Sublime Text vs. TextPad

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sublime Text
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Sublime Text is a highly customizable text editing solution featuring advanced API, Goto functions, and other features, from Sublime HQ in Sydney.
$80
TextPad
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
TextPad is a free and open source general purpose plain text file editor, for Windows.N/A
Pricing
Sublime TextTextPad
Editions & Modules
Business
$80.00
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sublime TextTextPad
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
BBEdit
BBEdit
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Vim
Vim
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Vim
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Vim
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Sublime TextTextPad
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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8.4
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
8.9
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Availability
9.0
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Performance
10.0
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Support Rating
9.3
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8.8
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Configurability
10.0
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-
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Ease of integration
7.0
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Product Scalability
8.0
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User Testimonials
Sublime TextTextPad
Likelihood to Recommend
My CMS has a small window in which I can edit custom HTML/CSS. It can be expanded some, but not as much as I would like. It also displays all code as dark text on a white background. On a page where I am doing extensive custom coding, it is helpful to see it in a larger window and in a color-coded display so that I don't have to strain my eyes as hard. Especially when I'm trying to scan for specific elements and target issues and so that I don't have to scroll endlessly in a tiny window.
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If you have a large codebase I would highly recommend getting TextPad for your users. It is very fast and efficient and affordable.
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Pros
  • Sublime Text does an incredible job with appropriate color coding and syntax definitions; makes code extremely readable
  • Tab selection is very well done; easy to see which files have been changed and to compare across multiple files
  • Auto-complete is surprisingly effective and accurate
  • Support for Apple M1 processors already
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  • Quick to load.
  • Very fast searching algorithm for finding and replacing text.
  • Macros are very useful.
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Cons
  • In a world of free and open text editors, Sublime Text does ask for donations. You can use the product freely with only a very infrequent popup asking for donations. You can use it however long you like without paying, but it is well worth it to donate to.
  • People not used to the functionality may need a bit of time to get up to speed using the documentation.
  • An integrated terminal would be nice, but that is just a quibble. It's hard to find many cons with Sublime Text.
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  • I would like a "delete non-bookmarked lines" so I can skip the "invert bookmarks" step.
  • The "Compare Text Files" could be streamlined to compare text in 2 tabs without going through the save steps.
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Likelihood to Renew
I love this application. It has helped to improve my work. Also, I became so used to the shortcuts that It's hard for me to change to another editor.
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Usability
This is a programmers tool. As such a lot of the features and benefits are lost on a non-technical user. To get the most out of the tool you need to have a basic crash course in how it works and what it can do. The documentation and community are good, but it takes a bit of time to get up to speed.
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Performance
It has many handy hacks and shortcuts which enhances its performace.
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Support Rating
Never had to use their customer support before. There is ample documentation online so it's straightforward to find a solution to any problem you might encounter. For example, I needed to convert a string of HTML code to a properly formatted HTML file to "modify." Easy to do when there are so many users of the product who have needed to do that same thing before.
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I never had to use support, so I can't answer this. I would hope that it is good though.
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Alternatives Considered
Sublime is more customizable and one can easily modify a lot of its features. On the contrary Visual Studio only has limited customizability features. Sublime text is also very light and not bloated as opposed to Visual Studio IDE. We also chose sublime because it has much better support for the majority of languages(especially Python) and I primarily work with python.
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When you want to quickly edit a file, TextPad starts up quickly and has many features over Microsoft Notepad. Visual Studio Code is an alternative in that it is full-featured and will edit text files but is slower at startup. I prefer the macro feature in TextPad due to its simplicity.
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Return on Investment
  • Sublime is a cost-effective option for the company, as it isn't prohibitively expensive, and our team prefers it to other options.
  • Speed, customization, and scalability are just some of the advantages of using Sublime Text in our IT department.
  • Our work has been slowed down by faster coding and more accessible debugging apps, both good and bad.
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  • TextPad is reasonably priced.
  • The pricing/licensing model is fixed and is not subscription-based.
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