Beyond Compare for Windows

User Reviews

• The most convenient of all utilities for comparison

  ItalyMan27/19/2017

  Pros

  There are a lot of them, the program is well thought out.

  Cons

  Not free, and price is too high for me.

  Summary

  I tried many utilities for comparing files and this seemed to me the most thoughtful and convenient.

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• Too confusing

  Ben901310/25/2015

  Pros

  It's in depth.

  Cons

  It is too in depth.

  Summary

  Couldn't figure out how to compare two directories. One had folders and wanted to expand them... Just way too much for me to look at and the confusing aspect of it.

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• Must Have for comparing and maintaining backups

  pmcg1/7/2015

  Pros

  1. Allows me to maintain backups of my PC folders on external drives. 2. Lots of viewing options (ie older files, newer files, same files, etc.) 3. Color coded file status. 4. Can save 'sessions' for different folder/drive combos 5. keeps track of the time remaining in in a synchronizing session

  Cons

  Can't search through my many sessions.

  Summary

  I backup my 4 TB of data to many external hard drives. Most of my data is photos, books, music, videos. They are all arranged in folders and can be backed up on a drive and folder to folder basis. Beyond compare makes this whole process possible. I use it monthly and would be lost without it. I use Ver 3 (am upgrading soon to ver 4) and it is bug free and works well. Highly recommended for synchronizing my backups.

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• Excellent application, fits all of my needs!

  2astalavista211/29/2013

  Pros

  fast, well designed with great icons, easy to set up and use, ftps supported, image compare feature, content difference highlighting with document map

  Cons

  default compare rules should be content based

  Summary

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• Good program with one major flaw

  jurgfella10/31/2013

  Pros

  This is a good solid program with solid performance; through the use of plug-ins one can compare a lot of different file types.

  Cons

  The major flaw for me is that the program does not allow word-wrapping. While a lot of users may be coders, I use it for text comparisons of bills and legislative enactments, and inability to word-wrap seems like a strange limitation. I would also like it if the reports would generate cleaner HTML code.

  Summary

  Good solid program with a lot of plug-ins, but lacks the ability to word wrap text files. I'd also like to see three-way comparisons.

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• Great PC Comparison Utility!

  NYC-HDL10/30/2013

  Pros

  This App lets me compare Folder contents, which is one way to excise dupes &/or to Sync-up two folders. There is also a feature that lets you set up a Sync job (but I haven't used it yet). Can also compare contents of two files, and edit to incorporate all changes into one or both files.

  Cons

  None noted...

  Summary

  This is on my "Must Have" list. I don't use it often, but when I do, it solves a lot of problems.

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• Fast and reliable

  SkolVikingsGuy6/24/2013

  Pros

  Fast and reliable

  Cons

  None that I know of

  Summary

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• The best Sync and Diff tool, hands down.

  boffosocko6/13/2013

  Pros

  Many features, multiple connection methods (FTP, SFTP, File share), text and image compare tools, multiple comparison methods (CRC, file size and date, etc.)

  Cons

  Could use support for WebDAV, Amazon S3, Dropbox, etc.

  Summary

  A great little file sync and compare tool, super fast, and a great way to move data from old hard drives. Has saved my bacon many times.

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• Put Adware on my computer

  refudiator6/13/2013

  Pros

  Simple interface

  Cons

  Not very many features. Settings hard to figure out.

  Summary

  After installing Beyond Compare on my computer and using it a fiew times I realized it put some kind of ASPCA adware on my computer and I started getting popups asking me to do backups. I checked my installed programs and sure enough I saw that adware was installed the same date as Beyond Compare. Would not recommend this program.

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• Excellent program. Best I've used yet.

  mbradfo315/31/2013

  Pros

  Very comprehensive and yet easy to set up. Compares file content which I've used to look for differences in PLC logic making my job easier.

  Cons

  None really.

  Summary

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