Best Beyond Compare Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from file comparison software ranked against Beyond Compare on the same published basis.
- 1Beyond Compare vs Buddi
- 2Beyond Compare vs Diffchecker
- 3Beyond Compare vs Diffract
- 4Beyond Compare vs KDiff3
- 5Beyond Compare vs Meld
- 6Beyond Compare vs Code Compare
- 7Beyond Compare vs WinMerge
- 8Beyond Compare vs cwdiff
- 9Beyond Compare vs Diffinity
- 10Beyond Compare vs NextDiff
- 11Beyond Compare vs SmartSynchronize
- 12Beyond Compare vs TkDiff
- 13Beyond Compare vs Diff-Text
- 14Beyond Compare vs P4Merge
- 16Beyond Compare vs Beyond Compare
- 17Beyond Compare vs DeltaWalker
- 18Beyond Compare vs DirEqual
- 19Beyond Compare vs Kompare
- 20Beyond Compare vs Mergely
- 21Beyond Compare vs AmSo Compare
Beyond Compare alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddi | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Diffchecker | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Diffract | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | KDiff3 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Meld | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 6 | Code Compare | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Windows |
| 7 | WinMerge | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 8 | cwdiff | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 9 | Diffinity | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 10 | NextDiff | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 11 | SmartSynchronize | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | TkDiff | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Diff-Text | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows |
| 14 | P4Merge | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Beyond Compare | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | DeltaWalker | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | DirEqual | 5.1 | No | $1.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Kompare | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Mergely | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | AmSo Compare | 5.0 | No | $1.08/mo | Mac |
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Questions about Beyond Compare alternatives
What is the best alternative to Beyond Compare?
Buddi, number 1 in file comparison software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Diffchecker, Diffract, KDiff3 and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Beyond Compare?
Buddi is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.