CyberChef or ZTools: prices and features | ZTools
An open-source web app for encoding, encryption, hashing and data operations that chains steps into a recipe, all in the browser. Beside ZTools on price and features, with sources, last checked Nov 7, 2026.
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When CyberChef is the better pick
Choose CyberChef if you work with encodings, ciphers and binary data and want to chain operations into a saved recipe you can run offline.
When ZTools is the better pick
Choose ZTools if you also need image, PDF, text and everyday tools, plain pages per tool, and an Android app and extension.
Side by side
- Tool count, as each site states it. CyberChef: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: 579 tools, counted from the list this site runs on.
- Runs in your browser without uploading. CyberChef: Entirely client-side; input is never sent to their server. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: Most run in your browser. 3 run only on our server and 11 offer a server mode. Each tool page says which.
- Works without an account. CyberChef: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: Most tools need no sign-up. Growth Suite and Speak do.
- Free plan and its limits. CyberChef: Free; files up to around 2 GB depending on your browser. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026) ZTools: Free plan limits are on the plans page.
- No ads on the free plan. CyberChef: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: No third-party ad networks. The free plan shows promotions for our own products.
- Android app. CyberChef: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: On Google Play.
- Browser extension. CyberChef: Not stated on the pages we checked. ZTools: On the Chrome Web Store.
What CyberChef charges
- Free: Free. Open source, Apache 2.0 Licence; can be downloaded and run locally. Source (checked Nov 7, 2026)
What ZTools charges
Current plans and prices
Where ZTools falls short
- 3 tools run only on our server, so your file leaves your browser: AI Background Remover, Image to Text (OCR), PDF OCR Text Extraction. Another 11 run in your browser and offer a server mode you can choose.
- Growth Suite and Speak need a signed-in account and have plan limits. They and AI help send your input to a server or provider.
- The free plan shows promotions for our own products. There are no third-party ad networks.
- There is no iPhone app yet. On an iPhone, ZTools runs in the browser.
- A site built around one job can go deeper on it than a tool among hundreds. Each comparison names where.
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Moving from CyberChef
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