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# Beyond Compare vs Notepad++ Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Beyond Compare** [

4.6/5(152)

](https://www.g2.com/products/beyond-compare/reviews#reviews)

**Notepad++** [

4.6/5(2,470)

](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Beyond Compare**
Free Trial

**$60** 1 · Pro

**Notepad++**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Beyond Compare**
Not enough reviews yet

**Notepad++**
2 months

Based on 46 responses

Return on Investment

**Beyond Compare**
Not enough reviews yet

**Notepad++**
15 months

Based on 39 responses

Perceived Cost

**Beyond Compare**
$$$$$

**Notepad++**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Beyond Compare**
Not enough reviews yet

**Notepad++**
11%

Pros & Cons

**Beyond Compare**
Not enough data

**Notepad++**
[
Ease of Use (48)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1073847&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lightweight (33)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1074548&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Outdated Interface (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1075846&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Compatibility (21)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1075940&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Beyond Compare**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e4ae003c4d9b2b7615189af32032183d/git.png "Product Avatar Image")

Git

](https://www.g2.com/products/git/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_80c57973e4c385303794b8c97958640b/visual-studio.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Visual Studio

](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/beyond-compare/integrations)

**Notepad++**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_809aa88d3571ee805a47d8fb156ba412/apache-kafka.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Apache Kafka

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-functions.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Functions

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-functions/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e4ae003c4d9b2b7615189af32032183d/git.png "Product Avatar Image")

Git

](https://www.g2.com/products/git/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e0de784bee9b9da4d9656e0a64712593/help-sumo.png "Product Avatar Image")

Help Sumo

](https://www.g2.com/products/help-sumo/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/integrations)

Screenshots

**Beyond Compare**
 ![Beyond Compare screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/36387/Beyond_20Compare_Screenshot-1.jpg)

**Notepad++**
 ![Notepad++ screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/41102/uploads_2F5970144c-5327-4aac-819e-2b4b4b8a736c_2FNotepad_2B_2B.gif)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Beyond Compare**

9.3

9.3127

**Notepad++**

9.2

9.22,102

Ease of Use

**Beyond Compare**

9.2

9.2128

**Notepad++**

9.3

9.32,115

Ease of Setup

**Beyond Compare**

9.4

9.419

**Notepad++**

9.5

9.5439

Ease of Admin

**Beyond Compare**

9.3

9.316

**Notepad++**

9.2

9.2287

Quality of Support

**Beyond Compare**

8.6

8.685

**Notepad++**

8.5

8.51,546

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Beyond Compare**

9.0

9.013

**Notepad++**

8.9

8.9243

Product Direction (% positive)

**Beyond Compare**

7.9

7.9118

**Notepad++**

8.8

8.82,033

Features

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Not enough data

8.5

1,418

Coding

Syntax highlighting

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

1238

Autocompletion

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

1186

Find and replace

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

1273

Code folding

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

1137

Editing

Collaborative editing

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

951

Language Support

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

1181

Selection Methods

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

1156

Functionality

Extensibility

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

1139

Cross-platform support

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

1059

Plugins and integrations

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

1122

Security

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

918

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Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.6(won by default)

33

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7.4

8

Not enough data

Functionality

Schema Comparison

7.5(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Data Comparison

8.1(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Database Export

7.1(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Management

Database Synchronization

6.7(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Reporting

7.7(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Selective Synchronization

7.5(won by default)

8

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Beyond Compare](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_32e9c3580f82526f0311b3986f86cbf1/beyond-compare.png "Beyond Compare")](https://www.g2.com/products/beyond-compare/reviews)

Beyond Compare

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

18.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

58.4%

[![Notepad++](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566090/notepad.png "Notepad++")](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews)

Notepad++

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

29.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

37.9%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

18.1%

29.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

23.5%

32.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

58.4%

37.9%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Beyond Compare](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_32e9c3580f82526f0311b3986f86cbf1/beyond-compare.png "Beyond Compare")](https://www.g2.com/products/beyond-compare/reviews)
Beyond Compare

Information Technology and Services

28.2%

Computer Software

16.8%

Financial Services

6.0%

Insurance

5.4%

Banking

3.4%

Other

40.3%

[![Notepad++](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566090/notepad.png "Notepad++")](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews)
Notepad++

Information Technology and Services

29.1%

Computer Software

22.9%

Telecommunications

2.8%

Internet

2.4%

Financial Services

2.2%

Other

40.6%

Alternatives

**Beyond Compare Alternatives**

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[
Araxis Merge
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 ![Studio 3T](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/30215c525776ef353e69021850635ddc/studio-3t.svg "Studio 3T")

[
Studio 3T
](/products/studio-3t/reviews)

 ![SQL Compare](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7a889c8de34d484b9d9cd524ed5259d8/sql-compare.svg "SQL Compare")

[
SQL Compare
](/products/sql-compare/reviews)

 ![dbForge Studio for MySQL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1546939093/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04.svg "dbForge Studio for MySQL")

[
dbForge
](/products/dbforge-studio-for-mysql-2018-12-04/reviews)

**Notepad++ Alternatives**

 ![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")

[
Visual Studio Code
](/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)

 ![Sublime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566128/sublime-text.png "Sublime Text")

[
Sublime Text
](/products/sublime-text/reviews)

 ![UltraEdit](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0a47f56c0ae08c2bbc1cd48dbe10ab43/ultraedit.png "UltraEdit")

[
UltraEdit
](/products/ultraedit/reviews)

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[
Brackets
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## Beyond Compare vs Notepad++

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Notepad++ easier to use and set up. However, Beyond Compare is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Beyond Compare overall.

- Reviewers felt that Beyond Compare meets the needs of their business better than Notepad++.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Beyond Compare is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Notepad++ over Beyond Compare.