Apktool vs Vivisect

Apktool

6.3 #12 in Reverse Engineering Tools

About Apktool

Vivisect

6.3 #21 in Reverse Engineering Tools

About Vivisect
ApktoolVivisect
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFreeFree
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windowsapi, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows
Free planYesYes
DecompilerNoNo
Firmware analysisNoYes
Analysis modestatichybrid
Supported platformsWindows, Linux, macOS—
Plugin API—Yes
Supported architectures—i386, amd64, ARMv7, Thumb16, Thumb, AArch64, MSP430, H8

Both are listed in Best Reverse Engineering Tools. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Apktool scores higher on our published basis.