Beyond Compare AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Diff Tools - Page 3

The best Diff Tool alternative to Beyond Compare is Meld, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and loads of them are Diff Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Diff Tool alternatives to Beyond Compare are WinMerge, KDiff3, Araxis Merge and P4Merge.

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Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly Diff Tools, but if you're looking for File Comparison Tools or Folder Comparison Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source and Mac + Open Source and Online + Free + Diff Tool. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Beyond Compare.
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Compares files with source control integration, supports FTP and cloud storage, offers 3-way merge, and uses commands to manage syncs and differences.

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Beyond Compare alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. Code Compare icon
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    Code Compare is a free file and folder merge tool from Devart. New version of Code Compare comes with significantly increased startup speed:

    50 Code Compare alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Code Compare Features

    1.  Compare Source Code

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    Guiffy is a diff merge tool and folder compare application and API. SureMerge is the most trustworthy source code 3-way merge tool available. Advanced features include tuneable inline diff highlighting, syntax highlighting and a blend of 3 diff algorithms.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • NetBeans

    Guiffy SureMerge Features

    1.  Compare Text

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  3. FileMerge icon
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    FileMerge lets you compare one file to another or one directory to another and merge the files or directories together.

    49 FileMerge alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode

    FileMerge Features

    1.  Compare texts analysis

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    Comments about FileMerge as an Alternative to Beyond Compare
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    Negative Sep 7, 2023
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    Not as robust as BeyondCompare and has a bad UI. It's hard to compare folders and understand what changed on each side.

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    • FileMerge is Free and ProprietaryBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
  4. ECMerge icon
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    ECMerge is a comparison and synchronization tool with two and three-way merge for text and folders and difference on binary, text, images and folders, locally, via FTP/S, SFTP or in version controls. For Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ECMerge Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Synchronization
    5.  Folders

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    Diffuse is a small and simple text merge tool written in Python. With Diffuse, you can easily merge, edit, and review changes to your code.

    52 Diffuse Merge Tool alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    2.  Fast file and folder search
    3.  3 way merge
    4.  Compare Text

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  6. SemanticMerge icon
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    SemanticMerge - The diff and merge tool that understands C#, Vb.net, Java and now C

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SemanticMerge Features

    1.  Compare Text

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  7. Difftastic icon
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    Difftastic is a diff tool that compares files based on their syntax. It supports over 20 programming languages and when it works, it's fantastic.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Difftastic Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Compare Source Code
    4.  Side-by-Side Comparison

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  8. mergely icon
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    Merge is an online merge and diff tool that allows you to share and save your documents.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

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    Ediff is a comprehensive visual interface to Unix diff and patch utilities.

    Ediff provides a convenient way for simultaneous browsing through the differences between a pair (or a triple) of files or buffers (which are called ‘variants’ for our purposes). The files being compare.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

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