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Add to SafariWhen comparing DiffMerge vs AraxisMerge, the Slant community recommends DiffMerge for most people. In the question“What are the best folder/file compare/diff tools for either OSX, Linux or Windows?” DiffMerge is ranked 8th while AraxisMerge is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose DiffMerge is:
DiffMerge is free of charge to download and use for both commercial and open source projects. There's no license needed. However, people who want to contribute to the project monetarily [can do so](https://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/register).
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Pros
Pro Completely free
DiffMerge is free of charge to download and use for both commercial and open source projects. There's no license needed. However, people who want to contribute to the project monetarily can do so.
Pro Cross platform
DiffMerge is cross platform and is available for all major operating systems. This means WIndows, Linux and OSX
Pro Folder compare
Pro Three way merges
DiffMerge supports three way merges.
Pro Point and click merging
AraxisMerge has a feature which is very helpful especially for beginners. By clicking on different parts of a text file you can select all the parts to added in a final merged file. The comparison display also updates real-time as the merge happens.
Pro Directory comparisons
AraxisMerge supports comparing different directories with each other.
Pro Beautiful interface
Pro Three way merges
AraxisMerge supports three way merges.
Pro Update alternative files Word, PDF and even images
Pro Works great on large files
Cons
Con Startup time can be slow
DiffMerge's startup time can be quite slow sometimes.
Con Commercial
AraxisMerge is not free:
$129 Standard and $269 Professional
But this is peanuts for a tool that you can use all day for the rest of your developer life.
