Standard vs. Pro

The Beyond Compare download includes both Standard and Pro functionality.  During the trial period you can toggle between Pro and Standard mode in the Help > About Beyond Compare window.  When you purchase a license, we send you a license key that unlocks the appropriate features permanently.  If you purchase a Standard Edition license, you can upgrade later to Pro for the difference in price.

Standard Edition

The Standard Edition of Beyond Compare is a powerful, full-featured comparison tool.

Pro Edition

Pro only The Pro Edition includes all the Standard features plus these additional advanced features:

  • Text Merge
    Two- and three-way text merging compares independent changes against a common ancestor to create new merged content.
  • Folder Merge
    Two- and three-way merging supports folders as well as files.
  • Windows logo Source control integration
    Adds commands for checking files in or out of SCC-compliant version control systems.  Windows only.
  • Built-in SFTP support
    Rather than relying on third-party solutions, the Pro Edition has integrated support for secure FTP protocols (SFTP and FTP over SSL).
  • Text replacements
    Lets you flag certain text replacements as unimportant differences in a Text Compare session.  For example, ignore all instances where apple was replaced by orange.
  • Folder Compare alignment overrides
    Overrides how files are aligned in a Folder Compare session.  For example, you could compare your .gif files on one side with .png files of the same name on the other side.
  • Windows logo Registry Compare
    Compares live registries, both local and remote, as well as registry files.  Windows only. 
  • WebDAV, Dropbox, Subversion, etc.
    Pro Edition has integrated support for WebDAV, Dropbox cloud, OneDrive, Amazon S3, and Subversion resources.  OneDrive is only on Windows logo Windows and Mac logo macOS.