Beyond Compare AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Comparison Tools

The best File Comparison alternative to Beyond Compare is Meld, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and loads of them are File Comparison Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Comparison Tool alternatives to Beyond Compare are WinMerge, KDiff3, Araxis Merge and P4Merge.

filter to find the best alternatives

Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly File Comparison Tools, but if you're looking for Diff Tools or Merge File Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Mac, Open Source, Linux, Linux + Open Source, Windows and Mac + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Beyond Compare.
Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Get a badge for your siteBeyond Compare alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Meld icon
     423 likes

    Meld is an open-source, Python-based visual diff and merge tool that allows you to compare and edit files, supports syntax highlighting, and integrates with version control systems like CVS, Subversion, and Mercurial for dynamic diff updates. It works offline, is lightweight, portable, and ad-free.

    62 Meld alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    5
  2. WinMerge icon
     567 likes

    WinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

    81 WinMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    2
  3. KDiff3 icon
     118 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    69 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    4
  4. Araxis Merge icon
     43 likes

    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    72 Araxis Merge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  5. P4Merge icon
     27 likes

    P4Merge uses color coding to allow users to visualize the differences between file or images. It allows three-way merging among files, and shows side-by-side file/image comparison.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Kaleidoscope icon
     24 likes

    Use Kaleidoscope to spot the differences in text and image files. Review changes in seconds with the worlds most advanced file comparison application.

    53 Kaleidoscope alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
    Good alternative?
     
  7. UltraCompare icon
     6 likes

    UltraCompare Professional is folder/file compare utility loaded with features to enable you to compare text files and folders, word documents, and even zip files and jar archives. UltraCompare includes text compare, binary file compare with the capability to merge differences...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Meld for OSX icon
     11 likes

    Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Diffchecker icon
     18 likes

    Diffchecker Pro enables you to compare various types of content, on your desktop or directly in the browser.

    84 Diffchecker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  10. Kompare icon
     11 likes

    Kompare is a graphical diff and merge tool targeting developers. It allows users to compare two different text files or two directories. It is part of KDE Applications (and formerly part of KDE Software Compilation) and therefore primarily used on Linux and other Unix-like...

    69 Kompare alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Diffinity icon
     23 likes

    Diffinity is a diff and merging tool with focus on accurate and easy to read source code diffs. It will compare the content of two files and present the differences in an easy to read line by line and char by char basis.

    54 Diffinity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  12. ExamDiff Pro icon
     14 likes

    ExamDiff Pro is a powerful, intuitive, and easy to use visual side-by-side comparison tool for comparing and merging text and binary files, and directories.

    56 ExamDiff Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
12 of 55 Beyond Compare alternatives