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GitHub vs OfficeSuite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

GitHub
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (6th), Version Control (3rd)
OfficeSuite
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Fax Software (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

GitHub and OfficeSuite aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. GitHub is designed for Version Control and holds a mindshare of 5.9%, down 7.1% compared to last year.
OfficeSuite, on the other hand, focuses on Fax Software, holds 1.3% mindshare.
Version Control
Fax Software
 

Featured Reviews

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…
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Good call routing capability, but the interface is non-intuitive, the integration is bad, and the mobile app needs improvement
Their pricing and "automatic contracts" are abhorrent. We left Broadview for Intermedia because, at the end of the day, we are in the business of being a complete IT solution, which we can't do without offering a phone system. We are firm believers in practicing what you preach (or dogfooding if you prefer). As I stated previously, they dropped us as vendors because we couldn't sell many systems. The auto-attendant setup was horrid. It was extremely dated and doesn't have any modern features that you would expect for the price point. The mobile app, desktop app, and hardware was outdated and clumsily integrated. One reason we couldn't sell the product is that they nickel and dime you to death. For example, a line is one price. If you want a soft phone, that's extra. Mobile app? Extra. Auto-attendant? Yup... extra. We went with Intermedia because they have a far more modern system with seamless integration and simpler pricing. It is one price per user that includes everything Broadview charges extra for. Finally, after we switched, Broadview is trying to extort us for a year's fees stating we didn't terminate the contract in time. Importantly, we did, but it was "auto-renewed." Basically, if you want phone technology from the '90s and the practices to go along with it, Broadview is your ticket.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"GitHub provides the SFH key to protect our passwords and connection."
"GitHub provides good time reduction and this is what I value the most."
"Our code is secure."
"The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code."
"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 Projects Tab, which shows you the todo list and the progress for projects, is very helpful."
"GitHub is a very good tool, and people should use it more than any other, even Bitbucket."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that it's cloud-based, and we don't have to manage an on-premises server to use it."
"We were able to route calls to mobile devices as well as hard phones."
 

Cons

"One thing GitHub could do is probably the same thing as what Sourcetree does. When solving merge conflicts, it would be helpful to have tooltips within the actions to know what changes could happen next when resolving a conflict."
"The GUI design is poor, so I exclusively use the CLI, which is much easier to use and understand. It would be great to see the GUI updated to be more user-friendly."
"I would want to see some form of code security scanning implemented."
"The query function in GitHub is a bit stiff."
"GitHub could improve in resolving conflicts when multiple developers modify the same line of code."
"Our firewall was blocking cloning and downloading with SSH."
"There is nothing that I find that needs improvement in GitHub."
"The UI is a little outdated, so that could be improved."
"The mobile app, desktop app, and hardware was outdated and clumsily integrated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It’s an open-source solution."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The basic licensing model is free, and if you need to have technical support and such things, then it does cost something. You only need to pay extra if you need technical support."
"GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use."
"We pay a subscription-based yearly licensing fee for the solution."
"I think, in terms of price, GitHub is okay compared to other tools."
"The licensing model from GitHub is very clear."
"The licensing model for GitHub is user-based. Whenever the new developer joins we have to get a new license and register their ID. The overall price of the solution is reasonable."
"Their pricing and "automatic contracts" are abhorrent."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
University
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.
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