Git for Windows AlternativesVersion Control Systems and other similar apps like Git for Windows

Git for Windows is described as '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' and is a popular Version Control system in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Git for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and BSD apps. The best Git for Windows alternative is MSYS2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Git for Windows are Mercurial SCM, Apache Subversion, Perforce Helix Core and Fossil.

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  1. MSYS2 icon

    MSYS2

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    MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

    18 MSYS2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MSYS2 screenshot 1

    MSYS2 Features

    1.  Command line/bash
    2.  Linux on Windows
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  POSIX-compatible
    5.  Support for scripting

    MSYS2 VS Git for Windows

     

    • MSYS2 is the most popular Windows alternative to Git for Windows.

    • MSYS2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Git for Windows.

    • MSYS2 is Free and Open SourceGit for Windows is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    Mercurial SCM Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  File Versioning
    4.  Distributed

    Mercurial SCM VS Git for Windows

     

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

    • Mercurial SCM is Free and Open SourceGit for Windows is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    Apache Subversion VS Git for Windows

     
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    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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Perforce Helix Core screenshot 1

    Perforce Helix Core Features

    1.  File Versioning
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Support for Large File

    Perforce Helix Core VS Git for Windows

     
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  File Versioning
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Included wiki

    Fossil VS Git for Windows

     

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

    • Fossil is Free and Open SourceGit for Windows is also Free and Open Source
    • Fossil is Lightweight and DecentralizedGit for Windows is not according to our users
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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    Home Page
    Discontinued

    no acitivity since 2017forked into new project called "Breezy"

    Bazaar Features

    1.  Distributed

    Bazaar VS Git for Windows

     

  9. Breezy

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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.

    20 Breezy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Breezy VS Git for Windows

     
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    Gitwin

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    Gitwin is a packaging of Git, OpenSSH and many other related tools to make it a complete and ready-to-use solution as a git repository on Windows.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Gitwin Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support

    Gitwin VS Git for Windows

     

    • Gitwin is the most popular commercial alternative to Git for Windows.

    • Gitwin is Paid and ProprietaryGit for Windows is Free and Open Source
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    darcs

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    Darcs is an advanced revision control system, for source code or other files. It is fully distributed, and supports lazy fetching of the remote repository (fetching only what is needed at the time, rather than all history).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Versioning
    2.  Distributed

    darcs VS Git for Windows

     
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    accurev

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    AccuRev is a software configuration management tool which addresses complex parallel and distributed development environments with its stream-based architecture, to accelerate your development process and improve asset reuse.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    accurev VS Git for Windows

     
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    Veracity

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Veracity screenshot 1

    Veracity VS Git for Windows

     
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    SpectrumSCM

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    SpectrumSCM is a powerful, easy-to-use, intuitive and full featured SCM tool, that includes version control, process control/management, release management, branching, issue tracking and much more, all integrated in one tool.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    SpectrumSCM Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Release Management
    3.  Workflow
    4.  Configuration Management

    SpectrumSCM VS Git for Windows

     
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