Best file comparison tool
October 09, 2022
Best file comparison tool
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Beyond Compare
We use Beyond Compare for daily use in order to quickly compare code files. Its one of the oldest and most mature tool available in the market. All of our engineering team rely on Beyond Compare when we need to have an overall comparison. The plus point of Beyond Compare is the support for Excel sheet comparison and binary file comparison.
- Highlight specific lines, quickly copy/merge diff lines at a click of a button
- Allows you to have diff/merge in the same window.
- Compare large folders with multiple files, have a summary of differences.
- Freeware is not available, we have to buy the license after 30 days.
- Syntax highlight for well known programming languages should be provided i.e. Java, C#, C++
- Sometimes slows down when working with huge files
- Difference/Merge option on click of a button
- Find/Replace option in comparison mode
- Summary view of differences in case of folder comparison
- We haven't seen any negative impact
- Notepad++, Sublime Text and UltraEdit
Do you think Beyond Compare delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Beyond Compare's feature set?
Yes
Did Beyond Compare live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Beyond Compare go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Beyond Compare again?
Yes