UltraCompare Lite vs. UltraCompare Pro

The key to finding what you're looking for, is knowing how to look...
See what UltraCompare Pro can do for you!

UltraCompare Lite provides basic text compare functionality and compliments the feature set of UltraEdit/UEStudio; however, UltraCompare Pro offers a greatly expanded feature set (see below). Together, UltraEdit and UltraCompare Pro form the total text editing solution preferred by millions.

Text/file comparison and synchronization

Feature	Lite	Pro	Benefit
Two-way Merge			Merge changes in an updated revision of a file with its ancestor (or any other file). Use to reconcile conflicting changes made to a set of files by multiple developers or to merge branches in a source code control or software configuration management system.
Three-way Compare			Compare changes in two updated revisions of a file with their common ancestor (or any other file). Use to reconcile conflicting changes made to a set of files by multiple developers or to merge branches in a source code control or software configuration management system.
Three-way Merge			Merge changes in two updated revisions of a file with their common ancestor (or any other file). Use to reconcile conflicting changes made to a set of files by multiple developers or to merge branches in a source code control or software configuration management system.
Large file support			Compare multi-gigabyte files in UC Pro. UC Lite does not have a hard-coded limit on file size, but several items factor into whether or not the compare can be executed in UC Lite, including file size, amount of difference blocks, memory required to map them, etc.
Manually Re-sync Lines for Compare			Sometimes your files are structured in such a way that you need to manually match similar lines. UltraCompare Pro allows you to manually sync two lines and continue the compare from this location.
Column Range Ignore/Compare			Specify up to four unique column ranges for UltraCompare to compare or ignore.
Word Document/RTF File Compare			Compare your Word documents and RTF Files. Merge changes and save to sync differences across multiple Word/RTF files.
Webpage/web File Compare			Download a webpage directly into UltraCompare by typing its URL into the file address bar. Compare it against your local files.
Binary Compare			Compare the hex/binary data of two files
Compare integration with UltraEdit/UEStudio			Compare modified file with version on disk with enhanced UltraCompare Professional integration
Compare text snippets (copy/paste into compare frames)			Compare 2 snippets of text with enhanced UltraCompare Professional integration
Inline Editing			Edit your text files directly in the compare frame with changed line highlighting. Save and/or merge your new changes.
Relational Lines Mode			Graphic relational lines to quickly see where differences occur between files.
Integrated Folder Comparison			Quickly and efficiently compare and merge all the files changed between different folder hierarchies. Process entire sets or branches of source code, web pages or other text files.
Point-and-Click Merging			Copy inserted, removed or changed blocks of text from one file to another (or delete them) using a single mouse click. Files can be manually merged very quickly.
Inline Merging			Ability to edit line and merge within the additional frames.
Undo Merge			Allows for the ability to Undo a merge.
Bookmarks			Makes it easy to mark and return to particular points of interest in a file.
FTP Support			Compare files on remote servers using FTP/SFTP to download files. Track changes, Merge differences, and save back to the server. CRC support included.
Accept All			Accept all, or Merge All, changes in text mode and folder mode.
Configurable Ignore Options			Two sections are provided for defining custom "ignore" rules: "Ignore lines which" begin or end with a specified string, and "Ignore a defined number of lines" at the beginning or end of a file.
Show Spaces/Tabs			Allows you the ability to see whitespace differences (tabs and spaces).
Active Line Window			Inspect the current lines in both (or all 3) files for a closer look at their specific differences

Back to Top

Folder/directory comparison and synchronization

Feature	Lite	Pro	Benefit
Folder Comparison and Synchronization			Learn how to compare and synchronize folders with UltraCompare in a snap. Intuitive tree view with collapse/expand nodes for subdirectories
Two-way Folder Comparison			Identify file insertions, removals and changes between two folder hierarchies. Efficiently process entire sets or branches of source code, web pages or other text files.
Three-way Folder Comparison			Identify file insertions, removals and changes between two folder hierarchies and a common ancestor (or some other) folder hierarchy. Use to reconcile conflicting changes made to a set of files by multiple developers or to merge branches in a source code control or software configuration management system.
Ignore File Types/Folders			This configuration option allows you to specify folders or file types for UltraCompare to ignore during folder comparison. This is especially useful for version control directories/files.
FTP Support (Folder Mode)			Compare directories on remote servers using FTP/SFTP to access them. Track Changes, Merge differences, and save back to the server.
.ZIP Archive Comparison			A .zip archive may be selected for comparison against a folder on the file system, if desired. Both recursive and non-recursive compares against .zip archives are supported.
JAR File Support			Compare compressed Java JAR files in folder mode with JAR file support.
Mark and hide files/folders			Select subfolders and/or files, then mark and hide them to avoid seeing them in the compare.
Show Preview File			Split screen to preview text in one pane while moving from file to file.
Comparison Statistics Window			See a summary of the current comparison.
Folder Synchronization			Reconcile differences between folder hierarchies either by copying files from one folder hierarchy to another (or even to a completely separate location) or by launching file comparisons for changed files. Efficiently process entire sets or branches of source code, web pages or other text files. Keep folder hierarchies on different machines (for example, a desktop and a laptop) in sync with one another.
Integrated File Comparison			Identify and reconcile differences within corresponding files as well as between folder hierarchies by launching file comparison windows for selected files
Print Preview			See how a comparison printout will look before committing it to paper.
Fast Byte-by-byte Comparison Option			Speed up folder comparisons by comparing corresponding files in folder hierarchies that are larger than a certain size using a quick and memory efficient byte-by-byte comparison algorithm.
Smart Comparison Option			Save time by performing an extremely fast folder comparison using just the sizes and timestamps of corresponding files.
Customize Fonts and Colors			Change the style of presentation to suit your preferences or needs.
Drag and drop folders			Select folders for comparison by dragging from the Windows Explorer.
Toolbar			Easily access frequently used commands.

Back to Top

Other features

Feature	Lite	Pro	Benefit
Tabbed Sessions			Work with multiple compares regardless of mode - all within one application. The tabbed interface allows you to easily toggle between multiple sessions.
Session management and properties			Save, name, and group your sessions. Quickly launch and execute your favorite sessions. Control compare/ignore/display/other options on a per-session basis. Access recent sessions.
Workspace Manager			Tabbed interface includes a file explorer with access to all system and network drives. Filter files, and drag-and-drop files or folders to compare frames. The Session tab includes a list of all sessions and session groups with a context-sensitive menu with many options for maintaining your saved sessions.
Shell Integration			Simply right-click in on your files/directories in Explorer to 'flag' for comparison.
Version control integration			Integrate UltraCompare with your version control system as the default diff/merge utility.
Command Line support			Click here to read more about using UltraCompare Pro from the command line. Click here to see how to run an UltraCompare Pro quick diff check from the comand line.
Configurable Key Mapping			This convenient feature will allow you to configure hot-keys to your most used items to increase your speed and efficiency when using UltraCompare.
Color Printing			Print the results of your compare in color.
Printing Configurations			Format page headers and footers, select print fonts, and align column information.
Permission Based Update Checking			Stay up to date with the latest version of UltraCompare and try preview versions.

Back to Top

The UltraEdit/UltraCompare solution is used worldover as the preferred solution for text and file management. No matter what kind of user you are, or experience level you have, the UE/UC solution simplifies your workflow and provides the power/functionity to meet your file management challenges.

See other bundle/suite options