TrustRadius Insights for Beyond Compare are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Folder diffing feature: Users have found the folder diffing feature in Beyond Compare to be extremely helpful, allowing them to easily see differences in deeply nested folder structures. Several reviewers specifically mentioned this as a standout feature of the software.
Flexible diffing rules: The flexibility of the diffing rules in Beyond Compare has been praised by users. They appreciate being able to set rules to include or exclude files, folders, and lines from their comparisons. This customization option has received positive feedback from multiple reviewers.
Quick and accurate identification of differences: Reviewers have mentioned that one of the strong points of Beyond Compare is its ability to quickly and accurately identify differences between files. This efficient comparison process has been appreciated by several users who value time-saving features in the software.
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Beyond Compare Reviews
4 Reviews
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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.
Pros
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.
Cons
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
Likelihood to Recommend
Best for programmers, engineers to quickly compare different versions of the code before merging to master.
Helpful to work with large variety of file extensions. (i.e. txt, binary, excel etc.)
Not really helpful for managers/senior team members who are most likely aiming to have a report or summary of the overall changes.
It's the best FTP and SCP file transfer client we found. It's fast, rock-solid, and has never let us down.
We can compare huge file trees quickly. The filtering (diffs, orphans, sort order) is extremely powerful. We can locate minor file differences quickly.
Rule-based comparison helps by eliminating minor differences in JPG image headers, text file line endings, MP3 metadata, etc.
The ability to install in portable mode is a key feature for IT support work.
Mac, PC, and Linux versions are available.
The native decoding of file metadata (MP3, image formats) is very powerful.
The tabbed interface allows multiple operations to run simultaneously.
Cons
I often need to exclude folders or files from the comparison. Currently, the fastest way is to right-click and then pick "exclude" from the context menu. Having the ability to multi-select folders and then exclude the group would be nice.
Sometimes we need to verify MD5 and SHA256 fingerprints, and this would be a nice enhancement within the tool.
Likelihood to Recommend
Any programming team needs a tool like this. I've tried many, many, file diff tools, and this is the best one I've ever used, hands-down. It has been continuously improved over the years, and now supports new standards like Amazon S3. Creative teams (photography, video editing) will also find this useful. Web developers who need to sync between development, test, and production will use this often.
VU
Verified User
Executive in Information Technology (1-10 employees)
I use BeyondCompare mostly for code diffing and also for personal matters. In my day-to-day job, BeyondCompare is an essential tool in my toolset that allows me to see differences between files and folders no matter the format, extension or size.
Pros
Folder diffing. It allows you to see differences in deeply nested folder structures.
File diffing. It allows you to see differences in files no matter their complexity.
Diffing rules. It allows you to set rules to include/exclude files, folders and lines from your comparison.
Cons
Probably the only thing that might require improvement is syntax hightlighting on code files, the feature is in my opinion very basic and requires you to install or fine tune syntax hightlighting languages that usually lack precission in rules, attributes, names.
Likelihood to Recommend
BeyondCompare is a superb tool not only for developers but also for power users of any kind. It works very well across operating systems for comparing all kinds of files and folders, especially code and media files.
I usually throw files with thousands (4000+) of lines or folders with thousands (3000+) to compare and the program will do it quickly.
I really don't think there is a scenario where BC is not the right tool for the task.
We use BeyondCompare to compare code files and config files changes while developing software. It is being used across the organization for code comparison needs. It helps to resolve any code-merge conflicts.
Pros
Compare code written by others.
Resolve any potential conflicts that may arise during software development.
Cons
I do not see any cons.
Likelihood to Recommend
Resolving code merge conflict scenarios.
VU
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)
