Catfish comparisons
Catfish is compared head-to-head with Everything, Copernic Desktop Search and DocFetcher and more: 7 head-to-heads in Desktop Search Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Catfish head-to-head
- Catfish vs Everything
- Catfish vs Copernic Desktop Search
- Catfish vs DocFetcher
- Catfish vs Wise JetSearch
- Catfish vs LocalSearch
- Catfish vs KFind
- Catfish vs Lookeen
Catfish vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Index locations | Content search | Email search | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Catfish | Yes | Free | linux | local, network | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 1 | Everything | Yes | Free | windows | local, removable, network | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Copernic Desktop Search | No | $28.99/user/yr | windows | local, network, cloud | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | DocFetcher | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux | local, removable, synced | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 4 | Wise JetSearch | Yes | Free | windows | local drives, removable drives | 8.8 | ||
| 6 | LocalSearch | Yes | Free | Linux | User home directory by default; configurable indexed locations | Yes | No | 8.4 |
| 7 | KFind | Yes | Free | linux | local | Yes | No | 8.2 |
| 8 | Lookeen | No | €9/user/mo | web, windows | local, removable, network | Yes | Yes | 8.1 |
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