I use the solution for process control and issue management.
DevOps consultant at Africa4Data
A stable and easily-deployable solution that protects our data
Pros and Cons
- "The product protects our data."
- "The solution could be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The product protects our data. The solution allows us to have both public and private repositories. The product is integrated with other solutions.
What needs improvement?
The solution could be more user-friendly. Sometimes, I feel lost while using the dashboard.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution since 2016.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Less than ten people are using the product in our organization.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment can be done in-house. We need one administrator and one developer to maintain and deploy the solution.
What other advice do I have?
The product is mostly used by developers and DevOps teams. Bitbucket is more user-friendly than GitHub. If we have a GitHub account, we can invite users. People wanting to use the product should use the free version and understand the features well before buying the licensed version. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Embedded Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Reliable, useful tacking, and simple implementation
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "Git can improve the size of the depository it can handle and add the capability to detect the change between common files, such as Excel and PDF documents."
What is our primary use case?
Git can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise.
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
Git can improve the size of the depository it can handle and add the capability to detect the change between common files, such as Excel and PDF documents.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Git for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Git is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Git is good.
We have only developed using this solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the support from Git a three out of five.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use another solution prior to Git.
How was the initial setup?
Git is not simple to set up.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation of Git in-house.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other solutions.
What other advice do I have?
We have one person that does the maintenance of the solution that accesses the cloud services.
I rate Git a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Chief Technology Officer at Euro-Testing Software Solutions
Useful time tacking and highly stable
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "In a future release, the user interface should be easier to use and more intuitive."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Git for development. We are cloning the code, pushing code, and raising pull requests. We use it for the typical Git workflow for development.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has improved our company because I no longer have to copy the code on my own and keep it in a safe folder. This solution is organized and it's very useful in a team.
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
Git could improve the merge conflicts.
In a future release, the user interface should be easier to use and more intuitive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Git for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Git is highly stable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from Git.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used a similar tool prior to Git.
How was the initial setup?
There is only an online deployment of Git and it belongs to Microsoft.
What was our ROI?
We have received a return on investment using this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are some extra costs to Git, but it depends on your use case.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is Git is the industry standard for source code versioning and my recommendation for them is to learn it and use it.
I rate Git a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Technical support at Microsoft
A shallow learning curve that is easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "Git's learning curve is shallow, making the solution easy to use after a few tutorials."
- "I would like more documentation."
What is our primary use case?
Git is used to develop software.
What is most valuable?
Git's learning curve is shallow, making the solution easy to use after a few tutorials.
What needs improvement?
I would like more documentation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Git for nine months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Git is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Git is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I am satisfied with the technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The more we do it, the easier the setup becomes, but the first few times were not easy. At most, it takes a couple of days to implement.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Git an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Presales engineer at Goodus
Reliable and has high user popularity
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Git is its reliability and user popularity."
- "If the solution could provide more language support options such as Korean, it would be helpful."
What is our primary use case?
I am an engineer and I am using Git for research. I follow the event issues that can take place.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Git is its reliability and user popularity.
What needs improvement?
If the solution could provide more language support options such as Korean, it would be helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Git for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Git is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 500 users using this solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the technical support of the solution.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used similar solutions to Git.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation for the solution because it is cloud-based.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others. It is popular.
I rate Git an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Project Manager and Researcher at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Branch Management is helpful, but the GUI needs to be improved to make it more usable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of this solution is the branch management functionality."
- "The GUI needs to be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution to assist with our development.
We are using the on-premise deployment model, with Git installed on our server.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of this solution is the branch management functionality.
What needs improvement?
The GUI needs to be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of this solution is very good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For our use, scalability is not a problem.
We do not have a very complicated installation, with fifteen users. We do not plan to increase usage at the moment.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have never used technical support, although support online is good. We have solved our technical issues by looking on the internet.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did use another solution before this one but switched because Git was a better product.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for this solution is complex. Specifically, it is difficult for the average user to configure. One person is enough to handle the maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are using the open-source version, which is available free of charge.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other options before choosing this one.
What other advice do I have?
We are satisfied with this product, but updates to the interface would improve usability.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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