Beyond Compare Alternatives

Apps similar to Beyond Compare include WinMerge, which is free and open source. Other options are Meld, Unison File Synchronizer, KDiff3 and P4Merge. Diff Tools like Beyond Compare are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • NetBeans
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Compare icon
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    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
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  4. SemanticMerge icon
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    SemanticMerge - The diff and merge tool that understands C#, Vb.net, Java and now C

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Compare up to N folders side-by-side with intelligent minority-difference highlighting — the only N-way directory comparison tool for Windows & Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
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  7. VisualDiffer icon
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    Visualize folders side-by-side and find immediately which files are different, colors help to understand the diff type. Colors identify older, modified and newer files.

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    • Mac
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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.

    33 mergely alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. 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.

    22 Draftable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. DiffFork icon
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    DiffFork is a diff tool for Mac OS X. DiffFork can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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