Beyond Compare
Easily compare files and folders on FTP, local and cloud storage with source control integration and 3-way merge support.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Beyond Compare allows you to compare files and folders. By using simple, powerful commands you can focus on the differences you're interested in and ignore those you're not. You can then merge the changes, synchronize your files, and generate reports for your records.
You can compare entire drives and folders at high speed, checking just sizes and modified times. Or, thoroughly verify every file with byte-by-byte comparisons. FTP sites and zip files are integrated seamlessly, so you can update your website with the touch of a button. Beyond Compare also supports cloud storage and can be used directly from most version control systems. Folder synchronization is also possible and repetitive tasks can be automated using a flexible scripting language.
You can compare entire drives and folders at high speed, checking just sizes and modified times. Or, thoroughly verify every file with byte-by-byte comparisons. FTP sites and zip files are integrated seamlessly, so you can update your website with the touch of a button. Beyond Compare also supports cloud storage and can be used directly from most version control systems. Folder synchronization is also possible and repetitive tasks can be automated using a flexible scripting language.
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Backup & Sync • File Management • DevelopmentOther tags
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- merge-folders
- compare-pdf
- merging
- File syncing
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Our users have written 20 comments and reviews about Beyond Compare, and it has gotten 289 likes.
- Developed by Scooter Software
- Proprietary and Commercial product.
- One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $30 and $60.
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I seriously have no idea how I could possibly work without this tool. Never would have thought the need to compare files and directories would come up so often. I use it for things unrelated to programming several times every week (plus many times every day for programming work).
I am so happy to have purchased this (version 3) after using the trial quite a while ago. It is fantastic, for comparing so many different things. I use it for backing up, finding duplicates, keeping files that are the latest and dumping the older, seeing the various changes you have made in a document, slight changes of images using tolerance... the list goes on. I honestly am surprised at how many functions this helps my workflow while on the computer - I needed it for doing basic comparisons early on, but have found so many ways to use it in my workflow. It truly is "Beyond Compare" ;)
I am looking forward to trying the new 3-way-compare in version 4, and I will likely be upgrading to 4. Plus Scooter Software has excellent support. Highly recommended!
Best for 5 years, most complete software to compare
This is a great application. In my 40 year career as a software engineer this was the best money spent for any application. I was able to use this application to save a small company from losing a multi-million dollar contract. The company had their contractors quit and leave them with very old commented code and new source with all comments stripped out. With Beyond Compare, I was able to compare the old and new source easily recover the valid comments. Because it was easy to see source code added since the older revisions, I was also able to add back the contractually required comments for the new code.