PDFsam Basic alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as PDFsam Basic, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  7-Zip

  A file archiver with a high compression ratio.

  Open source 26.05 35.6M ↓ ★ 4.2K extract, foss
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  PeaZip

  A free file archiver utility and rar extractor for Windows and Linux, work with 200+ archive types and variants, handle spanned archives and support multiple archive encryption standards.

  Open source 11.3.0 585.4K ↓ ★ 8K extract, foss
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  Zstandard

  Zstandard is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios. It's backed by a very fast entropy stage, provided by Huff0 and FSE library.

  Open source 1.5.7 305.3K ↓ ★ 28.1K
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  WinRAR

  Compress, Encrypt, Package and Backup with only one utility.

  Proprietary 7.23.0 11.7M ↓ extract
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  UPX

  A free, secure, portable, extendable, high-performance executable packer for several executable formats.

  Open source 5.2.1 230.7K ↓ ★ 18K
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  7-Zip ZS

  File archiver with support for Brotli, Fast-LZMA2, Lizard, LZ4, LZ5 and Zstandard

  Open source 26.02-v1.5.7-R2 2.7M ↓ ★ 7.5K
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  NanaZip

  The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience.

  Open source 7.0.1873.0 501.6K ↓ ★ 16K extract, foss
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  lessmsi

  A tool to view and extract the contents of an Windows Installer (.msi) file.

  Open source 2.12.9 527.8K ↓ ★ 1.8K extract
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  Caesium Image Compressor

  Compress your pictures up to 90% without visible quality loss.

  Open source 2.8.5 7.2K ↓ ★ 6.4K embedded
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  Tabula

  Tabula allows you to extract that data into a CSV or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using a simple, easy-to-use interface. Tabula works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

  Open source 1.2.1 1.5K ↓ ★ 7.5K pdf, extract
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  Crushee

  Crushee is an image compression tool, powered by Electron and Node.js.

  Open source 2.4.6 3.3K ↓ ★ 77 foss, embedded
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  Bandizip

  A powerful archiver that provides an ultrafast processing speed and convenient features.

  Proprietary 7.47 79.3K ↓ extract

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
PDFsam Basic	Open source	6.0.6.0	October 2, 2026	4.6K	1.6M
7-Zip	Open source	26.05	October 21, 2026	4.2K	35.6M
PeaZip	Open source	11.3.0	October 21, 2026	8K	585.4K
Zstandard	Open source	1.5.7	March 9, 2025	28.1K	305.3K
WinRAR	Proprietary	7.23.0	June 30, 2026	—	11.7M
UPX	Open source	5.2.1	August 27, 2026	18K	230.7K
7-Zip ZS	Open source	26.02-v1.5.7-R2	July 11, 2026	7.5K	2.7M
NanaZip	Open source	7.0.1873.0	October 22, 2026	16K	501.6K
lessmsi	Open source	2.12.9	April 2, 2026	1.8K	527.8K
Caesium Image Compressor	Open source	2.8.5	May 26, 2025	6.4K	7.2K
Tabula	Open source	1.2.1	December 28, 2023	7.5K	1.5K
Crushee	Open source	2.4.6	August 15, 2023	77	3.3K
Bandizip	Proprietary	7.47	October 13, 2026	—	79.3K