When comparing Disk Order vs XtraFinder, the Slant community recommends Disk Order for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac file managers?” Disk Order is ranked 9th while XtraFinder is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Disk Order is:
Can be used to connect to a server over FTP/SFTP.
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Pros
Pro FTP/SFTP support
Can be used to connect to a server over FTP/SFTP.
Pro Built-in viewer
Disk Order has a built-in viewer for html, rtf, mov, mp3, jpg, gif, tiff and many other file formats.
Pro Versatile dual-pane interface
Disk Order is split in two side-by-side panes each of which can have tabs with different views. Great for easily managing files.
Pro Free
Pro Old full-size color labels from OS X < 10.9
Pro Adds useful toolbar items
XtraFinder provides useful options for toolbar such as: Launch as Root, New Terminal Here, New File..., and Select...
Pro Additional right-click options
Xtra Finder provides additional options when performing the right click.
Pro Custom hotkeys
Pro Copy Path
Pro Can open a terminal in set position
XtraFinder can open up a terminal from the right-click menu in given path with "New Terminal Here".
Pro Dual panel
Split the Finder window into to windows to achieve better file handling.
Pro Colored icons in the Finder sidebar
Cons
Con No move across Window function
Con Doesn't work on recent macOS versions without a workaround
This tool doesn't work on recent macOS versions, except if you try workaraound that may or may not work. It involves disabling System Integrity Protection and details on how to do it can be found on the XtraFinder website.