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On the recordRead 8 Oct 202616 facts
Araxis Merge
Isle of Man, British Isles
Plans and prices
Standard
$129one-time
Windows & macOS · two-way comparison and merging · excludes three-way comparison/merging
Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com
Professional
$269one-time
Windows & macOS · includes three-way comparison and merging · quantity discounts: $239 for 5–19, $219 for 20–99; contact for 100+
Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com
On the record
- Automation
- Merge includes a command-line interface, a Windows Automation API, a macOS AppleScript API, and a Windows .NET assembly.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Edition limit
- Standard provides two-way comparison and merging; three-way comparison, merging, and related features are Professional-only.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Folder comparison
- It compares and synchronizes directory trees, and supports archive comparison on Windows.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Image and binary comparison
- It compares image files at the pixel level and binary files at the byte level.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The feature list names integrations with editors and version-control or configuration-management systems including Mercurial, Git, Subversion, and Perforce.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Araxis describes Merge as suited to software developers, legal and publishing professionals, code reviewers and auditors, and release and quality-control managers.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Licensing limit
- A standard non-site, non-enterprise licence is needed per machine, with the primary user permitted to use it on up to three additional computers.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Office and document formats
- It extracts and compares text from Microsoft Office, OpenDocument, PDF, and RTF files; document layout and formatting are not shown in text comparisons.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Araxis Merge is a Windows and macOS application for two-way and three-way file comparison, merging, and folder synchronization.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Reports
- File comparison reports can be created in HTML, HTML slideshow, XML, or UNIX diff format, while folder reports can be HTML or XML.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Repository access
- Git and Mercurial plugins provide read-only access to earlier revisions in local repositories; the product page says those plugins do not access remote repositories.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security update
- Merge 2026.1 removed its own credential store and the Perforce, Subversion, and FTP file-system plugins after Araxis disclosed credential-storage security issues in earlier versions.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- New licences include one year of support and product updates, and renewal after the first year is optional.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Text comparison
- It compares text files, highlights changes within lines, and supports point-and-click merging and in-place editing.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The evaluation is fully functional and expires after 30 days.araxis.com · read 8 Oct 2026
