Recognized by the major software-review outlets:
MaddOwnload Editor's Choice
CNET / Download.com — 5 stars
Tucows — 5 cows
ZDNet — 5 stars
PC World — Best Compression Application
Computer Shopper — Best in Tech
"Built as a comprehensive archiving utility, PowerArchiver not only is capable of rapidly creating archives at a good compression ratio, but it also has a few bonus tools up its sleeve for experienced users — built-in FTP client, disc burner, backup manager, plus support for cloud clients."
Read the Softpedia review →"Our Best Buy. This feature-packed compression utility provides solid compression and encryption options. PowerArchiver offers more features than the respective entry-level versions of WinZip, WinRAR, and StuffIt."
Read at PCWorld →"Use PowerArchiver to manage all your compressed archives. It's versatile, powerful, easy to use, and the price is simply unbeatable. Powerful shell integration features include on-the-fly ZIP file creation, email support, and more."
"Its wide range of formats and functions help PowerArchiver compete in a category dominated by WinZip. Anyone who needs to work with archive files will find PowerArchiver a versatile, affordable alternative."
Read at Download.com →"PowerArchiver looks and feels exactly like a highly downloaded program called WinZip. It adds quite a few more compression types making this program considerably better. Compression utilities rely on this feature alone, and it appears to be top notch."
Read at Tucows →"Quite simply the most comprehensive tool for working with compressed files. Supports over 50 file formats — pretty much any archived format can be read, and the key ones (zip, 7-zip, TAR, GZIP, even ISO) can be written to as well."
Read at PC Advisor →"A strong feature set and impressive flexibility are what we love most about PowerArchiver. It natively supports more than a dozen compression formats, including CAB, RAR, and ZIP, plus BIN, IMG, ISO, and NRG disc-image formats."
Read at Computer Shopper →"Quite simply the most comprehensive tool. PowerArchiver simply enhances the deserved reputation this polished, professional yet straightforward archiving tool has built for itself."
Read at Download Crew →"PowerArchiver is the fastest file management tool that comes with incredible features for business users. A secure and strong compression tool that works with all the Windows versions. The interface comprises unique elements that you can't find in any other archiver."
Read at MaddOwnload →"PowerArchiver is a very powerful and multi-purpose program that surpasses a lot of other similar applications. Rich functionality, seamless integration with Windows Explorer, perfect compression and decompression speed — undoubtedly one of the best programs on the software market."
Read at FileCritic →"PowerArchiver comes with an interface in Office style — features arranged in tabs, with archiving plus FTP client, backup module, and disc burning. A quality software with an exceptional extraction speed."
Read at TopAttack →"PowerArchiver is incredibly powerful, small, and fast, and stands head-and-shoulders above all other competitors. I love having a single utility that will decompress or compress any code I want."
"Truly a valuable piece of data management software. An all-in-one suite that replaces and outperforms WinRAR, with added encryption, seamless cloud syncing, disc image creation, a stand-alone disc burner, and enterprise level backup tools."
Read at Apt Gadget →"With all that PowerArchiver does, its developers must have had to use a compression utility themselves to squeeze in its many features. Excellent features for power users; attractive, easy-to-use interface for novices; less expensive than primary competition (WinZip and PKZIP)."
