When comparing Glary Utilities vs CCleaner, the Slant community recommends Glary Utilities for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows programs for cleaning the system of unwanted files?” Glary Utilities is ranked 3rd while CCleaner is ranked 5th.
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Pros
Pro Not simply an uninstaller
CCleaner is a general Windows maintenance tool but it also has an uninstaller built-in.
Pro Keeps bundling minimal and optional
A common drawback for freeware of this quality is when they are bundled with crap-ware. This only includes Google Chrome and can be easily opted-out of.
Cons
Con Limited options for finding duplicates
The app finds files based on just 3 criteria - name, time and size. There's not even an option for checksums.
Con Can be overkill if the purpose is to only find duplicates
Glary Utilities is a suite of single purpose tools and to access one, you have to download all and potentially clutter up your PC.
Con Uninstaller function limited
CCleaner does not clean up leftover files after an application's uninstaller has been run, nor can it handle uninstalling applications that do not have an uninstaller.
Con Can't uninstall or detect program without uninstaller
No difference to windows uninstaller. Can't uninstall program with no uninstaller and doesn't even aware of their existance.
Con Bad
Takes up too much ram and CPU, and not a good cleaner anyway.