Altova XMLSpy vs. UltraEdit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altova XMLSpy
Score 10.0 out of 10
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The XMLSpy JSON and XML Editor from Altova is designed to give developers the tools they need to build the most sophisticated applications with its graphical schema designer, code generation, file converters, debuggers, and profilers for working with XSD, XSLT, XQuery, XBRL, and SOAP.N/A
UltraEdit
Score 9.2 out of 10
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UltraEdit is a text editor from IDM Computer Solutions headquartered in Hamilton.N/A
Pricing
Altova XMLSpyUltraEdit
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Altova XMLSpyUltraEdit
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Altova XMLSpyUltraEdit
Considered Both Products
Altova XMLSpy
Chose Altova XMLSpy
XMLSpy does not have many capable competitors, it is the market leader and other alternatives do not provide the tools we rely on.
UltraEdit
Chose UltraEdit
I used to use Microsoft's Notepad, but it is primitive compared to UltraEdit! A programmer introduced me to UltraEdit a long time ago, and I've used it ever since. It may be overkill for our use, but I've never found another program that has the power I want at my fingertips!
Chose UltraEdit
Blows basic notepad out of the water. Have tested Edit++ and a few other text editors, and did not find the same breadth of support or ease of use and with UltraEdit. There is a world of choices out there, but for the price, this one is all you need.
Chose UltraEdit
When compared to most file editing programs UltraEdit usually comes out on top for being extremely flexible and feature-rich. We depend on it every day and although we have several other editors available to us we seem to always go back to this time and time again. Very …
Chose UltraEdit
Notepad++ does have a lot of the base features of Ultraedit.
However, Ultraedit brings a lot more to the table and the corporate licence makes it interesting for large companies.
I would still advise small companies to look at it as they can get units for a reasonable price.
Chose UltraEdit
I have evaluated Notepad++ as an alternative to UltraEdit. In some cases, such as loading time, Notepad++ is a superior product. However, in terms of editing existing macros, and editing very large text files UltraEdit is a much better product.
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Altova XMLSpyUltraEdit
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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10.0
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Usability
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10.0
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Support Rating
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9.9
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User Testimonials
Altova XMLSpyUltraEdit
Likelihood to Recommend
Altova XMLSpy is an excellent tool for creating/designing new XML schemas (XSDs) using a visual layout tool and helps developers and architects work with XML and JSON documents, understand and validate and diagnose issues with XML and JSON documents. It is not well suited for working with other data formats, such as YAML or CSV.
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Overall, a great tool for handling large files. Code formatting is very nice and customizable making it very easy to write scripts or SQL or any other language. It is easy to navigate and it remembers files and keeps them in context when shut down and relaunched. My analysts and programmers all use this editor every day.
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Pros
  • XML schema (XSD) design and maintenance
  • XML document validation
  • XML and JSON document reformatting and pretty-printing
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  • Search and replace in files that are not open
  • Cut and paste columns - I don't know any other program that can do this!
  • Is a super fast and powerful text editor.
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Cons
  • Application performance could be improved, especially initial load speed
  • Better support for large document handling (documents hundreds or thousands of megabytes in size)
  • Remove all nagging popups to upgrade
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  • It would be great if a total page view, including images and spacing would be helpful.
  • More automated for repetitive functions.
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Usability
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As a program UltraEdit comes ready to use out of the box and requires very little setup for it to be extremely useful. It's flexibility among a wide array of tasks and files makes it a go-to for all our troubleshooting and data viewing needs. Timely updates and great support.
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Support Rating
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Have never needed support, not once. So giving them a 10 for the fact that their product is so good that we've never needed it.
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Alternatives Considered
XMLSpy does not have many capable competitors, it is the market leader and other alternatives do not provide the tools we rely on.
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I have evaluated Notepad++ as an alternative to UltraEdit. In some cases, such as loading time, Notepad++ is a superior product. However, in terms of editing existing macros, and editing very large text files UltraEdit is a much better product.
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Return on Investment
  • XMLSpy has made us much more efficient when designing new integrations
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  • Tough to measure. UltraEdit will make users more efficient and quick. The ROI is in the time saved by these programmers.
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