Git AlternativesTop Version Control Systems and other similar apps like Git

Git is described as 'Free & open source, distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency' and is a leading Version Control system in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Git for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Git alternative is Mercurial SCM, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Git are Fossil, Apache Subversion, Plastic SCM and gitoxide.

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  1. Mercurial SCM icon

    Mercurial SCM

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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
     
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    Comments about Mercurial SCM as an Alternative to Git
    DanMan
    Positive
    0

    Easier to use, especially on Windows.

    RemovedUser
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    I had the displeasure to work with mercurial for more than a year between years of Git. Especially the "feature" of multiple heads per branch made me mad after some time, it happens too easily and causes chaos too quickly. Other than this and other minor issues I do not know any reason why to use Mercurial instead of Git. I remember it being so similar that I do not understand why it even is maintained in parallel.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Does everything GIT does but is easier to use (especially using TortoiseHG, which is much better than any GIT-based alternatives).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Mercurial SCM is a great Git alternative.

    • Mercurial SCM is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Git.

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

    • Mercurial SCM is Free and Open SourceGit is also Free and Open Source
  2. Fossil icon

    Fossil

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    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.

    27 Fossil alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Fossil as an Alternative to Git
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Its CLI is simpler, there is a filosofy of always preserving the history instead of giving the chance of rewriting it (hence the name "Fossil"), the data structure is a fully ACID-compliant database, queryable with SQL, it has many functions out of the box, and it's a single executable file.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Fossil is a great Git alternative.

    • Fossil is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Git.

    • Fossil is Free and Open SourceGit is also Free and Open Source
  4. Apache Subversion icon

    Apache Subversion

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    Apache Subversion (SVN) is a centralized version control system similar to CVS (Concurrent Versions System) , but based on the concept of change-sets instead.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
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  5. Plastic SCM icon

    Plastic SCM

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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
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    Comments about Plastic SCM as an Alternative to Git
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    It is an amazing product. It has: an amazing GUI (and a separate GUI for artists), solid workflow(s), no repo size limit, amazing quality, amazing support (not that you'll need it, because the software actually works), and they took the time to design it as a system. Features don't seem to be tacked on, but instead, they all fit together well.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Plastic SCM is the most popular commercial alternative to Git.

    • Plastic SCM is Paid and ProprietaryGit is Free and Open Source

  6. gitoxide

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    gitoxide is an implementation of git written in Rust for developing future-proof applications which strive for correctness and performance while providing a pleasant and unsurprising developer experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Pijul icon

    Pijul

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    Pijul is a free and open source distributed version control system based on a sound theory of patches, which makes it easy to learn and use, and really distributed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Bazaar icon

    Bazaar

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    Bazaar is a tool for helping people collaborate. It tracks the changes that you and other people make to a group of files - such as software source code - to give you snapshots of each stage of their evolution.

    27 Bazaar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Bazaar as an Alternative to Git
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Bazaar makes so much more sense that Git, and is easier to know what you are doing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Bazaar is a great Git alternative.

    • Bazaar is Free and Open SourceGit is also Free and Open Source
  10. Perforce Helix Core icon

    Perforce Helix Core

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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.

    31 Perforce Helix Core alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Sapling SCM icon

    Sapling SCM

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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
     
  12. Rational Team Concert icon

    Rational Team Concert

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    Helps companies build better software and products with an all-in-one Agile development environment for teams, which includes agile, formal and hybrid planning and reporting, all on a common platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Rational Team Concert is the most popular Web-based alternative to Git.

    • Rational Team Concert is Paid and ProprietaryGit is Free and Open Source
  13. BitKeeper icon

    BitKeeper

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    BitKeeper is the original distributed source management system and the main inspiration for Git. BitKeeper is a fast, enterprise-ready, distributed SCM that scales up to very large projects and down to tiny ones.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
     
  14. AWS CodeCommit icon

    AWS CodeCommit

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    AWS CodeCommit is a managed source control repository that makes it easier for teams to securely collaborate on code with contributions encrypted in transit and at rest.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • AWS CodeCommit is the most popular SaaS alternative to Git.

    • AWS CodeCommit is Freemium and ProprietaryGit is Free and Open Source
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