Best Meld Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from file comparison software ranked against Meld on the same published basis.
- 1Meld vs Buddi
- 2Meld vs Diffchecker
- 3Meld vs Diffract
- 4Meld vs KDiff3
- 6Meld vs Code Compare
- 7Meld vs WinMerge
- 8Meld vs cwdiff
- 9Meld vs Diffinity
- 10Meld vs NextDiff
- 11Meld vs SmartSynchronize
- 12Meld vs TkDiff
- 13Meld vs Diff-Text
- 14Meld vs P4Merge
- 15Meld vs Beyond Compare
- 16Meld vs Beyond Compare
- 17Meld vs DeltaWalker
- 18Meld vs DirEqual
- 19Meld vs Kompare
- 20Meld vs Mergely
- 21Meld vs AmSo Compare
Meld 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 |
| 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 |
| 15 | Beyond Compare | 5.2 | 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 Meld alternatives
What is the best alternative to Meld?
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 Meld?
Buddi is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 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.