--- title: Compare It! by Grig Software Reviews meta\_title: 'Compare It! by Grig Software Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 17 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Compare It! by Grig Software works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 17 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Content Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/content-management --- # Compare It! by Grig Software Reviews & Product Details Easily compare and merge text files; compare doc, xls and pdf files; prepare comparison reports and printouts. * * * Seller [Grig Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/grig-software) Discussions [Compare It! by Grig Software Community](https://www.g2.com/products/compare-it-by-grig-software/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![RELAYTO AI](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "RELAYTO AI") RELAYTO AI 4.7/5(473) ](https://www.g2.com/products/relayto-ai/reviews) [ ![WeTransfer](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WeTransfer") WeTransfer 4.6/5(523) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wetransfer/reviews) [ ![FlippingBook](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "FlippingBook") FlippingBook 4.7/5(298) ](https://www.g2.com/products/flippingbook/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/compare-it-by-grig-software/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 17 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/20/2018 "Compare it tool" 4/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? Compare it is a powerful file compare and merge tool. provides built in editor with ability to highlight syntax , changes with lines or fast by difference merging. best of the features is that it supports multiple platforms like windows , dos , Unix etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? no tool is perfect. code compares content inside files but need way to find a fine by name. also does not support block copy functionality. Also tool is not actively upgraded with new functionality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Compare It! by Grig Software solving and how is that benefiting you? using he tool for application development by developers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Katie L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Katie L.") KL Katie L. Senior Business Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/28/2017 "Beginner Compare It user." 4/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? Differences-based editing and the fact that documents can be merged. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? Unless I am doing something incorrectly, when I compare two Adobe pdfs, the results are defined; however, the results are printed in a font / language that I cannot read. I very well may be doing something wrong and have to look at the Help File. The changes are still defined, so I can still look at the paragraphs on the files individually and determine where the changes are. I just can't read them off of the Compare It tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Compare It! by Grig Software: The installation process is very simple and speedy. Additionally, the types of files that can be compared are varied and support everything I have needed so far from Excel spreadsheets to Adobe pdfs. A Help file is included as part of the tool and has been a useful resource within the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Compare It! by Grig Software solving and how is that benefiting you? Quite often I am comparing Microsoft Excel documents manually, and when this step is typically only a step in the task at hand. When comparing the files manually takes so much of my time, the overall project takes longer since I am held up while comparing a number of documents. Using a tool to automate this process is invaluable to my overall project timeline. Using Compare It has helped me so far by reducing the time spent comparing documents from anywhere around a 6 hour effort to only taking minutes for the compare process, and then an hour or two to analyze results. Aside from reduction of time, another business benefit is that users can output the compare results and Save i This way I can run the compare(s) and analyze later. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Program Development](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Program Development") UP Verified User in Program Development Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/20/2018 "Firm believer and user" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? Very easy to understand. Works great with Microsoft Office as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? No new add ons in awhile but I love it other then that. There isn't much to complain about Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Compare It! by Grig Software solving and how is that benefiting you? We havent ran into any problems yet but what we love is You don't have to play around with the programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ghislain P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ghislain P.") GP Ghislain P. Analyst / Programmer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/9/2016 "I use this software on a weekly basis to compare different versions of files. " 5/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? The best thing about this software is it's integration into Windows file explorer. You just have to right-click on the first file, select the option "Compare file #1" then right-click on the second file and select "Compare file #2" and the program loads with the comparison of the two files. Fast and easy. The interface is easy to understand. You can easily spot the changes and the blocks that have been moved. Lastly the level of options you have are great. You can "tweak" the comparison settings to your liking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? The thing I don't like is the lack of a nice folder comparison. This is something I need from time to time and I have to rely on another program for this purpose. Also, even if the quality of the software is good, there doesn't seem to have any new development on it. That is a shame. The basis is good and there could be so much more functionality added to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Compare It! by Grig Software: For simple and fast file comparison, this is the tool you need! For folder comparison, unfortunately, you'll need something else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Compare It! by Grig Software solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm a programmer, so this helps me to find out if there are differences between files in my development environment and the production environment. The fact that I can launch the comparison in just a few clicks is a big plus in my book. No fussing around the list of programs to find it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Giridhur S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Giridhur S.") GS Giridhur S. Senior Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/17/2016 "Excellent tool for tracking changes and merging files" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? The interface is clean and clear, one can easily use this tool to check how codes have been changed by team members thanks to syntax highlighting. This software supports all document formats, including MS Word, Markdown, HTML., and is extremely useful for me in checking our project documentation, and periodic reports. I recently discovered that it could make comparison of any file format easier, including images, and spreadsheets, though I am not a heavy user of both usecases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? It's not as advanced as the linux counterparts. In my primary use case, ie writing and reviewing code, many text editors have the functionality as an add in, and hence, I am not motivated to open another program to do the same. It still seems like a decade old software in a new shell. More features like github integration, code folding could be added. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Compare It! by Grig Software: You should definitely give this a try, especially if you want to review changes between large volumes of code, for production purposes in Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Compare It! by Grig Software solving and how is that benefiting you? I am building a robust software platform to diagnose conditions of the retina. In windows environment, which is my go-to OS for day to day activities, Compare it, is very helpful in checking minute differences between two images and spreadsheets as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Charles H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Charles H.") CH Charles H. Vice President Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/2/2012 "Compare It! is a HUGE time-saver" 5/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? I use Compare It! mostly for text comparison and analyzing different versions of code. The line by line highlighting makes it very easy to quickly identify blocks of code that have changed and untangle messes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? The workflow defaults to opening files for comparison instead of copying and pasting text. Otherwise it's great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Compare It! by Grig Software: I haven't found anything else out there like Compare It! for text and file comparison. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Michael F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Michael F.") MF Michael F. Senior Technical Account Manager, Team Lead Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/3/2012 "Excellent for MS Office Documents, And Cheap!" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Compare It! by Grig Software? I have yet to find a product that does as good a job with MS Office files as this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Compare It! by Grig Software? Lack of customizable actions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Compare It! by Grig Software: For the price, you cannot beat it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Compare It! by Grig Software? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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