What PNF Software does

PNF Software, Inc. is a privately held, founder-operated software company headquartered in Santa Clara, California that develops JEB, a modular reverse engineering platform for professional security analysts. Founded around 2013-2015 (firmographic data states 2013 while company history and website copyright indicate 2015), PNF Software has maintained continuous operations for over a decade with a sub-10-person team, releasing major platform updates such as JEB 4 in 2021 and continuing iterative releases through JEB Demo v5.42 in June 2026. The company's principal product is JEB, distributed across three editions — JEB Pro (full commercial), JEB Android (Android-focused commercial), and JEB Community Edition (free with Intel x86/x64 decompilers for non-commercial use) — and the JEB Demo (free evaluation build). JEB's core technology comprises two proprietary decompiler engines, dexdec for Android Dalvik bytecode and gendec for native code, supported by a custom intermediate representation and AST optimization pipeline. The platform covers an unusually broad set of analysis targets including Dalvik, Java, Intel x86/x64, ARM/ARM64, MIPS/MIPS64, RISC-V, WebAssembly, Ethereum EVM smart contracts, Nvidia GPU SASS, Simatic S7 PLC programs, and PDF documents, along with specialized capabilities for bytecode unvirtualization, generic APK unpacking, and JNI/native code emulation.

PNF Software generates revenue primarily through annual software license subscriptions for JEB Pro and JEB Android, complemented by a freemium funnel through the free Demo and Community Edition builds; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely self-serve via direct download from pnfsoftware.com, with sales-led conversion of professional and enterprise buyers. The customer base is horizontal and global, spanning security researchers, enterprise security professionals performing code audits and malware analysis, blockchain smart contract auditors, and embedded/ICS security analysts. The product is extensible via public Python and Java APIs and supported through extensive technical documentation, a regularly updated blog, YouTube demonstrations, a Slack community, and open-sourced sample plugins on GitHub. In June 2025 PNF Software launched VIBRE, an AI assistant integrated via Model Context Protocol, marking the company's first explicit move into AI-augmented reverse engineering. The company is led by founder and JEB author Nicolas Falliere and has not disclosed any external venture or private equity investment.

Name

PNF Software

Legal name

PNF Software, Inc.

Website

https://pnfsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PNF Software develops JEB, a modular reverse engineering and decompilation platform used by security researchers, malware analysts, and enterprise security teams to analyze obfuscated Android apps, native binaries, smart contracts, and industrial control software. The company sells annual subscriptions to JEB Pro and JEB Android alongside a free Community Edition, distributing directly via its website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reverse Engineering Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (51321), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Code & Repository Security (Git Security, Code Integrity) (HDADACAG)

Keywords

• Reverse engineering platform
• Binary decompilation
• Malware analysis tools
• Android decompiler software
• Software security auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: PNF Software sells commercial licenses for JEB Pro and JEB Android decompiler products. Licenses are available as full paid versions, with free tiers (Demo, Community Edition) for evaluation and non-commercial use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PNF Software develops and sells JEB, a modular reverse engineering platform for professionals that performs disassembly, decompilation, debugging, and analysis of binary code and document files. The platform supports more than ten processor and bytecode targets including Android Dalvik, Intel x86/x64, ARM/ARM64, MIPS/MIPS64, RISC-V, WebAssembly, Ethereum EVM, Nvidia GPU SASS, Simatic S7 PLC, and PDF, and includes proprietary deobfuscation modules, native code emulation, and an AI-assisted reverse engineering assistant (VIBRE).

Product overview

PNF Software offers JEB, a modular reverse engineering platform for professionals. The product line consists of three main editions: JEB Pro (full professional version with all decompiler modules), JEB Android (Android-specific professional edition), and JEB Community Edition (free version with Intel x86/x64 decompilers). JEB provides disassembly and decompilation for multiple architectures including Dalvik, Java, Intel x86/x64, ARM/ARM64, MIPS, RISC-V, S7 PLC, WebAssembly, Ethereum EVM, and Nvidia SASS. Additional modules include PDF analysis, Android APK unpacker, deobfuscation engines, and VIBRE AI Assistant. The platform supports extensive automation through Python and Java APIs, with plugins for Dart/Flutter analysis, C emulation, and custom IR/AST optimizer development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JEB Decompiler: A modular reverse engineering platform for disassembly, decompilation, debugging, and analysis of code and document files.
• JEB Pro
• JEB Android
• JEB Community Edition

Products and services

• JEB Pro Professional-grade modular reverse engineering platform for enterprises and security professionals, providing disassembly, decompilation, debugging, and analysis of binary code and document files. Ships with the full set of decompiler modules (Dalvik, Java, Intel x86/x64, ARM/ARM64, MIPS, RISC-V, WebAssembly, EVM, Nvidia SASS, S7 PLC, PDF), deobfuscation modules, native code emulation, Python/Java extensibility, and the VIBRE AI Assistant.
• JEB Android Android-focused commercial edition of the JEB decompiler providing static and dynamic analysis of Android applications (APK, DEX, ODEX). Includes the Dalvik decompiler, deobfuscation modules, generic APK unpacker, and JNI native code analysis for security professionals analyzing mobile malware and obfuscated apps.
• JEB Community Edition Free, fully-featured community build of JEB shipping with Intel x86 and x86-64 decompilers. Unrestricted for non-business, non-commercial use; intended for students, hobbyists, and individual security researchers.
• JEB Demo Free, limited evaluation download of JEB Pro available from pnfsoftware.com for prospective customers to assess the platform before purchasing a commercial license.

Quantifiable outcome

• JEB can unvirtualize protected methods and recover original code flow from virtualized bytecode
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature15 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pnfsoftware
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/JEBDecompiler
• Facebookfacebook.com/pnfsoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pnf-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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