Alternatives to Diffchecker
Diffchecker handles text, code, and data comparisons in a browser or on a desktop app. It offers side-by-side and unified views, adjustable precision, ignore rules, syntax highlighting, live editing, and merging. Its broader plans add document, image, spreadsheet, and folder comparisons, including OCR, redlines, formula detection, and batch work. Browser comparisons remain in the browser unless saved and shared, while Desktop runs locally. A free Basic plan exists, but some…
Code Compare is a file and folder comparison and merge tool available as a standalone app and a Visual Studio extension.
KDiff3 compares and merges files and folders on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- 4
UltraCompare
LinuxmacOSWindows7.1From $99.95 a year - 5

Diffract
Diffract is a desktop tool for comparing code, folders, documents and binary files side by side on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.8$34 one-time - 6
Beyond Compare
Beyond Compare is desktop software for comparing and synchronizing files and folders.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.4$35 one-time - 7
Beyond Compare
Beyond Compare helps users inspect differences and merge changes across folders, text files, images, and tables.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.4$35 one-time - 8

DeltaWalker
DeltaWalker is a desktop application for comparing, synchronizing, merging, automating, and analyzing files and folders on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.4$39.99 one-time - 9

Altova DiffDog
Altova DiffDog is a Windows desktop tool for comparing and merging files, directories, and database schemas or content.
Windows6.3$189 one-time - 10

Araxis Merge
Araxis Merge is a Windows and macOS application for comparing and merging files, plus synchronizing directory trees.
macOSWindows6.3$129 one-time - 11
DiffMerge
DiffMerge is a desktop utility for comparing and merging files, as well as comparing and synchronizing folders.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.3$30 one-time - 12
Guiffy
Guiffy is a visual tool for comparing and merging source files and comparing folders, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.3$24 one-time - 13
Kaleidoscope
macOS6.3From $8 a year - 14

DirEqual
DirEqual compares folders and files, then lets users synchronize folder contents on macOS or Windows.
macOSWindows6.2From $15 a year - 15
Meld
Meld is a free visual diff and merge tool for comparing files, folders, and version-controlled projects.
Free planLinuxWindows6.2Free plan - 16
ExamDiff Pro
Windows6.1$37.99 one-time - 17
ExamXML
Windows6.1 - 18
FolderMatch
Windows6.1$36 one-time - 19
Mergely
Mergely is a browser-based diff and merge editor, as well as a JavaScript library for comparing and merging text.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 20
AmSo Compare
AmSo Compare is a macOS application for comparing, editing, merging, and synchronizing folders and files.
macOS6.0From $12.99 a year - 21

Compare and Merge
Compare and Merge is a Windows application for comparing text files and folders, locating character-level changes, and merging selected differences.
Windows6.0$39.95 one-time - 226.0$29 one-time
- 23
Diffinity
Diffinity is a free Windows utility for comparing and merging text files, with folder comparison for reviewing differences across directories.
Free planWindows5.9Free plan - 24
Kompare
Kompare is a free Linux graphical application for viewing and merging differences between source files.
Free planLinux5.8Free plan - 25
NextDiff
NextDiff is a Windows utility for comparing two files, text documents, source code files, or folders.
Free planWindows5.8Free plan - 26

WinMerge
WinMerge is a free, open-source Windows tool for comparing and merging files and folders.
Free planWindows5.8Free plan - 27
cwdiff
cwdiff is a command-line wrapper for wdiff that compares directories and displays differences in color.
Free planLinux5.7Free plan - 28
SmartSynchronize
SmartSynchronize is a file and directory comparison tool for comparing changes, merging edits, and synchronizing folder structures.
LinuxmacOSWindows5.4 - 29

P4Merge
LinuxmacOSWindows4.9 - 30
Diff-Text
WebWindows4.7
