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Compare Beyond Compare and Notepad++ 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (38.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$60 1
No pricing available
Beyond Compare
Star Rating
(152)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$60 1
Browse all 2 pricing plansNotepad++
Star Rating
(2,436)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Notepad++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.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Beyond Compare
Pro
$60
1
Beyond Compare 4 Multi Platform, Pro Edition, per user
Notepad++
No pricing availableFree Trial
Beyond Compare
Free Trial is available
Notepad++
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
127
9.2
2,070
Ease of Use
9.2
128
9.3
2,081
Ease of Setup
9.4
19
9.5
403
Ease of Admin
9.3
16
9.2
286
Quality of Support
8.6
85
8.5
1,521
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
13
8.9
243
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
118
8.8
2,007
Features by Category
Coding
Not enough data
9.1
1215
Not enough data
8.3
1173
Not enough data
9.3
1246
Not enough data
8.8
1124
Editing
Not enough data
7.9
945
Not enough data
8.9
1163
Not enough data
8.7
1147
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1135
Not enough data
8.2
1053
Not enough data
8.5
1111
Not enough data
8.4
913
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
5.8
29
Functionality
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Management
6.7
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Beyond Compare and Notepad++ share no categories
Unique Categories
Beyond Compare is categorized as Database Comparison
Notepad++ is categorized as Text Editor
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Beyond Compare
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notepad++
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
28.2%
Computer Software
16.8%
Financial Services
6.0%
Insurance
5.4%
Telecommunications
3.4%
Other
40.3%
Information Technology and Services
29.1%
Computer Software
23.1%
Telecommunications
2.8%
Internet
2.4%
Financial Services
2.2%
Other
40.5%
Discussions
Why can't you provide this tool as an open source.
2 Comments
MS
A good alternative i found was https://www.freetextcompare.com
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Beyond Compare has no more discussions with answers
How do I close multiple windows at the same time instead of just individually clicking the cross
3 Comments
SP
There is an icon(5th one) for close all option,just below the Menu bar Read more
How do I use Notepad?
3 Comments
YS
It's a free download. It opens with a blank document. Multiple docs can be opened in tabs.
Save documents when you are done.Read more
What is Notepad++ used for?
3 Comments
DL
Editing/creating simple text-based files such as .txt, .cs, .html, etcRead more
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