Beyond Compare

Beyond Compare is a desktop application to compare, merge and synchronise data. It compares folders, text files, images, binary files and tables, and lets the user focus on relevant differences by ignoring unimportant ones, such as whitespace or specific patterns, through comparison rules.

In testing, it is used to compare actual and expected outputs, test reports, configuration files, data exports or whole result directories. Changes from two versions of a file or folder can be merged, and comparisons can be run from the command line and scripted, for example to produce comparison reports.

Beyond Compare runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It is a commercial product by Scooter Software, sold per user in Standard and Pro editions, with a free trial.