“Araxis Merge is without a doubt the best file and folder-differencing program that I have discovered to date – and it's now an integral part of my day.”
Doug Holland, Review in .NET Developer’s Journal 
“Since I have started using this it has become indispensible to me.”
Michael Higgins
“I would just like to say thank you for a fantastic product, which has saved my bacon!
I have just completed the porting of a java project with 26173 files organized in 16840 directories, from Informix to DB2. The project is mission critical and we had to complete it by tonight. I am pleased to say that Araxis found all discrepancies, which Subversion failed to find or merge and thus enabled us to get the project completed well ahead of time.
The best €200 I have spent in a long time.
Send my regards to the software engineers, as a fellow programmer I was very impressed with the user interface and simplicity of use.
Thank you!”
Steinar Overbeck Cook, Balder Programvare AS, Norway
“It is the best tool of its type I have ever used and it has saved me hours.”
Mike Orriss, borland.public.delphi.thirdparty-tools newsgroup
“I'm a professional software tester, and use merge on every project, when comparing system inputs and outputs; it's one of my core tools.”
Brian Moloney
“Not only diff, but editing and merging, including 3-way...Not free, but if you diff and merge regularly (I do, I work remotely from my development team), it pays for itself in the first dozen files you need to merge.”
C Bates, comp.editors newsgroup
“I have tried all of the utilities mentioned above. Araxis Merge is far and away the best. My original criteria was that the software be free, but after trying the trial version of Araxis Merge (good for 30 days), I realized that it was worth some money to get a far superior product. While I do not run file comparisons every day, or even every week, when I need to, this is an unparalleled tool for the job. Try the 30 day demo.”
Joseph Misko, borland.public.delphi.thirdparty-tools newsgroup
“I used a really sweet program called Araxis Merge to get most of my PHP file comparisons done, which without I would have never finished in just a mere 4 hours. Well, 4 hours might seem long...but I've known people who did file comparisons by hand on a very hacked board, and it took them around a few days.”
Velocd, AnimeSystem.com Forum
“The price is peanuts compared with my billable time.”
Mike Orriss, borland.public.delphi.non-technical newsgroup
“Costs (but worth the money): Araxis Merge”
Michael Wolfe, Senior Software Engineer, eWork Exchange Inc, thelist
“Rare are the times when a piece of software amazes me with how good it is. Araxis Merge just did. Merging is something that sometimes programmers need to do. People using source version control system like CVS sometimes start developing code on a new branch. At some point changes made on the branch need to be merged into the mainline code. The fun begins when there are merge conflicts that cannot be resolved automatically, i.e. if since branching the same piece of code has been modified both in mainline and on a branch. Someone has to intelligently decide which changes will survive and which ones will be dropped. Araxis Merge does an excellent job of helping doing the merge by superbly visualizing the code. Well worth it if you need to do merges.”
Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Weblog
“Araxis Merge – the Best Diff/Merge tool ever! As an onside co-ordinator, I need to frequently synchronize the source code between onsite (PVCS) and offshore (CVS). Before using Araxis [Merge], I used to spend hours comparing folders files for changes (we have a huge packaging structures with more than 3000 files!). Once I started using Araxis [Merge], the synchronization process was no more a nightmare job for me. After a long time, I am seeing a great-piece of software...There are many things to be amazed at [in] Araxis Merge. It is intuitive & highly user-friendly. I can't imagine a better way of visual comparison than what Araxis provides...It's not free though, but it's definitely worth the money.”
Bharani, Blogs of Bharanidharan
“Can't say enough about Araxis Merge. $124 for a diff utility? Damn right! Plug this puppy into WinCVS and you'll find yourself using it hourly. It's very well designed...an example of software done right.”
Timothy Falconer, Joel On Software
“...one of the most advanced merging programs...”
Chris Corry, Principal Software Engineer at Lucas Arts Entertainment Company LLC, Araxis/NXN Press Release
“I use Araxis Merge which I cannot recommend highly enough.”
Rodney Nicholls, SourceGear mailing list
“I refuse to use what I consider to be sub-standard tools, so *my* only option *is* Araxis Merge...there is no better, faster, easier to use differ/merger around than Araxis Merge.”
Stefan Hoffmeister, borland.public.delphi.non-technical newsgroup
“...best DIFF tool around, bar none. Also one of the very few that can actually handle Unicode files! Heck, you can even compare a Unicode to an ANSI file – very impressive stuff !”
Marc Scheuner, borland.public.delphi.thirdparty-tools newsgroup
“[Best (graphical) diff software?] Araxis Merge. 2-way or 3-way. I work off-site from my group, use it once a week on 5-50 files (when I go to the office and have to check in work in progress) and I often use it daily to compare what I've done locally with my (local) copy of the team line. Diff individual files, diff directories, selectively merge – edit – in the diff window. I've looked at the rest, this is the easiest, most powerful. No, I don't work for Araxis, but I get excited about really good developers’ tools.”
C Bates, comp.software.config-mgmt newsgroup
“Every once in a while, I'll use a piece of software and be stunned by how well it works. [...] Developers have long struggled with source code version control. A new bug appears and you wonder, what did I change that caused this bug? Araxis will help you quickly track down differences between two versions of code. Though Visual Source safe, CVS, Perforce, etc have this ability to a smaller degree – they do not compare with Araxis Merge. I only need to use this software very rarely, when I do I'm always impressed with how well it works.”
Jonathan Clark, Top Software Picks
“It's the presentation that wins.”
David Parkinson, Product Review , TechRepublic (free registration required)
“Araxis Merge...the greatest diffing/merge tool in the world. Regardless of what version control system you use this is a big help. Diffing/merging a single file is very easy and intuitive, even with the most complicated changes. It also supports diffing/merging of entire directory structures and 3-way merges. ”
Steve, Steve's Radio Weblog
“As a merge tool we have figured out that Araxis Merge seems to be a good choice as it well suited for rapid integration.”
www.xpexchange.net, Practical Tips for XP
“Not free, but a *very* nice diff/merge tool.”
Kurt Christensen, Tools That I Like
“Best graphical merge tool for Windows that I've seen.”
TechnoLumiere, Software Development Links
“2001 Front Line Award Winner: Araxis Merge v6.0 for Windows.”
Game Developer Magazine, Past Front Line Award Winners
“...wildly better than reading diffs...And if [he] twiddles something I wrote, I always go to the Windows box to merge his changes and my changes with Araxis [Merge].”
Marc Stiegler, E Language List
“GOOD NEWS: Now Araxis Merge, a favored merging tool for game developers is offered...with alienbrain Windows client. Integration of Araxis [Merge] with alienbrain should make a lot of lives much easier.”
Animation Magazine, Review of NXN’s Alienbrain 6.0
“This time around, NXN has included the excellent Araxis Merge Professional as an integrated part of the developer client.”
www.gamasutra.com, Review of NXN’s Alienbrain 6.0
“Extremely powerful, intelligent and simply irreplaceable in many situations, this tool is an excellent value for its price…”
3d2f.com, Review of Merge for Windows
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