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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BBEdit

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABBEdit is a text editor from Bare Bones software headquartered in Massachusetts.N/A

    UltraEdit

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AUltraEdit is a text editor from IDM Computer Solutions headquartered in Hamilton.N/A
    Pricing
    BBEditUltraEdit
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    BBEditUltraEdit
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Bare Bones Software
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    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Small Businesses
    Sublime Text
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    User Ratings
    BBEditUltraEdit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BBEditUltraEdit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bare Bones Software
    I'm primarily a graphic designer who does occasional web development. For me, BBEdit works very well. I use it both for developer projects (editing code, editing system files) and for general text processing (cleaning up, formatting, or extracting text). I like that it offers real-time previews of edits to web project files. It comes with some nice editor themes and supports adding more or customizing them. I expect that for some coders, it will be inadequate. It is not an IDE. On the other end of the spectrum, someone who expects an experience more like Microsoft Word will be very disappointed; or if they wanted something more along the lines of Windows Notepad, they may find it to be overkill. It is an ASCII text editor with many advanced commands and tools built-in.
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    Idera, Inc.
    UltraEdit is well suited for editing very large files. The macro editor is very powerful and easy to use. If one needs a quick-to-open text file editor, you will find UltraEdit much too slow to load. Compared to some free editors on the market, the basic individual user license is quite expensive.
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    Pros
    Bare Bones Software
    • BBEdit remembers what I had open, so I never have to worry about losing work when I accidentally close the software. It will hold onto information almost indefinitely, so that the next time I open a program, I can access the information that I may have forgotten to save. Thankfully, its save function is also very simple to use, so I recommend still saving your work as needed.
    • Scripts are the most important aspect of BBEdit for the company I work for. Being able to import scripts and create new ones all in the same location are great.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • Search and replace in files that are not open
    • Cut and paste columns - I don't know any other program that can do this!
    • Is a super fast and powerful text editor.
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    Cons
    Bare Bones Software
    • The cost of this product has just become too much for the functionality that most people need. You can find free or $10 tools that do what most people need to do.
    • The BBEdit program has lots of functionality, but could it be too much? Are there too many options?
    • It seems that there are too many upgrades.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • The color coding capacity is rudimentary and keyword based only. A good color coding mechanism should allow context.
    • With the latest versions, the top menu has a lot of big icons and has a user-friendly kind of look which impacts the actual text window. Most users don't fancy pretty icons and like efficiency over pretty buttons.
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    Usability
    Bare Bones Software
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    Idera, Inc.
    As a program UltraEdit comes ready to use out of the box and requires very little setup for it to be extremely useful. It's flexibility among a wide array of tasks and files makes it a go-to for all our troubleshooting and data viewing needs. Timely updates and great support.
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    Support Rating
    Bare Bones Software
    I've been using BBEdit — no joke — for nearly three decades now. Believe it or not, I'm still getting "upgrade pricing" 13 versions later. Bare Bones' support has always been stellar, and pricing continues to be affordable compared to similar tools.
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    Idera, Inc.
    Have never needed support, not once. So giving them a 10 for the fact that their product is so good that we've never needed it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bare Bones Software
    BBEdit wins over TextEdit every time. They are as different as chalk and cheese. I am so glad we moved to BBEdit.
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    Idera, Inc.
    I have evaluated Notepad++ as an alternative to UltraEdit. In some cases, such as loading time, Notepad++ is a superior product. However, in terms of editing existing macros, and editing very large text files UltraEdit is a much better product.
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    Return on Investment
    Bare Bones Software
    • It saves me time, not only with web projects, but even with design, when I want to strip out formatting in text, I bring it in to BBEdit to clean it up.
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    Idera, Inc.
    • Its ease of use and functionality make it fast and reliable which saves my designers time.
    • Its simplicity makes it fast and easy to train new users.
    • UE's guidance features make it a great tool with a good ROI.
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