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TrustRadius Insights for Code Compare are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

File and Folder Comparison: Users appreciate the facility to compare and merge files and folders in Code Compare, considering it one of the best features of the tool. Some users have stated that the folder comparison feature in Code Compare is particularly useful.

Integration with Version Control Systems: The integration of Code Compare with Git and other tools is highly valued by users. Many reviewers have praised Code Compare for its ability to integrate with different version control systems, making it easy to track changes.

User-Friendly GUI: The user-friendly and intuitive GUI of Code Compare is praised for its ease of use. Multiple reviewers have highlighted the interactive and easy-to-use graphic user interface as a positive aspect.

Code Compare Reviews

2 Reviews

VCS powers without Steep learning curve with UI

Rating: 9 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Problem Statement : As we are a startup, we have lots of trainee which may not always be familiar with mainstream VCS's out there. so we simply have them submit their work in zip and one person manually combines the code. if one does it by checking every files and changes manually, it'll take a lot of work

Solution : we saved great effort by including Code Compare. not just incorporating multiple projects but that too with great aid of great visual cues. it greatly increased out productivity.

Pros

  • Visual cue with green and red highlights
  • Comprehensive comparison result analysis
  • Pane UI to simply drag drop between panes

Cons

  • Dark mode would have been a welcome change.
  • UI could be updated to latest standard rather than old windows square looking UI.
  • Despite being simple to use, a user guide would be appreciated.

Likelihood to Recommend

If your developer team is well-versed with standard VCS then I don't think they need this additional software to occupy their memory, they already have those capabilities within all VCS. A well-suited use case can be a team where not everybody has knowledge of VCS but has to collaborate on a project.
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Zeel Pandya
SAP ABAP Consultant in Information Technology at AeonX Digital Solutions (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Code Compare
2 years of experience
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Helps to compare file and folder in a simple way

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This tool has been using to compare and merge the files and folders. It helps to integrate to synch the code with the production system. It also helps to the developer to merge and compare their changes in TFS.

Pros

  • Easy to compare files and folders as it provides many features to set different colors while matching.
  • Easy to sync local clones with the production system.
  • It allows to user to compare the file within multiple windows.

Cons

  • It takes some time while comparing files.
  • It supports multi tabs comparison but it shows the difference after some time.
  • It should show the notification to other users in case both are working on the same file.

Likelihood to Recommend

There are various tools available for comparison, but I prefer to use this tool as it provides many features while comparing or merging file. The graphic user interface is very simple and attractive.
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Simranjeet Singh
Software Developer in Research & Development at OATI (501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Code Compare
2 years of experience
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