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Apache Subversion vs Git comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 14, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Subversion
Ranking in Version Control
10th
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 April 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Apache Subversion is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Git is 7.7%, down from 8.6% 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."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the branch management functionality."
"The best feature is that we can access it from anywhere if we have GitHub credentials."
"The setup process is pretty simple."
"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 product protects our data."
"The most valuable feature of Git is its ability to track updates, such as firmware documentation. Additionally, many people can make changes to code without problems. It is able to solve conflicts very easily."
"I like that it's easy to use and because it's accessible from a terminal or a graphical user interface if needed. I also like that we can pass comments from Linux if required."
"Code versioning, for example, we work in the branch and want to come back to this branch another time.Git is a very useful tool, helpful to collaborate with other members in the group to finish more rapidly our work."
 

Cons

"The most valuable feature is CLI."
"Apache Subversion should be easier to use."
"More security is always welcome in my opinion."
"It would be preferable if the updates could be completed at a faster pace."
"Git is mostly command based and needs to have a helpful user interface."
"The solution works perfectly fine so far."
"Git's user interface could be improved."
"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."
"The platform could have a feature for monitoring data recovery similar to Azure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is good."
"Git is free and you don't have to pay for it."
"I am not required to pay due to the small number of users we have. We have a small user base, and we are not using the enterprise version."
"The tool is an open-source product."
"The platform is less expensive."
"The tool is free."
"Git is an open-source software."
"As a student, I didn't have to pay for the license."
"We are using the open-source version, which is available free of charge."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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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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