# Inspire Writer, SlickEdit vs UltraEdit Comparison | | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 12 | 19 | 1,123 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (75.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (50.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $29.99 1 | No pricing available | $119.95 1 user | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Inspire Writer **Not enough data** ### SlickEdit **Not enough data** ### UltraEdit Pros: - Easy Integrations (2 reviews) - Editing Ease (2 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (1 reviews) - Frequent Updates (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.9 (12 reviews) | 8.8 (17 reviews) | 9.5 (985 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.7 (12 reviews) | 7.8 (17 reviews) | 9.1 (987 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 9.3 (386 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 9.1 (374 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 7.9 (12 reviews) | 9.4 (862 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 9.5 (363 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 7.7 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (978 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Inspire Writer #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Inspire Writer Price: $29.99 1 Description: A life-time license key for Inspire with unlimited free updates Key Features: - Clean, simple and distraction-free interface for markdown writing - Markup-based text editor with syntax highlighting - Auto-save and auto-backup [Learn more about Inspire Writer](https://www.g2.com/products/inspire-writer/reviews) #### Free Trial Yes ### SlickEdit #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### UltraEdit #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: UltraEdit Enterprise Price: $119.95 1 user Description: UltraEdit Enterprise is a license that contains every product in the UltraEdit suite—includes the renowned text editor, compare tool, search utility, and FTP client. UltraEdit is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. A single license can be activated on up to 5 unique systems. Includes platinum-tier tech support via email. Key Features: - One year of platinum support and software updates - All Access ready — Best for professionals and larger teams - Eligible for Enterprise deployment kit [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Text Editor | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Inspire Writer** | 9.4/10 | 12 | | **SlickEdit** | N/A | N/A | | **UltraEdit** | 9.1/10 | 264 | #### Coding | Feature | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Syntax highlighting** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (230 reviews) | | **Autocompletion** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 8.6 (174 reviews) | | **Find and replace** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.5 (247 reviews) | | **Code folding** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 9.1 (191 reviews) | #### Editing | Feature | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Collaborative editing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Language Support** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (157 reviews) | | **Selection Methods** | 9.6 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (222 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Extensibility** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 8.9 (163 reviews) | | **Cross-platform support** | 8.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (146 reviews) | | **Plugins and integrations** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Security** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (95 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders | Feature | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Inspire Writer | SlickEdit | UltraEdit | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 75.0% | 16.7% | 38.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 8.3% | 33.3% | 25.3% | | **Enterprise** | 16.7% | 50.0% | 36.3% | ### By Industry #### Inspire Writer - **Writing and Editing:** 16.7% - **Computer Networking:** 16.7% - **Recreational Facilities and Services:** 8.3% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 8.3% - **Mental Health Care:** 8.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3% - **Higher Education:** 8.3% - **Food & Beverages:** 8.3% - **Environmental Services:** 8.3% - **Computer Software:** 8.3% #### SlickEdit - **Computer Software:** 22.2% - **Wireless:** 16.7% - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.1% - **Semiconductors:** 5.6% - **Research:** 5.6% - **Program Development:** 5.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.6% - **Defense & Space:** 5.6% - **Consumer Electronics:** 5.6% - **Banking:** 5.6% - **Other:** 11.1% #### UltraEdit - **Information Technology and Services:** 17.3% - **Computer Software:** 15.6% - **Financial Services:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.5% - **Telecommunications:** 3.3% - **Internet:** 3.2% - **Higher Education:** 2.7% - **Education Management:** 2.5% - **Insurance:** 2.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.1% - **Other:** 43.6% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Inspire Writer - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2685 reviews) - [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2468 reviews) - [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 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) - [EditPlus](https://www.g2.com/products/editplus/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 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) - [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (63 reviews) ### Alternatives to SlickEdit - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2685 reviews) - [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2468 reviews) - [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 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) - [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 reviews) - [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (63 reviews) - [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [EditPlus](https://www.g2.com/products/editplus/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) ### Alternatives to UltraEdit - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2685 reviews) - [Notepad++](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (2468 reviews) - [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (63 reviews) - [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (261 reviews) - [Tex-Edit Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/tex-edit-plus/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Inspire Writer No discussions available for this product. ### SlickEdit No discussions available for this product. ### UltraEdit - Title: [How is it different from the other software like notepad++ and what benefits are there?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-it-different-from-the-other-software-like-notepad-and-what-benefits-are-there) — 10 comments, 3 upvotes > **Top comment:** "UltraEdit and Notepad++ are both text editors. While Notepad ++ is very powerful it is not as powerful/feature rich as UltraEdit. For those people that spend..." - Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Text editing. Any kind of text editing. Hex editing, regular expression(s) find/replace, XML formatting, and any programming language. Find in files...." - Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ultraedit-what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Cross validation tool for digital forensics" - Title: [How much does UltraEdit cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-ultraedit-cost) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "$80" - Title: [Virtual Machine](https://www.g2.com/discussions/virtual-machine) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I think UE has a forum for these questions here: http://forums.ultraedit.com/configuration-ini-settings-f7/?sid=15d4fd90054335d1d16ab4679fd261c8" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/inspire-writer-vs-slickedit-vs-ultraedit)