| SemanticMerge | Git Built-in merge | Beyond Compare | Araxis | Kdiff3 | P4merge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Can solve automatic merges?
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Helps solving conflicts
3-way merge
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Yes | No Only if you think vim is a mergetool |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Side-by-side diff
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Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Understands the source code to solve merge conflicts
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Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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Understands the code to diff based structure
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Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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Explains the merge in a diagram
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Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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Can merge a method moved to different position
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Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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Optionally warns you with non-conflict changes on same method
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Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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