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Beyond Compare pricing: plans, free tier and a free option

Beyond Compare starts at US$35 per user, one-time (perpetual licence, Beyond Compare 5 Standard Edition, 1–4 seats). Side-by-side text and file difference comparison with syntax highlighting.

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Beyond Compare

USD list price

Side-by-side text and file difference comparison with syntax highlighting.

Entry price

US$35 per user, one-time

perpetual licence, Beyond Compare 5 Standard Edition, 1–4 seats

None — one-time purchase. Vendor states: 'The license fee is a one time purchase. There are no annual renewal fees.'

Free tier

  • None. Free evaluation only — 'Beyond Compare may be evaluated for free, but a license must be purchased for continued use.'

Pro Edition is US$70 per user.

Checked 3 days ago

Read from scootersoftware.com/shop (opens in a new tab), scootersoftware.com/v5help/standard_vs_pro.html (opens in a new tab)

What Beyond Compare does that free tools don't

  • Folder and drive comparison plus synchronization across thousands of files at once, including FTP/SFTP and cloud endpoints (Pro).
  • True 3-way merge against a common ancestor and source-control (SCC) integration (Pro), which a stateless web diff cannot do.

If you need these, Beyond Compare is worth paying for. Check the current plan on the vendor's pricing page (opens in a new tab) before you buy.

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How much does Beyond Compare cost?

Beyond Compare starts at US$35 per user, one-time (perpetual licence, Beyond Compare 5 Standard Edition, 1–4 seats). Read from the vendor's own page on 2026-11-01.

Does Beyond Compare have a free plan?

None — free evaluation only, then a licence must be purchased.

Is there a free alternative to Beyond Compare?

For comparing two pieces of text side by side, the free AltFTool Diff Checker covers the basic job without an account. It does less than Beyond Compare — each comparison lists exactly what you give up.

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"Beyond Compare pricing: plans, free tier and a free option." AltFTool, 1 Nov. 2026, www.altftool.com/deals/pricing/beyond-compare.

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@misc{altftool-deals-pricing-beyond-compare,
  author       = {{AltFTool}},
  title        = {{Beyond Compare pricing: plans, free tier and a free option}},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {nov},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.altftool.com/deals/pricing/beyond-compare}},
  note         = {Price checked 2026-11-01. Source: Beyond Compare: \url{https://www.scootersoftware.com/shop}.}
}

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