# BBEdit, Sublime Text vs Notepad++ Comparison | | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 63 | 1,781 | 2,469 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (53.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (43.5% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### BBEdit **Not enough data** ### Sublime Text Pros: - Ease of Use (30 reviews) - Speed (22 reviews) Cons: - Lack of Features (7 reviews) - Lack of IDE Features (7 reviews) ### Notepad++ Pros: - Ease of Use (48 reviews) - Lightweight (33 reviews) Cons: - Outdated Interface (36 reviews) - Limited Compatibility (21 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (52 reviews) | 9.1 (1563 reviews) | 9.2 (2102 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.2 (52 reviews) | 9.1 (1568 reviews) | 9.3 (2114 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.3 (16 reviews) | 8.9 (228 reviews) | 9.5 (436 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 8.8 (162 reviews) | 9.2 (284 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 9.0 (32 reviews) | 8.2 (1129 reviews) | 8.5 (1547 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (129 reviews) | 8.9 (241 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.1 (49 reviews) | 8.6 (1532 reviews) | 8.8 (2033 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### BBEdit #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Sublime Text #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Notepad++ #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Text Editor | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **BBEdit** | 8.0/10 | 13 | | **Sublime Text** | 8.6/10 | 869 | | **Notepad++** | 8.5/10 | 1413 | #### Coding | Feature | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Syntax highlighting** | 8.6 (13 reviews) | 9.2 (779 reviews) | 9.1 (1237 reviews) | | **Autocompletion** | 7.6 (12 reviews) | 8.5 (750 reviews) | 8.3 (1189 reviews) | | **Find and replace** | 8.8 (13 reviews) | 9.1 (781 reviews) | 9.3 (1271 reviews) | | **Code folding** | 8.5 (12 reviews) | 8.8 (706 reviews) | 8.8 (1139 reviews) | #### Editing | Feature | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Collaborative editing** | 7.3 (8 reviews) | 7.6 (548 reviews) | 8.0 (952 reviews) | | **Language Support** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 8.8 (689 reviews) | 8.9 (1178 reviews) | | **Selection Methods** | 8.5 (13 reviews) | 8.7 (701 reviews) | 8.7 (1157 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Extensibility** | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (700 reviews) | 8.7 (1142 reviews) | | **Cross-platform support** | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (687 reviews) | 8.2 (1063 reviews) | | **Plugins and integrations** | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (701 reviews) | 8.5 (1126 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 8.4 (504 reviews) | 8.4 (920 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders | Feature | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 6.5 (32 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | BBEdit | Sublime Text | Notepad++ | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 53.2% | 43.5% | 29.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 22.6% | 34.1% | 32.5% | | **Enterprise** | 24.2% | 22.3% | 38.0% | ### By Industry #### BBEdit - **Information Technology and Services:** 17.7% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 14.5% - **Computer Software:** 12.9% - **Higher Education:** 8.1% - **Design:** 4.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.8% - **Automotive:** 3.2% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.2% - **Internet:** 3.2% - **Other:** 22.6% #### Sublime Text - **Computer Software:** 29.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.0% - **Internet:** 7.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.1% - **Higher Education:** 2.9% - **Program Development:** 2.4% - **Financial Services:** 2.2% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Computer Networking:** 1.7% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.4% - **Other:** 25.2% #### Notepad++ - **Information Technology and Services:** 29.1% - **Computer Software:** 23.0% - **Telecommunications:** 2.8% - **Internet:** 2.4% - **Financial Services:** 2.2% - **Higher Education:** 2.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.8% - **Program Development:** 1.8% - **Computer & Network Security:** 1.7% - **Other:** 31.5% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to BBEdit - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2689 reviews) - [UltraEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1123 reviews) - [Textmate](https://www.g2.com/products/textmate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [gedit](https://www.g2.com/products/gedit/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (76 reviews) - [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 reviews) - [EditPlus](https://www.g2.com/products/editplus/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Bluefish](https://www.g2.com/products/bluefish/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (51 reviews) ### Alternatives to Sublime Text - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2689 reviews) - [UltraEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1123 reviews) - [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [gedit](https://www.g2.com/products/gedit/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (76 reviews) - [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [Textmate](https://www.g2.com/products/textmate/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [Kate](https://www.g2.com/products/kate/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (14 reviews) - [Lime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/lime-text/reviews) — 3.5/5 stars (19 reviews) ### Alternatives to Notepad++ - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2689 reviews) - [UltraEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1123 reviews) - [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [gedit](https://www.g2.com/products/gedit/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (76 reviews) - [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [NoteTab](https://www.g2.com/products/notetab/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (25 reviews) - [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews) - [EditPad Lite](https://www.g2.com/products/editpad-lite/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (20 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### BBEdit No discussions available for this product. ### Sublime Text - Title: [Can anyone help me figure out how to run code in sublime text?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/10293-how-to-run-code-in-sublime-text-3) — 5 comments > **Top comment:** "There are a few ways to do it- 1. Tools --> Build 2. On Windows, Ctrl + B 3. On OSX, CMD + B" - Title: [Is Sublime Text an IDE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sublime-text-an-ide) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [How can I use Sublime Text for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-use-sublime-text-for-free) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Even though Sublime Text will remind you of registering the software, you can skip it (close the pop-up) and keep using it for free. There has been no..." - Title: [What do you use Sublime Text for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-do-you-use-sublime-text-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "I use it for solving leetcode problems locally." - Title: [Is Sublime better than VS Code?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sublime-better-than-vs-code) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "yes 1000% in my opinion mostly due to plugins" ### Notepad++ - Title: [What is Notepad++ used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-notepad-used-for) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "Notepad++ is a free text and source code editor for use with Microsoft Windows. It supports tabbed editing, which allows working with multiple open files in..." - Title: [How do I use Notepad?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-notepad) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "how to use it" - Title: [How do I close multiple windows at the same time instead of just individually clicking the cross](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-close-multiple-windows-at-the-same-time-instead-of-just-individually-clicking-the-cross) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Right click on the tab and you can close all but this, all to right, all to left, or all unchanged. " - Title: [What is a Notepad file?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-notepad-file) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Notepad++ is a text editor that is similar to Microsoft Notepad but provides additional features, such as source code editing tools. Unlike Notepad,..." - Title: [What are the advantages of Notepad?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-notepad) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Lightweight and easy to use " --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/bbedit-vs-sublime-text-vs-notepad)