# Notepad++, UltraEdit vs BBEdit Comparison

| | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 2,473 | 1,123 | 64 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (37.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (52.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $119.95 1 user | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Notepad++

Pros:
- Ease of Use (49 reviews)
- Lightweight (33 reviews)

Cons:
- Outdated Interface (36 reviews)
- Limited Compatibility (22 reviews)

### UltraEdit

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)
- Editing Ease (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Frequent Updates (1 reviews)

### BBEdit

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (2105 reviews) | 9.5 (985 reviews) | 9.2 (53 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (2118 reviews) | 9.1 (987 reviews) | 9.2 (53 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.5 (439 reviews) | 9.3 (386 reviews) | 9.3 (17 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (285 reviews) | 9.1 (374 reviews) | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (1550 reviews) | 9.4 (862 reviews) | 9.0 (33 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (242 reviews) | 9.5 (363 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (2036 reviews) | 8.7 (978 reviews) | 7.2 (50 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Notepad++

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### 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

### BBEdit

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Text Editor

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Notepad++** | 8.5/10 | 1417 |
| **UltraEdit** | 9.1/10 | 264 |
| **BBEdit** | 8.0/10 | 14 |

#### Coding

| Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Syntax highlighting** | 9.1 (1240 reviews) | 9.4 (230 reviews) | 8.6 (13 reviews) | 
| **Autocompletion** | 8.3 (1190 reviews) | 8.6 (174 reviews) | 7.6 (12 reviews) | 
| **Find and replace** | 9.3 (1274 reviews) | 9.5 (247 reviews) | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 
| **Code folding** | 8.8 (1140 reviews) | 9.1 (191 reviews) | 8.6 (13 reviews) | 

#### Editing

| Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Collaborative editing** | 8.0 (953 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | 8.9 (1181 reviews) | 9.3 (157 reviews) | 8.8 (11 reviews) | 
| **Selection Methods** | 8.7 (1157 reviews) | 9.2 (222 reviews) | 8.5 (13 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Extensibility** | 8.7 (1142 reviews) | 8.9 (163 reviews) | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 
| **Cross-platform support** | 8.2 (1064 reviews) | 9.0 (146 reviews) | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Plugins and integrations** | 8.5 (1126 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 
| **Security** | 8.4 (921 reviews) | 9.1 (95 reviews) | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

| Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | 6.5 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor)





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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | BBEdit | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 29.6% | 38.3% | 52.4% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 32.5% | 25.3% | 23.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 37.9% | 36.3% | 23.8% | 

### By Industry

#### 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:** 1.7%
- **Program Development:** 1.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 31.5%

#### 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%

#### BBEdit

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.5%
- **Computer Software:** 14.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 14.3%
- **Higher Education:** 7.9%
- **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:** 22.2%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Notepad++

- [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 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 (262 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)
- [EditPad Lite](https://www.g2.com/products/editpad-lite/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (20 reviews)
- [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews)

### Alternatives to UltraEdit

- [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 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)
- [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [SlickEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/slickedit/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (19 reviews)
- [Brackets](https://www.g2.com/products/brackets/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (262 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)
- [EditPad Lite](https://www.g2.com/products/editpad-lite/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (20 reviews)

### Alternatives to BBEdit

- [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 reviews)
- [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 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 (262 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)

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## Top Discussions

### 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 "

### 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"

### BBEdit

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/notepad-vs-ultraedit-vs-bbedit)