G2 Vendor Directory

UltraEdit vs. GNU Emacs

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

MetricUltraEdit

by Idera, Inc.

GNU Emacs

by FreeCAD

Overall rating4.74.5
Review count1,12484
Ease of use9.26.7
Ease of setup9.46.3
Quality of support9.58.2
Meets requirements9.59.3
NPS84.14855165.47619
Small Business38.6%46.4%
Mid-Market25.3%31.0%
Enterprise36.1%22.6%
Total page views1,39651
Total LLM citations4,181163

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

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