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Apache Subversion vs Git comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 14, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Apache Subversion
Ranking in Version Control
9th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Git
Ranking in Version Control
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Apache Subversion is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Git is 7.3%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

YATIM Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized repository, but the stability could improve
Apache Subversion is a scalable solution. We have our personal service, and we were nine developers. In our company the whole company uses the same instances for Git, but in but last five years, we have had one instance, per project. For one instance, there were ten to twenty users.
Srujan Panuganti - PeerSpot reviewer
An excellent open source, software hosting solution that provides strong version control functionality and a user-friendly interface
We use this solution to host our software, and where we need to develop new features and new functionality, we create new branch from our existing software, work on our branch, develop it, test it, validate it, and then merge it with the master or main software The best thing about this solution…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Apache Subversion is a scalable solution."
"We have developed automation to speed up common repetitive processes."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Since I am a very simple user of the tool, its scalability is good for me."
"Git is a product everyone uses, so it's almost inescapable. I like the fact that there is a large ecosystem around it. You can bolt various graphical user interfaces onto it or sign up for various repositories like GitHub and AWS CodeCommit. Git has a large community, so there are lots of resources and knowledge bases you can use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the branch management functionality."
"Git is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The scalability of the solution is good."
"The product is easy to use."
"The best thing about this solution is that it can be learned very quickly, and used very easily."
"Git's learning curve is shallow, making the solution easy to use after a few tutorials."
 

Cons

"The most valuable feature is CLI."
"Apache Subversion should be easier to use."
"The product needs to improve its UI."
"I would like to see an improvement in the way the product owner can review changes."
"If another person raises a pull request under the same ID assigned to the previous person, and both parties modify the tool, their changes will be grouped together in the same request until it is closed, which is an issue."
"It would be preferable if the updates could be completed at a faster pace."
"Some challenges arise when Git is not used correctly, particularly in managing branches. It's easy to get lost, but these challenges can be overcome with proper management. A common advice is maintaining the repository and ensuring developers are in sync with the production branch. Branches should be promptly merged into development to avoid getting lost in many branches."
"About the configuration it is a little bit difficult, it can be improved."
"The price could be improved."
"If other people are included in their project, you're going to have to make merge requests to merge the code you made, and the code your colleagues have made. So it's a little bit complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is good."
"Git is free and you don't have to pay for it."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing fees associated with it, and no extra, 'hidden' charges."
"The tool is an open-source product."
"Git is completely free."
"The tool is free."
"As a student, I didn't have to pay for the license."
"We use the open-source version."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Git?
You can have a central code repository using Git and have local code branches.
What needs improvement with Git?
There is nothing that could be improved at this time.
 

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