Winrar vs 7zip?

Grimmrock · Nov 15, 2014

Which one is better?

USAFRet · Nov 15, 2014

Grimmrock :

No harm in having both installed. Very, very similar, and both very small.
Probably a coin toss as to 'better'.

Grimmrock · Nov 15, 2014

Does 7zip do everything winrar does? Considering it's free unlike winrar.

USAFRet · Nov 15, 2014

Grimmrock :

Interesting. I've never known WinRAR to be pay software.

If so, 7z will do the trick.

lourson · Dec 10, 2014

Tom's Hardware did a comparison a while ago between 7zip, WinRar and some others. You can find it here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/winrar-winzip-7-zip-magicrar,3436.html and 7zip was the clear winner in performance. As it's Free, there's no reason to look elsewhere!

Paul NZ · Dec 10, 2014

Both have been updated since then so that link is out of date

lourson · Dec 10, 2014

Paul NZ :

Maybe, or maybe not. Have you found something more recent that would prove that 7zip is not the best any more?

Paul NZ · Dec 10, 2014

I didnt say it was or wasnt. Just saying the link is out of date

I dont rely on reviews anyway.