Git AlternativesVersion Control Systems and other similar apps like Git

Apps similar to Git include Lore Version Control, which is free and open source. Other options are Mercurial SCM, Apache Subversion, Fossil and gitoxide. You're spoiled for choice with Version Control Systems like Git: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Open source version control system designed for scalable team collaboration on projects mixing code and large binary assets, with easy setup, fast processes, free branching, tamper-evident history, CLI operation, and robust API integration for major languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • PowerShell
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  2. 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.

    31 Mercurial SCM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  4. Fossil icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Pijul icon
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. 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.

    33 Perforce Helix Core alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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...

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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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  11. BitKeeper icon
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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
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  12. Bazaar icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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