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Add to SafariWhen comparing AraxisMerge vs BBEdit, the Slant community recommends BBEdit for most people. In the question“What are the best folder/file compare/diff tools for either OSX, Linux or Windows?” BBEdit is ranked 7th while AraxisMerge is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose BBEdit is:
BBEdit is commercial software, the paid counterpart to their free application Textwrangler. Though BBEdit comes off as pricey, this allows for stable and consistent updates from the developers. BBEdit has been around since 1992.
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Pros
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
Pro Stable development, been around for decades
BBEdit is commercial software, the paid counterpart to their free application Textwrangler. Though BBEdit comes off as pricey, this allows for stable and consistent updates from the developers. BBEdit has been around since 1992.
Pro Can open very large files
Pro Just about every feature is already built in
No searching for plug-ins that may or may not work.
Pro Great customer support
The developer is very responsive to bug reports and feature suggestions.
Pro Native application
Follows platform standards.
Pro Built-in FTP/SFTP browser
BBEdit can open files directly from, and save them to, any available FTP server. It can also open and save files directly via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol).
Pro Great JAMStack environment
You can build the static site of your dreams without needing any external assistants. Although it does not process LESS, SASS, or SCSS files, BBEdit's includes are very powerful.
Cons
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.
Con Featureless
Con Expensive
It's US$49.99 a single user license.
