The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of file archivers. Please see the individual products articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.

=General information=

Basic general information about the archivers: creator/company, license/price etc.

Notes: # The standard version is $29, whereas the plus version is $39.

=Operating system support=

The operating systems the archivers can run on.

Notes: # There is a special 64-bit version for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition also available. # The Unix-like system port is known as p7zip. # The programs for other platforms are called Unace and do not have the same GUI. # The programs for other platforms are called RAR.

=Archiver features=

Information about what common archiver features are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).

Notes: # The binaries distributed in the official site do not support file encryption because of legal issues. [http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/FAQ.html#crypto More info]

=Archive format support (Reading)=

Information about what List of archive formats the archivers can read. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the archiver or extensions that provide such functionality.

Notes: # Used to, but no longer does, due to technical and legal issues. [http://www.7-zip.org/faq.html More info] # Requires external program. [http://www.winzip.com/wzdifs.htm More info]

=Archive format support (Writing)=

Information about what List of archive formats the archivers can write. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the archiver or extensions that provide such functionality.

Notes: # Requires rar.exe from WinRAR. # Requires external program. [http://www.winzip.com/wzdifs.htm More info]

=See also=

*List of file archivers

=External links=