Comparison Chart

Our Encryption Software Comparison Chart Advanced Encryption Package (AEP) is professional files encryption software that encrypts files using several strong encryption algorithms. It also has a lot of special service functions. CryptoCrat is also encryption software, but apart from AEP, it compresses multiple files into one single encrypted archive. Advanced Encryption Plug-In for Windows Explorer is a Windows Shell Context Menu add-on, that adds encrypt/decrypt/wipe/e-mail and other commands to Windows context menu and adds encryption functionality to Windows Explorer CryptoExpert is an on the fly encryption system that lets you keep your important files on virtual volume, get it fast, and protect it from unauthorized access by password authentication

Feature	AEP	CryptoCrat	AEPE	CryptoExpert
Encrypt with Password	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
File manager	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ability to work with multiple files at the time	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to store SEVERAL files inside one encrypted file-archive	No	Yes	No	Yes, because virtual drive is like hard drive
Maximal length of password key	2048 bit	2048 bit	448 bit	256 bit
Number of encryption algorithms	20 (Pro) / 4 (Std)	14	20 (Pro) / 4 (Std)	4 (Pro) / 1 (PE) / 1 (Lite)
Ability to make SFX files	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ability to securely delete data	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Integration with Windows Explorer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Compress files during encryption	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ability to work with .ZIP archives	Yes	Yes	Yes	-
Skins support	Yes (+12 skins)	No	No	No
Automatic ability to wipe original files after encryption	Yes	No	Yes	-
Using temporary files during encryption	Yes, but files are shredded	No	Yes, but files are shredded	No
Store folders in archive	No	Yes	No	Yes, in virtual drive
Checking password validity for encrypted file/archive	After decryption of whole file	Immediately	After decryption of whole file	On mount drive
Encrypting e-mails and text messages	Yes	No	No	No
Interface like what	Folders & Files Tree	Folders Tree & Files List. Advanced & Simple Mode.	Context Menu	Any program that works with files on hard drive
Ability to dump all passwords into encrypted text file during encryption sessions	Yes	No	Yes	No