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Ship your data.
Bundled for scale.

Archivex is the category-defining archive intelligence platform. Create, compress, extract, and manage data bundles at enterprise scale — all from a single, zero-config interface.

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archivex

$ archivex -czvf deploy.tar.gz ./dist
./dist/
./dist/index.html
./dist/app.js
./dist/style.css
./dist/assets/
./dist/assets/logo.svg
./dist/assets/hero.webp

$ archivex -tvf deploy.tar.gz
drwxr-xr-x user/staff    0 Mar 12 09:14 ./dist/
-rw-r--r-- user/staff 2847 Mar 12 09:14 ./dist/index.html
-rw-r--r-- user/staff  18K Mar 12 09:12 ./dist/app.js
-rw-r--r-- user/staff 4102 Mar 12 09:10 ./dist/style.css

$ archivex -xzvf deploy.tar.gz -C /srv/www
./dist/
./dist/index.html
./dist/app.js
./dist/style.css
./dist/assets/
./dist/assets/logo.svg
./dist/assets/hero.webp

Capabilities

Every flag. Every feature.
Engineered for velocity.

📦

Create Engine™

Bundle any directory tree into a single, deterministic archive with -c. Recursive by default — every file captured, zero config required.

🔓

Smart Extract

Unpack any archive to any destination with -x and -C. Strip path layers with --strip-components for surgical precision.

⚡

Adaptive Compression

Choose your compression profile: gzip (-z), bzip2 (-j), xz (-J), or zstd (--zstd). Switch algorithms without changing your workflow.

📋

Manifest View

Introspect any archive without extracting. -t lists every member with full metadata — sizes, timestamps, permissions — in milliseconds.

🔄

LiveAppend™

Append new files to existing archives with -r. Update only changed files with -u. Your archives stay current, always.

🛡️

Permission Integrity

Preserve ownership and permissions with -p and --same-owner. Your security model travels with your data.

🎯

Selective Targeting

Precision-filter with --exclude, --include, and --wildcards. Only archive exactly what matters — nothing more, nothing less.

📡

Incremental Sync

Track changes across archive generations with --listed-incremental. Level 0, level 1, level N — true differential backup at any depth.

Workflow

Three steps to archive mastery

Target

Point Archivex at any file tree. Use -T to load targets from a manifest, or --exclude patterns to dial in precision.

Bundle

Create a compressed archive in one pass. Choose your compression engine — -z, -j, -J, or --zstd — and hit ship.

Deploy

Extract anywhere with -x. Redirect output with -C. Verify integrity with -W. Your data lands exactly where it belongs.

Feature	Archivex	Competitor A	Competitor B	Competitor C
Multi-algorithm compression	✅ gzip, bzip2, xz, zstd	gzip only	gzip, bzip2	❌
Incremental backups	✅ Multi-level	❌	Level 0 only	❌
Multi-volume archives	✅	❌	❌	⚠️ Partial
Permission preservation	✅ Full (owner, group, mode)	Mode only	❌	Mode only
Selective exclusion patterns	✅ Wildcard + glob	Basic	❌	Basic
In-place append / update	✅	❌	❌	❌
Post-write verification	✅	❌	❌	❌
Price	From $0/mo	$49/mo	$79/mo	$129/mo

Pricing

Pricing that scales with you

No compression on value. Every tier unlocks more flags.

Starter

$0/mo

-c Create archives
-x Extract archives
-t List contents
-f Specify archive file
-v Verbose output
gzip compression only (-z)
5 archives / day

Get Started

Trusted by teams that ship fast

"We were manually bundling deploy artifacts across 14 microservices. Archivex's --exclude patterns and -z compression cut our CI pipeline from 22 minutes to 90 seconds. This is the 10x tool nobody talks about."

Kyle Fujimoto VP of Platform Engineering, ScaleForge

"The --listed-incremental feature is genuinely game-changing. We went from full nightly backups to multi-level incrementals — 97% less storage, same coverage. Archivex is our north star for data durability."

Lena Novikova CTO, DataMesh

"I'm a solo dev shipping side projects. The Starter tier gives me everything I need — -czvf and I'm done. When I needed bzip2 for a larger project, upgrading to Pro was a no-brainer."

Celeste Torres Indie Developer

"We run --multi-volume across our tape infrastructure for compliance archival. The -W verify flag gives us write-confidence that no other tool in this space provides. Enterprise tier pays for itself."

Luca Feretti Director of SRE, ArchiveCloud

FAQ

Questions? Answered.

What compression algorithms does Archivex support?

Archivex supports gzip, bzip2, xz, and zstd out of the box. Simply pass the appropriate flag (-z, -j, -J, or --zstd) and we handle the rest. The Pro tier and above unlock all four algorithms.

Is my data secure during archival?

Absolutely. Archivex preserves Unix permissions (-p), ownership (--same-owner), and supports post-write verification (-W) to ensure bit-perfect integrity. We're SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant.

Can I use Archivex for incremental backups?

Yes — it's one of our most powerful features. Use --listed-incremental with a snapshot file to create multi-level differential backups. Only changed files are archived on subsequent runs, saving massive storage and time.

Can I extract only specific files from an archive?

Yes. Pass member names as arguments to the extract operation, or use --wildcards for pattern-based selective extraction. Combine with --strip-components to flatten directory structures on the fly.

Can I use Archivex offline?

Archivex is engineered for maximum resilience. It operates entirely on your local infrastructure with zero external dependencies. Air-gapped environments, edge servers, submarines — we run everywhere.

Ship your data.
Bundled for scale.