FEATURE & PRICING COMPARISON
Below is a side-by-side comparison of the features available in Aes Crypter Lite, Professional, and Vault editions. Lite and Professional are completely free to use, while Vault is a premium edition available for a one-time fee of €2.99.
You don't need to visit a separate pricing section — all key differences and licensing details are shown here
| MAIN FEATURES | LITE | PROFESSIONAL | VAULT |
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| Encryption and decryption algorithms applicable to files (using 128, 192, or 256-bit keys depending on the selected cipher) | aes | aes, serpent, twofish, mars, rc6 | aes, serpent, twofish, camellia, mars, aria, rc6, chacha, salsa20, xchacha20, xsalsa20, chacha20poly1305, xchacha20poly1305 |
| Block cipher mode | cbc, ecb, cfb, ofb | cbc, ecb, cfb, ofb, ctr | cbc, ecb, cfb, ofb, ctr, eax, gcm |
| Digest algorithm used for encrypted file integrity | crc32 | crc32, sha1, sha256, sha512, sha3-256, sha3-512, shake128, shake256, whirlpool, tiger, ripemd128, ripemd256, ripemd320, blake2b, blake2s | crc32, sha1, sha256, sha512, sha3-256, sha3-512, shake128, shake256, whirlpool, tiger, ripemd128, ripemd256, ripemd320, blake2b, blake2s, blake3 |
| Configuarble compress/decompress technology while encryption/decryption files | gzip, bzip2 | gzip, bzip2, lzma, zstd | gzip, bzip2, lzma, zstd |
| During encryption, the file name can optionally be transformed into an obfuscated form | sha1 | UUID | UUID |
| Store/restore original filename and time stamp | only file name | 
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| Configurable secure wiping when deleting files |
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| File selection for processing can be controlled via include/exclude filters based on regular expressions |
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| Full activity logging to local filesystem |
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| Compatible with all file systems supported by the host operating system (including FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, and others). |
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| EXTRA FEATURES | LITE | PROFESSIONAL | VAULT |
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| Platform architecture support (x86 / x64 / ARM) | x86 (32 bit) | x86 (32 bit), x64 (64 bit) | x64 (64 bit) |
| Maximum supported file size per individual file | 4 GiB | 4 GiB (32 bit), 16 EiB (64 bit) | 16 EiB (64 bit) |
| Multithreading support (level of parallel execution) | 
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Basic parallel execution (file-level) |
Advanced parallel execution (chunk-level) |
| Chunk-based file writing (async & multithreaded) |
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Sequential write |
Asynchronous, multithreaded |
| Allows computing file digests using selected hash algorithms. |
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crc32, Sha1, Sha256, Sha512, Sha3-256, Sha3-512, Shake-128, Shake-256, Whirpool, Tiger, Ripemd-128, Ripemd-256, Ripemd-320, Blake2b, Blake2s |
crc32, Sha1, Sha256, Sha512, Sha3-256, Sha3-512, Shake-128, Shake-256, Whirpool, Tiger, Ripemd-128, Ripemd-256, Ripemd-320, Blake2b, Blake2s, Blake3 |
| KDF - Key Derivation Function |
Argon2id (RFC 9106) [legacy PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA3-512 till 2.1.0] |
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| User-friendly GUI with drag & drop |
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| A dedicated CLI application for full control via the command prompt |
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| Integrated password generation tool |
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| Integrated tooltips for contextual help |
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| Transparent interface (adjustable opacity) |
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| Compatible with files generated by other Aes Crypter editions | n.a. |
Aes crypter lite |
Coming soon |
