Xarchiver vs 7-Zip : Which is Better?

Xarchiver

Xarchiver is a front-end to various command line archiving tools for Linux and BSD operating systems, designed to be independent of the desktop environment. It is the default archiving application of Xfce and LXDE. Developed by Giuseppe Torelli - Colossus

License: Open Source

Categories: File Management

Apps available for Linux BSD Xfce

7-Zip

7Zip is an open source archiving utility currently supporting only Windows platform. It fully supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR formats. Developed by Igor Pavlov

License: Open Source

Categories: File Management Security & Privacy

Apps available for Windows Linux BSD

Xarchiver VS 7-Zip Feature comparision

Feature	Xarchiver	7-Zip
File compression
Lightweight
Windows Explorer integration
Ad-free
AES encryption
Benchmarks
Built-in File Manager
Context Menu extension
Encrypted backups
Encryption
File Compression
Compression
File management
Installer extraction
Works Offline
Portable
Security focused
Shell integration
Support for Unicode
User friendly
Built-in archiver
Drag n drop
Auto update
Built-in themes
Command line interface
Password encryption
Built-in viewer
Dropbox integration
Integrated Virus scanner
Password management
Data compression