Beyond Compare vs Sublime Merge

Beyond Compare can be used to compare both files and folders. File-Filters possible.

Good overview. Clear display of changed lines (background color) and changed characters (foreground color).

So parts you don't want to see in your comparision can be hidden with ignore masks. Parts that are okay to be changed can be set with change-lists so beyond compare knows what's the replacement value and skips displaying this. So you can focus on the for you important changes. For example with the ignore mask I was able to compare two logs with different timestamps but nearly same content. (beginning with timestams the first x characters adding to ignore)

Can be used to synchronize folders. Including wildcards.

This is a useful feature for game developers using Git.

Compare archive to directory or to another archive, update ZIP archives by copying files from other side or by editing them directly in compare view.

Beyond Compare can compare directories through FTP, SFTP. Also it can compare directories hosted on Dropbox or Amazon S3.

You can compare Registry vs Registry or Registry vs .REG file, both local and remote. You can copy values and keys between sides or edit them.

You can run a script or executable based on file extension before showing a file. Great for beautifying XML, extracting text from MS Office documents, running dis-asm etc.

All actions are real Git actions which minimizes confusion and makes it perfect for beginners and professionals alike.

Nothing is faster. I used to use Gitkraken, but on large projects Gitkraken is barely usable.

All actions have either direct hotkeys or corresponding entries in the palette (same as Sublime Text). This means a very streamlined and fast usage.

No account- or server checkbacks (only for updates). All password handling is pure Git which means much less trouble and confusion.

Windows portable version.

Very good performance.

Sublime Merge may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however, a license must be purchased for continued use. There is no enforced time limit for the evaluation.

The product is paid but you can test for your life without paying (similar to sublime text).

The user interface is designed excellently, and it's really fast to navigate with mouse or keyboard. It's never obscured which git commands are used, and commands can be modified/extended if desired. The visual appearance of the interface can be changed via themes, new git commands can be added, and even the menus can be extended.

A license gives you 3 years of updates, and you can use the product after that indefinitely.