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| Figure | Beyond Compare | Compare and Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Comparison Software | 8.2 (#8) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin, USA | Fullarton, South Australia, Australia |
| Privacy | Scooter Software says it does not sell, trade, or rent personal information and states that its handling of personal information is GDPR compliant. | The privacy policy says customer information is kept confidential and personal information is not shared except in specified legal circumstances. |
| Purpose | Beyond Compare compares folders, text files, images, and tables, and helps users review differences and merge changes. | Compare and Merge compares text files and folders, highlights character-level changes, and lets users merge differences. |
| Support | Support resources include a help file, video tutorials, articles, user forums, problem reporting, and direct contact options. | The maker provides a technical support email and says lost activation codes can be resent by customer support on request. |
Plans
Beyond Compare
- Standard Edition — Per-User$35, paid once
- Pro Edition — Per-User$70, paid once
- Standard Edition — Site$5,250, paid once
- Pro Edition — Site$10,500, paid once
- Standard Edition — Enterprise$21,000, paid once
- Pro Edition — Enterprise$42,000, paid once
In their own words
Beyond Compare
Beyond Compare compares folders, text files, images, and tables so users can inspect differences and merge changes. Folder comparisons can include recursive subfolders and filters based on modified time, size, filename case, or file content. Text tools provide syntax highlighting, inline editing, and options to ignore whitespace or comments; Pro adds two-way and three-way text merge. Other supported data includes CSV, tab-delimited files, HTML tables, Excel worksheets, binary files, images, and audio tag data. Folder Sync can reconcile data with disks, FTP servers, and zip files, and command-line scripts can run scheduled syncs. Pro also includes secure FTP connections, remote Subversion repositories, and cloud storage options such as WebDAV, Amazon S3, Dropbox, and OneDrive. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. The license is a one-time purchase, with Standard Edition at $35, paid once per user and Pro Edition at $70, paid once per user. Free evaluation is available, but continued use requires a license.
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