Standard vs. Pro

The Standard Edition of Beyond Compare is a powerful, full-featured comparison tool.  The Pro Edition includes all the Standard features and adds these:

• Text Merge
  Two- and three-way text merging compares independent changes against a common ancestor to create new merged content.
• Folder Merge
  In BC verson 4 and 5 Pro, two- and three-way merging supports folders as well as files.
• Source control integration
  Adds commands for checking files in or out of SCC-compliant version control systems.  Windows only.
• Built-in SFTP support
  Rather than relying on third-party solutions, the Pro Edition has integrated support for secure FTP protocols (SFTP and FTP over SSL).
• Text replacements
  Lets you flag certain text replacements as unimportant differences in a Text Compare session.  For example, ignore all instances where apple was replaced by orange.
• Folder Compare alignment overrides
  Overrides how files are aligned in a Folder Compare session.  For example, you could compare your .gif files on one side with .png files of the same name on the other side.
• Registry Compare
  Compares live registries, both local and remote, as well as registry files.  Windows only. 
• WebDAV, Dropbox, Subversion, etc.
  BC version 4 and 5 Pro have integrated support for WebDAV, Dropbox cloud, OneDrive, Amazon S3, and Subversion resources.  OneDrive is only on Windows and macOS.

In trial mode you can use both Standard and Pro features.  Upon registering, the license key unlocks the appropriate features permanently.

If you choose the Standard Edition license, you can upgrade later to Pro for the difference in price.

BC version 2 does not have a Pro Edition:  It is comparable to a Standard Edition.