When comparing XtraFinder vs Bartender, the Slant community recommends Bartender for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” Bartender is ranked 13th while XtraFinder is ranked 23rd.
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Pros
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
Pro Cleans up the menubar so it's less cluttered
Pro Great customisation options for the menu bar
Pro Lean and efficient
Does what it is supposed to do efficiently.
Cons
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.
Con Expensive
$15 for download or $7.50 for upgrade if you have Bartender 1.