

Both of them are also used to compress lots of files.

The RAR format functions similarly to the ZIP format since they are both data containers. RAR is the format used by the WinRAR archiver.

However, the ZIP format does not have essential features that are found in other archive formats such as RAR. The major benefit of using the ZIP format is the fact that it is the most popular archive type. After downloading a file in the ZIP format, the contents of the file requires unpacking before opening and editing them. It is popularly used in Windows operating systems. ZIP is an archive format used to store files in the compressed state.
