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Apache Subversion vs GitHub comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

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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
GitHub
Ranking in Version Control
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Apache Subversion is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 5.3%, down from 7.5% 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.
Pervez Roy - PeerSpot reviewer
Very good for collaboration on software projects
We use GitHub for code repository alongside Bitbucket GitHub is very good for collaboration on software projects. We prefer Bitbucket for commercial use, while GitHub is used for open source. You can get the differences, history of changes, and version control for various pull requests. You can…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have developed automation to speed up common repetitive processes."
"Apache Subversion is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the source code management. It's very helpful and it's a great product."
"The support team is good."
"The tool is valuable because it helps us work in a distributed environment with multiple people across different locations and time zones. We have a common repository that everyone works on, which would be tough to manage manually. GitHub helps us maintain this single source of truth. Everyone can check out their own branches, which is important for our branching strategies. We can fork, check out feature branches, work on our code, and merge back into parent branches for deployment. This is crucial when multiple people are working on the same codebase."
"The best feature is the ability to track the history of all code changes, and it's easy to use. Additionally, as it's open source, anyone can use that feature resulting in distributed development. This opens the door to collaboration with different code and developer, feature, and master branches of development."
"The solution provides good customization and support."
"The features of GitHub are very nice and helpful for developers."
"You can get the differences, history of changes, and version control for various pull requests."
"The most valuable features of GitHub are the ease of integration into Microsoft Azure DevOps. The process that you need to deploy into Microsoft Azure becomes fairly simple and the templates are already available, a lot of the engineers find it easier to use."
 

Cons

"Apache Subversion should be easier to use."
"The most valuable feature is CLI."
"Though I haven't done much research, GitHub lacks in providing more functions like GitLab."
"GitHub could improve by being more user-friendly."
"GitHub should provide more integration in their next release, including integrating with Jenkins, CI/CD and Jira."
"GitHub could add some more security features."
"I decided not to use GitHub but developed my tool because I found it more efficient. I'm familiar with my tools, making them easier to use. I like being able to customize them to fit my workflow and the way I think.. Software development is like a personal workshop, and I tailor my version control to match my approach."
"The integration with Visual Studio Code could be more streamlined."
"It would be useful to have tutorial videos within the GitHub dashboard."
"Github needs more storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is good."
"GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"There are no licensing fees for the features that we use."
"The price of this solution is reasonable."
"My company purchased it. Before, we used to receive the free version, but then they purchased some of the features."
"We have an enterprise licensing agreement, and I am not part of the finance department so I can't say how much it costs."
"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."
"The private repositories are free, which is very good."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GitHub?
The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
I'm not aware of the costs associated with GitHub. I simply appreciate its efficiency in managing code and collaborating with team members.
What needs improvement with GitHub?
I would like to see some AI functionality included in GitHub, similar to the features seen in GitLab, to enhance productivity. Additionally, offering limited free access to features like Copilot co...
 

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