Products

Our Products side by side PentaWare offers different products to satisfy the needs of different users.

  • PentaZip is our base program for Compression and File Viewing.
  • PentaZip-PRO is the advanced version of our classic compression tool which in addition offers powerful PDF Creation and PDF Editing features.
  • PentaSuite-PRO is our flagship file management program that offers more than 18 different powerful utilities as shown in this feature comparison.
  • PentaCLI-PRO is our full featured Command Line Interface that is included as integral part in PentaZip-PRO and in PentaSuite-PRO.

Compare the features below to see which of our products best suits your needs.

no = Feature not included yes = Feature included
Compression and Security
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
Compression  yes  yes yes
Compression 64-bit  yes yes yes
Extraction yes yes yes
Managing Files  in Compressed Archives yes yes yes
Archive Splitting Option yes yes yes
Scripts for Repetitive Tasks yes yes yes
Schedule execution of programs, sripts and batch files yes yes yes
Conversion between Compression Formats yes yes yes
Windows Explorer Right Mouse Support yes yes yes
Self Extracting Archives (SFX) yes yes yes
AntiVirus Support yes yes yes
Zip Password Protection (a.k.a. Light Encryption) yes yes yes
Strong Encryption (AES, DES, 3DES, Blowfish, Serpent, Mars) no yes yes
WinZip/PKZip compatible Strong Encryption  no yes yes
Option to use Windows FIPS compliant Encryption no yes yes
Self Decrypting Files no  no yes
PKI  ( X.509 Certificate) Encryption and Digital Signatures, including an option to configure PKI parameters in compliance with the EU Services Directive implemented in a user’s country. no no yes
PGP Encryption and Digital Signatures no no yes
PGP Wizard to manage PGP encrypted files no no yes
       
Adding Watermarks to Images during Compression yes  yes yes
Adding Watermarks to PDF Documents during Compression  no yes yes
PDF Creation and PDF Editing
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
PDF and PDF/A Creation for virtually any printable format  no yes yes
PDF Encryption using Password or Certificate Encryption  no yes yes
Digital Signatures and Timestamps for PDF files no yes yes
PDF Editor for editing existing PDF’s,  including Encryption and Digital Signatures and PDF/A handling options no yes yes
Integration with Microsoft Office Applications no yes yes
Windows Explorer Right Mouse Support no yes yes
PDF and PDF/A conversion from and to cloud storage folders as well Editing of PDF files stored in the cloud no yes yes
Server Version available
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
Server Version available yes yes yes
File Management and File Viewing Features
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
File Management from Windows Explorer  yes yes yes
File Management on Cloud Folders  yes  yes  yes
Viewing Single Files, including Conversion of Single Files yes (without PDF conversion) yes (including PDF conversion) yes (including PDF conversion)
Browser with Thumbnails  no no  yes
Renaming Utility (batch renaming, change date and other file data in one go) yes yes yes
Integrated CD/DVD Burning Feature yes yes yes
Standalone CD/DVD Burning Tool no no yes
General Purpose Deployment Tool  no no yes
Viewer - File Editing and Conversion
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
File Conversion Utility including Batch Conversion and Batch renaming no  no yes
Photo Album Utility  no no yes
Movie Frame Extraction Utility (for AVI, MPG, QuickTime) no  no yes
Managing Exif Information in Images  no no yes
File Sharing Tools
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
Email Support yes yes yes
File Sharing using Cloud Services yes yes yes
FTP Client  yes yes  yes
Share and manage PGP encrypted Files no  no yes
Command Line Interface
  PentaZip PentaZip-PRO PentaSuite-PRO
Command Line Interface – Base version (zip, unzip, sfx)  yes yes yes
Command Line Interface – PRO version (CD/DVD, strong encryption, email,  FTP, PDF, batch printing) no yes  yes
Command Line Interface – PRO version (file format conversion, conversion between PDF versions) no no yes
Command Line Interface – PRO version (digitally signing and encrypting using PKI X.509 certificates) no no yes
Command Line Wizard – a GUI type utility to make the use of CLI programs much easier yes  yes yes