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About Beyond Compare
Beyond Compare compares folders, text files, images and tables, showing the differences you care about and ignoring the rest. You can merge changes from two versions of a file or folder into one output.
It also synchronizes local folders, FTP sites and cloud storage. Developers, system administrators and others use it to review changes before copying them. Version 5 added a dark theme and word wrapping. A free trial is available before buying a license.
Strengths
- Compares folders, text, images and tables
- Merges changes from two versions
- Synchronizes local folders, FTP sites and cloud storage
- Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux
Limitations
- Paid after the trial
- Proprietary software
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid license with a free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Scooter Software
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Developers and administrators who compare and sync folders by hand
- Categories
- File sync, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Beyond Compare
Compare allSoftware that can replace Beyond Compare for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
FreeFileSync
Compares two folders, shows exactly what differs, and copies only what changed.
FreeFileSync is free and open source with scheduled batch jobs and versioning, but it compares folders only and lacks Beyond Compare's text, image and table merging.
GoodSync
Block-level file sync and backup with versioning and many back ends.
GoodSync adds block-level transfer, versioning and mobile apps, but it is a sync and backup tool without file content comparison or merging.
Syncovery
A file sync, backup and migration tool for local drives, network shares and cloud storage.
Syncovery runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and NAS devices with cloud destinations, focusing on sync and backup jobs rather than visual file comparison and merging.
ChronoSync
A Mac app for synchronizing and backing up folders to drives, other Macs, NAS and cloud services.
ChronoSync is macOS only and adds bootable backups and scheduled sync to NAS and cloud, but lacks Beyond Compare's text and image merging.
SyncBack
Windows backup and folder synchronization software with cloud storage, versioning and scripting support.
SyncBack is Windows only and adds scripting, cloud destinations and versioning, with a sync focus instead of detailed file comparison and merging.
Unison
Synchronize two file collections while preserving changes from both sides.
Unison is free under GPL-3.0 and preserves changes from both sides of a sync, but offers no text, image or table comparison views.
Beyond Compare as an alternative
Listings that name Beyond Compare as an alternative.
Difftastic
Compare source files by syntax to highlight meaningful changes.
Beyond Compare is a paid, proprietary graphical tool that compares and merges files and folders, instead of a free terminal syntax-aware diff.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
rsync
The classic delta-transfer tool for copying and mirroring files.
RcloneView
A graphical file manager built on rclone for browsing, syncing and mounting cloud storage.
Bvckup 2
A Windows backup utility that keeps one folder an exact, quickly updated copy of another.
osync
Two-way file synchronization script built on rsync with fault tolerance and near real-time sync.
