The Best Beyond Compare AlternativesTop Diff Tools & File Comparison Tools like Beyond Compare

Beyond Compare is described as 'Compares files with source control integration, supports FTP and cloud storage, offers 3-way merge, and uses commands to manage syncs and differences' and is a very popular Diff Tool in the backup & sync category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Beyond Compare alternative is Meld, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Beyond Compare are WinMerge, KDiff3, Unison File Synchronizer and Araxis Merge.

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  1. Meld icon

    Meld

     423 likes

    Meld is an open-source, Python-based visual diff and merge tool that allows you to compare and edit files, supports syntax highlighting, and integrates with version control systems like CVS, Subversion, and Mercurial for dynamic diff updates. It works offline, is lightweight, portable, and ad-free.

    54 Meld alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
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    Meld vs Beyond Compare Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    6

    Free. but it lacks FTP compare function

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    6

    Cannot be added to context menu. Sometimes folder comparison doesn't work. Says empty folder.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I work on Linux Mint and Meld work fine for me

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • Meld is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
  2. WinMerge icon

    WinMerge

     559 likes

    WinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

    71 WinMerge alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    File Comparison
     
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    WinMerge vs Beyond Compare Comments
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    Negative
    -4

    doesnt even show text differences

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -5

    It's does most of what BC does.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • WinMerge is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
  4. KDiff3 icon

    KDiff3

     118 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    62 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
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    Positive
    3

    As BC and unlike Meld, it align changes by adding lines, which is a key feature to visually compare code. Meld explicitly states it does not do that. kdiff3 also supports multiple platforms (as stated). Unfortunately, it does not support on-click line/block merging (merge from side to side visually) like Meld or BC.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Who pays for software in 2023? Only iLuddites. This type of software is done. New “features” nowadays are merely capitalist job creation schemes. Failing attempts to justify still taking money for an abundant resource.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I would like to suggest kdiff3 as the best alternative selection for Beyond compare, esp. folder compare and sync!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • KDiff3 is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
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  6. Unison File Synchronizer icon

    Unison File Synchronizer

     96 likes

    Unison is a file-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems (e.g. *BSD and GNU/Linux), macOS and Windows, with the caveat that the platform must be supported by OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or diffe.

    54 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Unison File Synchronizer vs Beyond Compare Comments
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    Negative
    0

    It only compares two disks to each other. You cannnot compare just two files by choosing them by your own.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Unison File Synchronizer is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
    • Unison File Synchronizer is Privacy focusedBeyond Compare is not according to our users
  7. Araxis Merge icon

    Araxis Merge

     43 likes

    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    64 Araxis Merge alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. P4Merge icon

    P4Merge

     27 likes

    P4Merge uses color coding to allow users to visualize the differences between file or images. It allows three-way merging among files, and shows side-by-side file/image comparison.

    48 P4Merge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. ByteSync icon

    ByteSync

     5 likes

    Free and open-source differential file synchronization software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ByteSync securely compares and transfers only file differences — no VPN, no setup, just fast, encrypted, cross-platform sync and backup.

    13 ByteSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. UltraCompare icon

    UltraCompare

     6 likes

    UltraCompare Professional is folder/file compare utility loaded with features to enable you to compare text files and folders, word documents, and even zip files and jar archives. UltraCompare includes text compare, binary file compare with the capability to merge differences...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Meld for OSX icon

    Meld for OSX

     11 likes

    Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many...

    47 Meld for OSX alternatives

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    • Mac
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  14. DiffMerge icon

    DiffMerge

     39 likes

    DiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.

    57 DiffMerge alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  15. Kompare icon

    Kompare

     12 likes

    Kompare is a graphical diff and merge tool targeting developers. It allows users to compare two different text files or two directories. It is part of KDE Applications (and formerly part of KDE Software Compilation) and therefore primarily used on Linux and other Unix-like...

    64 Kompare alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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