Beyond Compare Alternatives

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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Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly Diff Tools, but if you're looking for File Comparison Tools or Merge File Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Mac, Open Source, Linux + Open Source, Linux, Online + Free and Windows. 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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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • NetBeans
     
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
     
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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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • FileMerge is Free and ProprietaryBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
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    SemanticMerge - The diff and merge tool that understands C#, Vb.net, Java and now C

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Merge is an online merge and diff tool that allows you to share and save your documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • Draftable is Freemium and ProprietaryBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
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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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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