G2 Vendor Directory

GNU Emacs vs. UltraEdit

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricGNU Emacs

by FreeCAD

UltraEdit

by Idera, Inc.

Overall rating4.54.7
Review count841,124
Ease of use6.79.2
Ease of setup6.39.4
Quality of support8.29.5
Meets requirements9.39.5
NPS65.4761984.148551
Small Business46.4%38.6%
Mid-Market31.0%25.3%
Enterprise22.6%36.1%
Total page views511,396
Total LLM citations1634,181

GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs is a customizable text editor that is an interpreter and dialect with extension to support text editing with content-sensitive editing modes, built-in documentation, Unicode support, and more.

Pros

  • Customizability
  • Customization

UltraEdit

UltraEdit is a text and code editor built for work that general-purpose editors often struggle with: large files, complex data manipulation, and security-sensitive workflows. It has been in the market for more than 30 years, is used by over 4 million users worldwide, and is trusted by enterprise customers across the Fortune 500. Individual users choose UltraEdit when everyday editors start to hit their limits. Common use cases include working with very large files, running advanced search and replace, using column and block editing, and handling more complex text and data manipulation.

Pros

  • Large File Handling
  • Editing Ease
  • Language Support
  • Easy Integrations
  • Speed
  • Versatility