Free Beyond Compare Alternatives

The best free alternative to Beyond Compare is Meld, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Beyond Compare are WinMerge, KDiff3, Unison File Synchronizer and SemanticDiff.

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Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly Diff Tools but may also be File Comparison Tools or Folder Comparison Tools.  Other popular filters includes Mac + Open Source and Linux + Open Source and Online + Free + Diff Tool. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Beyond Compare.
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Easily compare files and folders on FTP, local and cloud storage with source control integration and 3-way merge support.

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Beyond Compare alternatives page was last updated Feb 22, 2024
  1. AptDiff icon
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    AptDiff is a visual text / binary files comparison and merging utility for Windows. It is highly useful for web designers, software developers, and other professionals.

    51 AptDiff alternatives
    Text Files Comparison

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AptDiff Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Portable
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Compare Text
    6.  Support for Unicode
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer accessible, but has been archived by Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20150826022017/http://www.code-tools.com/comparetwo.htm

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  2. Compare Two Lists icon
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    Vovsoft Compare Two Lists is a list comparison tool that can perform set operations over lists of words or numbers. Copy and paste your lists into the program, then click the "Compare" button to get the difference between the two lists.

    40 Compare Two Lists alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Compare Two Lists Features

    1.  Compare Text
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  3. Draftable icon
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    Draftable API Self-hosted is built for on-premise deployments. It is supplied as a virtual appliance and comparisons run entirely in that appliance. That means the confidentiality and privacy of your data is guaranteed.

    7 Draftable alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Draftable is the most popular SaaS alternative to Beyond Compare.

    • Draftable is Freemium and ProprietaryBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Text Comparator icon
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    Text Comparator, is a portable tool that can be used to compare text from two distinct sources in order to see if they perfectly match or not each other!

    37 Text Comparator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Text Comparator Features

    1.  Compare Text
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  5. WebUtils Diff icon
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    Utilities for web, compare text online with Syntax highlight and support for languages like Java, Javascript, Typescript, C#, HTML and CSS

    6 WebUtils Diff alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    WebUtils Diff Features

    1.  Compare Text
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  6. Text compare! icon
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    Text compare! is a online diff tool that allows you to easily spot the differences between to texts. Just paste two texts and hit the compare button. The two texts are shown side by side, with differences highlighted.

    44 Text compare! alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Text compare! Features

    1.  Compare Text
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
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  7. Tkdiff icon
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    tkdiff is a graphical diff viewer based on the Tk framework. It is capable of inter-operating with source-control systems like CVS and Subversion to show differences between a local copy and a repository version.

    50 Tkdiff alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TK
    • Cygwin
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  8. Riff icon
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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    32 Riff alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Riff Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Rust
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  9. Patchword icon
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    Compare text files or entire directory hierarchies, export and apply patches, and perform non-destructive find and replace operations on text files.

    22 Patchword alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Compare Text
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