Audience
All Excel users
About xlCompare
xlCompare is a spreadsheet compare utility that finds and highlights differences in Excel files, CSV and XML files. xlCompare is a fast and efficient tool for comparing and merging Excel workbooks.
It gives you a perfect color-coded report for the differences found. Command line mode makes this tool suitable for integration into other applications, that require external diff viewer for Excel files.
Primary functions of the xlCompare:
- Find differences in Excel files (XLS, XLSM, XLSX)
- Find differences in CSV and XML files
- Compare Visual Basic code in Excel files
- Compare VBA Forms and controls in Excel files
- Merge several Excel files
- Compare Excel files from command line
- Compare 3 Excel files (3-way comparison)
- Extract matching and unique rows in Excel worksheets
- Compare specific segments of worksheet data
- Create presentation report for compared files
- Explore Formula Logic
xlCompare saves your working time and increases productivity!
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$49
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
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Spreadsheet Tools
Founded: 2006
Ukraine
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