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Git vs GitHub comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 5, 2025

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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

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
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 Git is 7.2%, down from 8.7% 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

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…
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

"The best feature is that we can access it from anywhere if we have GitHub credentials."
"We use the tool to store codes."
"The most valuable feature of Git is the ease of tracking in time what the snapshot of the code was at a particular moment. The versioning is good."
"The most valuable feature of Git is its reliability and user popularity."
"The features I am most impressed by is the automation."
"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."
"The repository management and check-in/check-out commands are the most valuable features for ensuring secure code."
"Git is a powerful and mature tool that all software engineers use, whether they use it from the command line with the original version or integrate it with various tools. It helps by promoting collaboration and eliminating problems with code in separate locations. This greatly boosts productivity since you're not lost in a massive local repository, and everything remains organized."
"GitHub is the best tool for source repositories."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it can support you for most of the road map and it can automate some tasks which works really well with collaboration with the teams. They are really interested in how they organize the history of the code itself which is good."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The code sharing and updated history are valuable features."
"GitHub's source code management is top-notch. It's easy to inspect changes and visualize code and differences. Their action system is comprehensive in terms of making changes and automation."
"We are finding GitHub is very stable."
"The solution is scalable."
"The Projects Tab, which shows you the todo list and the progress for projects, is very helpful."
 

Cons

"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's not very user-friendly."
"About the configuration it is a little bit difficult, it can be improved."
"Git is mostly command based and needs to have a helpful user interface."
"If the file changes are on the same line, we need to resolve a merge conflict manually. Let's say there is a merge conflict on line 50 because we have multiple commits on the same line number. Git could add some artificial intelligence to resolve the conflict automatically."
"I would like to see an improvement in the way the product owner can review changes."
"I would rate the initial setup process a four, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the most difficult and 10 being the easiest. The reason for this rating is that once there are conflicts, it takes a lot of effort to resolve them."
"The solution could improve by having more customization."
"While using the solution when merging two code branches the code becomes a bit messy. This should be improved in the future."
"It is difficult to merge a code or restore it to an older version."
"The storage for this solution could be improved."
"The integration with Visual Studio Code could be more streamlined."
"The solution could have better support for the Markdown language."
"The project management sector really needs some improvement for GitHub. I don't know if GitHub made sense for me as a project manager."
"There can be conflict issues when two developers work on the same file or line of code, and it would be great to see that improved, possibly with an AI solution."
"GitHub could expand the limits of the free version."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is an open-source product."
"The tool is free."
"The platform is less expensive."
"We are using the open-source version, which is available free of charge."
"Git is free and you don't have to pay for it."
"As a student, I didn't have to pay for the license."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"Git is an open-source software."
"GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on."
"You don't have to pay for a license if you are using the free version."
"I am using the free version of the solution. However, there are some costs my organization pays."
"I use the free version of GitHub."
"I use the free version of the tool."
"The tool offers a free program. As you go, you can upgrade from the community version to the professional one. I believe it costs about ten dollars per person, per month."
"We pay a licensing fee for GitHub, which could be cheaper."
"I think, in terms of price, GitHub is okay compared to other tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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.
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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