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. Compare It! icon
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    Easily compare and merge text files; compare doc, xls and pdf files; prepare comparison reports and printouts.

    64 Compare It! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Workshare Compare is the leading document comparison software that lets you perform file comparison of two documents against multiple modified versions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. CompareMerge icon
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    CompareMerge is a Mac OSX's software tool for file comparison and merging text-like files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. DiffVue icon
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    DiffVue is a diff tool, also known as a diff utility for Windows XP and Windows 7, and it lets users compare folders and files as well as ftp site's files against the local files by displaying differences visually.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Diff Doc icon
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    Compare Files Using ' Diff Doc' a visual file compare and folder compare utility that creates a detailed file diff. File comparison can optionally be done with the command line. Compare Word and Compare XLS files in addition to PDF, txt, rtf...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Great for synchronizing large collections of media files such as MP3s, Videos, etc... without copying every file. Save time by only copying the files that are new or different. Use "Clone Mode" to synchronize a folder to match a master folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. GumTree is a complete framework to deal with source code as trees and computing differences between them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  9. Folder Sync icon
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    An application to help you keep multiple pairs of folders in sync, quickly and easily. View differences between pairs of folders on screen using user defined coloured coding. Folder Sync allows you to utilise a fully automatic sync or manually manipulate the files yourself to...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. ApexSQL Compare is a tool that can compare files, SQL Server objects, and folders. It can be integrated as an add-in into SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio or it can be used as a desktop application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Native macOS file and folder comparison, three-way merge, and Git review, with syntax highlighting and AI agent change review.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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