Fossil AlternativesVersion Control & Issue Tracking Systems like Fossil

Fossil is described as 'Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management. Fossil is a distributed version control system, bug tracking system and wiki software server for use in software development' and is a Version Control system in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Fossil for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Haiku apps. The best Fossil alternative is Git, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fossil are Trac, Mercurial SCM, Apache Subversion and Git for Windows.

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  1. Git icon
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    Git is a free & open source, distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

    36 Git alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
    • Haiku
     
    • Git is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Fossil.

    • Git is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fossil.

    • Git is Free and Open SourceFossil is also Free and Open Source
    • Git is Privacy focusedFossil is not according to our users
  2. Trac icon
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    Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Trac uses a minimalistic approach to web-based software project management. Our mission is to help developers write great software while staying out of the way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Trac is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Fossil.

    • Trac is Free and Open SourceFossil is also Free and Open Source
  3. Mercurial SCM icon
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    Mercurial is a free, distributed source control management tool. It efficiently handles projects of any size and offers an easy and intuitive command line interface. Mercurial efficiently handles projects of any size and kind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  4. Git for Windows icon
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    Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git SCM to Windows while providing appropriate user interfaces for experienced Git users and novices alike.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Perforce Helix Core tracks and manages changes to your source code, digital assets, and large binary files. It creates a single source of truth and collaboration platform that helps teams move faster, even as they develop complex products with thousands of contributors.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Diversion icon
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    Diversion is unlike any other version control tool built before. We've re-envisioned the user experience, transforming it into a modern cloud service. Spend less time fighting your VCS, and more time creating the things you care about.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Diversion is the most popular SaaS alternative to Fossil.

    • Diversion is Freemium and ProprietaryFossil is Free and Open Source
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    Breezy helps people collaborate on software development, by recording the history of the project, providing an easy means to copy the history around, and making it easy to merge changes between projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Plastic SCM icon
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    Plastic SCM is a commercial SCM system developed by Codice Software. Plastic tries to focus on big repositories, parallel development, branching and merging and security.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Plastic SCM is the most popular commercial alternative to Fossil.

    • Plastic SCM is Paid and ProprietaryFossil is Free and Open Source
  9. Jujutsu icon
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    Jujutsu is a powerful version control system for software projects. You use it to get a copy of your code, track changes to the code, and finally publish those changes for others to see and use. It is designed from the ground up to be easy to use—whether you're new or...

    34 Jujutsu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Veracity icon
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    An open source, distributed version control and bug tracking system for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Sapling is a source control system developed and used at Meta that places special emphasis on usability and scalability. Git and Mercurial users will find many of the basic concepts familiar, and that workflows like understanding your repository, working with stacks of commits...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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