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Beyond Compare vs TortoiseMerge: catalog facts
Beyond Compare	TortoiseMerge
Paid Paid license with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL as part of the TortoiseSVN project.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Compares folders, text, images and tables Merges changes from two versions	Side-by-side view with coloured changes Tight integration with TortoiseSVN
Paid after the trial Proprietary software	Windows only Designed around Subversion rather than Git
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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