Softwr

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Software for Windows

49 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Showing 124 of 49

  • 7-Zip logo

    7-Zip

    Productivity

    Free and open-source file archiver with high compression and strong encryption

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • macOS
    FreeResearched
  • Ansible logo

    Ansible

    Development Tools

    Simple, agentless IT automation

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • Apache Spark MLlib logo

    Apache Spark MLlib

    Machine Learning Data Science

    Scalable machine learning on Apache Spark

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • ArchivesSpace logo

    ArchivesSpace

    Library Archives

    Open source archives information management application

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • Audacity logo

    Audacity

    Music Audio Apps

    Free and open-source multi-track audio editor and recorder

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • Bruno logo

    Bruno

    API Management

    Open-source IDE for API exploration with git-friendly collections

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • Bun logo

    Bun

    Software Development

    JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner and package manager unified in single toolchain

    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    FreeResearched
  • Chef logo

    Chef

    Cloud Infrastructure

    Infrastructure automation and management

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • Consul logo

    Consul

    Network Connectivity

    Service discovery, networking, and security

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Web
    FreeResearched
  • CouchDB logo

    CouchDB

    Database Data Management

    Seamless multi-master sync with Apache CouchDB

    • Self-hosted
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • curl logo

    curl

    API Management

    Command-line tool for transferring data using URLs with wide protocol support

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • iOS
    • +1
    FreeResearched
  • Dask logo

    Dask

    Machine Learning Data Science

    Scalable analytics in Python

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • Debian logo

    Debian

    Open Source

    Community-maintained Linux distribution and universal computing platform.

    • Windows
    • macOS
    FreeResearched
  • DuckDB logo

    DuckDB

    Database Data Management

    Fast in-process analytical database

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Web
    FreeResearched
  • DVC logo

    DVC

    Machine Learning Data Science

    Data version control for machine learning projects

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • Evergreen ILS logo

    Evergreen ILS

    Library Archives

    Highly scalable open source library software

    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • FreeCAD logo

    FreeCAD

    3D CAD

    Open-source parametric 3D CAD modeler

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • GIMP logo

    GIMP

    Print Publishing

    Free and open-source image editor

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • GnuCash logo

    GnuCash

    Personal Finance

    Personal finance and accounting software

    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux
    FreeResearched
  • Go logo

    Go

    Cloud Computing

    Build fast, reliable, and efficient software at scale

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • macOS
    FreeResearched
  • Godot Engine logo

    Godot Engine

    Game Development

    Free and open-source 2D and 3D game engine

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Android
    • +2
    FreeResearched
  • HashiCorp Vault logo

    HashiCorp Vault

    Security Cybersecurity

    Manage secrets and protect sensitive data

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • API
    FreeResearched
  • Home Assistant logo

    Home Assistant

    IOT Smart Home

    Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first

    • Linux
    • Self-hosted
    • macOS
    • Windows
    FreeResearched
  • HTTPie logo

    HTTPie

    API Management

    Command-line HTTP client with intuitive interface and syntax

    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    • Web
    FreeResearched

Head to head

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Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.

How this works

What you are looking at

Where does this data come from?

Pricing, platforms and feature lists are taken from each vendor's own pages. Limitations, answered questions and alternatives are researched separately and carry a source URL on the page that states them. Every product is described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

Why are there no star ratings?

Because we did not collect any. Softwr hosts no reviews, and a rating aggregated from somewhere else is not ours to publish as though it were an assessment we made. What is shown instead is what a tool costs, where it runs, and what it is concretely bad at.

How are alternatives chosen?

A researcher proposes them, then two independent reviewers judge one question each: would a buyer evaluating this product seriously consider that one instead. 225 of 1,841 candidates failed and were deleted, including a font inspector matched to a dark mode extension. Only pairings that survived both rounds are published.

Do vendors pay to appear here?

Not to be listed, and not to rank. Every position and filter result on this page is unpaid. A vendor can buy the sponsored panel above the results, which is labelled as such and sits outside the list rather than at the top of it: remove it and this page shows the same products in the same order. Where a link earns a commission that is disclosed on the page carrying it.

How current is it?

Prices and plan limits move without notice, so treat anything with a number on it as a starting point and check the vendor before you buy. Where a claim could go stale it carries the source it came from, which is the fastest way to tell.