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Best Code Obfuscation Software in 2026

30 code obfuscation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

30ranked
11free plans on this page
$6.25/molowest paid tier
23 Sept 2026last checked
#1 ByteHide Shield Top pick · 9.2 Free plan · Free #2 Obfuscator.io Runner-up · 8.6 Free plan · $19/mo #3 ProGuard Also great · 8.4 Free plan · Free
  1. 1

    ByteHide Shield

    9.2
    Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    .NET; JavaScript/TypeScript; Android Java/Kotlin; iOS Swift/Objective-C
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About ByteHide ShieldVisit site
  2. 2

    Obfuscator.io

    8.6
    Free plan apiWeb
    Free plan
    Yes
    Paid from
    19 /mo
    Supported targets
    browser, browser-no-eval, node, service-worker, userscript, bytenode
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    $19/mofirst paid tier About Obfuscator.ioVisit site
  3. 3

    ProGuard

    8.4
    Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    Java, Kotlin, Android
    Anti-tamper controls
    No
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About ProGuardVisit site
  4. 4

    .NET Reactor

    8.1
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    C#, VB.NET, C++.NET, Delphi.NET, J#, F#, MSIL, .NET Framework, .NET 5-10, .NET Core, .NET Standard, .NET MAUI, Xamarin, Mono, Unity, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Silverlight, WinRT/Metro
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About .NET ReactorVisit site
  5. 5

    JavaScript Obfuscator

    8.1
    Free plan apiextensionself-hostedWeb
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    browser, browser-no-eval, node
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    $19/mofirst paid tier About JavaScript ObfuscatorVisit site
  6. 6

    DexProtector

    7.9
    AndroidiOS
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    Android APK, AAB, AAR; iOS IPA, XCArchive, Framework, XCFramework; Android and iOS native and hybrid apps
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About DexProtectorVisit site
  7. 7

    Allatori

    7.9
    Free plan AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    J2EE, J2SE, J2ME, Android, Java class files
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    $6.25/mofirst paid tier About AllatoriVisit site
  8. 8

    DashO

    7.8
    Free trial AndroidLinuxmacOSWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    .NET 5-10, .NET Core, Blazor WebAssembly, Blazor WebApp, Avalonia, .NET Framework, .NET Standard, Xamarin, MAUI, Mono
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About DashOVisit site
  9. 9

    DexGuard

    7.6
    Android
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    Android; Java; Kotlin; Unity; Cordova; Ionic; Flutter; React Native
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About DexGuardVisit site
  10. 10

    iXGuard

    7.5
    iOS
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    iOS; Objective-C; Swift; Unity; Cordova; Ionic; React Native; Flutter
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About iXGuardVisit site
  11. 11

    Obfuscator-LLVM

    7.5
    Free plan
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    C, C++, Objective-C, Ada, Fortran; x86, x86-64, PowerPC, PowerPC-64, ARM, Thumb, SPARC, Alpha, CellSPU, MIPS, MSP430, SystemZ, XCore
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    No
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About Obfuscator-LLVMVisit site
  12. 12

    ArmDot

    7.4
    WindowsLinuxmacOS
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About ArmDotVisit site
  13. 13

    Babel Obfuscator

    7.3
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    .NET, .NET Core, .NET Framework 2.0–4.8, .NET MAUI, Blazor, Xamarin for Android and iOS, .NET Standard, UWP, Mono, nanoFramework
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About Babel ObfuscatorVisit site
  14. 14

    Eazfuscator.NET

    7.2
    WindowsLinuxmacOS
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    .NET 5.0-11.0; .NET Standard 1.0-2.1; .NET Core 1.0-3.1; .NET Framework 2.0-4.8.1; XAML/WPF/MAUI/UWP; Unity/MonoGame/XNA; Mono/Xamarin
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About Eazfuscator.NETVisit site
  15. 15

    Skater .NET Obfuscator

    7.1
    Free planFree trial Windows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    .NET Framework 1.0–4.8; .NET Core; .NET 10; DLL and EXE assemblies
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About Skater .NET ObfuscatorVisit site
  16. 16

    Agile.NET

    7.0
    Free plan Windows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    .NET 2.0+, .NET Core, .NET Compact Framework, Silverlight, Windows Phone 7/8, XNA, Windows Store Apps, WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About Agile.NETVisit site
  17. 17

    JS-Confuser

    7.0
    Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    JavaScript, Node.js, browser
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About JS-ConfuserVisit site
  18. 18

    Crypto Obfuscator for .NET

    6.9
    Windows
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    .NET Framework, .NET Standard/Core, Silverlight, WinRT/Metro, XNA, .NET Micro Framework, Mono, Unity3D
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About Crypto Obfuscator for .NETVisit site
  19. 19

    Zelix KlassMaster

    6.9
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    Java bytecode for JVM versions 1.1 through 26, including Java modules
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About Zelix KlassMasterVisit site
  20. 20

    Tigress

    6.9
    LinuxmacOSWindowsAndroid
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    C99 source; Linux, Darwin, Android, Windows; Intel and ARM; WebAssembly; GCC, Clang, Emscripten, and cl
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About TigressVisit site
  21. 21

    Obfuscar

    6.7
    Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    .NET assemblies
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About ObfuscarVisit site
  22. 22

    Garble

    6.6
    Free plan
    Free plan
    Yes
    Supported targets
    Go
    Control-flow obfuscation
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    Free About GarbleVisit site
  23. 23

    Stringer Java Obfuscator

    6.0
    WindowsmacOSLinux
    Free plan
    No
    Supported targets
    Java SE; Java EE; SE Embedded; ME Embedded; Java Card; Java application/library JAR; JavaFX JAR; Eclipse Platform applications; WAR; EAR; Java Card JAR/CAP
    Anti-tamper controls
    Yes
    String encryption
    Yes
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About Stringer Java ObfuscatorVisit site
  24. 24

    VMProtect

    5.8
    Free trial LinuxmacOSWindows
    Free plan
    No
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    $16.58/mofirst paid tier About VMProtectVisit site
  25. 25

    Code Virtualizer

    5.7
    Windows
    Free plan
    No
    RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial
    About Code VirtualizerVisit site

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Questions about this list

Which code obfuscation software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?

ByteHide Shield is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 9.2. Obfuscator.io is second and ProGuard third.

How many of these have a free plan?

11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Which is the cheapest paid option?

On this page, Allatori has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6.25/mo.

How is this list ranked?

Certifications are listed from the provider's own catalogue with level, role and exam. Platforms are ranked on what each publishes: a free tier or trial, price, certificates offered, the devices it runs on and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.

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