UltraCompare AlternativesDiff Tools & File Comparison Tools like UltraCompare

UltraCompare is described as 'Professional is folder/file compare utility loaded with features to enable you to compare text files and folders, word documents, and even zip files and jar archives. UltraCompare includes text compare, binary file compare with the capability to merge differences' and is a Diff Tool in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to UltraCompare for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best UltraCompare alternative is WinMerge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UltraCompare are Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge, SemanticDiff and Compare.

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  1. WinMerge icon
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    WinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

    69 WinMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
    • WinMerge is the most popular Windows alternative to UltraCompare.

    • WinMerge is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to UltraCompare.

    • WinMerge is Free and Open SourceUltraCompare is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Beyond Compare icon
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    File and folder comparison tool offering source control integration, 3-way merge support, and selective synchronization. Supports FTP, cloud, runs offline, uses simple commands for files, customization, and scripting for reporting. Lightweight, portable with CLI and built-in viewer.

    70 Beyond Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Beyond Compare is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to UltraCompare.

    • Beyond Compare is the most popular commercial alternative to UltraCompare.

    • Beyond Compare is Paid and ProprietaryUltraCompare is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Beyond Compare is LightweightUltraCompare is not according to our users
  3. Araxis Merge icon
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    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    62 Araxis Merge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. SemanticDiff icon
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    SemanticDiff is a programming language aware diff for Visual Studio Code and GitHub. It helps software developers understand code changes faster by hiding irrelevant changes, detecting moved code, and highlighting refactorings.

    53 SemanticDiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • SemanticDiff is the most popular Web-based alternative to UltraCompare.

    • SemanticDiff is Free and ProprietaryUltraCompare is Paid and Proprietary
    • SemanticDiff is LightweightUltraCompare is not according to our users
  5. DirEqual icon
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    Perform detailed folder and file comparisons on Mac with side-by-side expandable trees, colour and icon indicators, content-based matching, manual synchronisation, filename templates, quick reload, tabbed interface, drag-and-drop, and intuitive visual controls.

    53 DirEqual alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. WinMerge 2011 icon
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    WinMerge 2011 series is a fork of the original WinMerge application that compiles without ATL/MFC dependencies to enable zero-budget developers to build WinMerge from sources using Visual C++ Express editions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  8. WinMerge JP icon
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    WinMerge JP is a fork of the original WinMerge, but after 2018 the two are nearly identical. WinMerge JP's features including 3-way compare has been merged into the original.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. diffoscope icon
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    diffoscope tries to get to the bottom of what makes files or directories different. It will recursively unpack archives of many kinds and transform various binary formats into more human-readable form to compare them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • diffoscope is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to UltraCompare.

    • diffoscope is Free and Open SourceUltraCompare is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Riff icon
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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    "TableTextCompare" (TTC) is a small utility that provides easy comparison of two-tab-delimited or comma-delimited (csv) files, to determine the difference between the two files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
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