan - 17
papaw
papaw is a free, MIT-licensed packer for Linux executables that include statically linked third-party components.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted5.9Free plan - 18
AlushPacker
AlushPacker is a Windows tool for packing native Portable Executable (.exe) files for in-memory execution.
Free planWindows5.8Free plan - 19
Enigma Virtual Box
Enigma Virtual Box is a free Windows utility that combines an application's files and registry into a single executable.
Free planWindows5.8Free plan - 20
Safengine Protector
Windows5.7From $366 a year - 215.4
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Silent_Packer
Silent_Packer is a free, open-source Linux command-line tool written in pure C for obfuscating ELF and PE binaries.
Linux5.3 - 23
zELF
zELF is a free, open-source Linux tool that packs ELF64 binaries to reduce their size while enabling runtime unpacking.
Linux5.3 - 245.2
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Yugami
Yugami is a free, open-source 64-bit binary packer for Windows PE executables, written in Rust.
Windows5.1 - 26
Sentinel Envelope
LinuxmacOSWindows4.7 - 27
.netshrink
Windows4.5
