We use the solution to handle our switch control. All our first code force is managed by GitHub to commit new features and create different branches. We even use this to manage the code to handle flows and processes. We can use it to create some branches and manage the code ownership, and we have an account for each developer so that they can submit pieces to code review for the user.
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
User-friendly with a good interface and great for managing code
Pros and Cons
- "The product has a very user-friendly interface and user-friendly security."
- "There is a bit of a learning curve."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The way we can manage the system is very useful. It'd great for managing code.
You can have the main branch, and then create another branch, and easily merge them together if you like.
You can effectively manage code reviews by issuing pull requests. Fellow developers can review my code, which helps ensure that the code is written correctly and clean. It's a useful exchange of information.
The flow process helps us keep our applications stable. The released version is always running smoothly.
Once you get familiar with the system, it's very easy to use.
The product has a very user-friendly interface and user-friendly security.
What needs improvement?
There is a bit of a learning curve. At first, you'll have to do some searching online to figure out how to perform or reverse certain actions. When we have new team members, they tend to send you a full request for issues and it can create a bit of a bottleneck. There can be a lot of research and lots of problems initially created by users that don't yet understand the system.
The solution could use even more integration with automation tools.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for a while.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is quite good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
There are four teams working with GitHub currently in our company.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't had the chance to contact support, and therefore cannot really comment on how helpful or responsive they are.
Within the company, we have specialized people who are maintaining the server. From my own experience as a software developer, outside the company, using the public community GitHub has on offer and publishing questions to it allows s to find the answers we need. The community is really responsive to us.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Initially, when I first joined the company, they were using another solution, and recently we decided to move to GitHub. We are currently using it on a daily basis.
There are other solutions that we use for source control and they're going to be migrating to GitHub.
How was the initial setup?
I did not really work on the deployment per see. However, it is really easy to create new branches. There are also great opportunities for integration with other tools, for example. There's some great automation, for example, which is helpful.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I personally use the free version. the company has the enterprise version of the solution. I'm not a part of the licensing process internally and therefore do not have details in regards to how much the company pays to use the enterprise version,
What other advice do I have?
We are just customers and end-users.
We are using the latest version of the solution. We have some internal solutions deployed. We have our own private server, a GitHub server, and it always is properly maintained and always updated with the latest version for better performance.
I would recommend the solution, however, I would suggest those who intend to use it get the proper training on it first.
I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft
A user-friendly solution with a good feature set and scalability
Pros and Cons
- "This solution is very easy to use which I like about it. The capacity to own artifacts and share them with others is another good feature. You don't have to write all your code from scratch, you can use available templates and alter the code according to your needs."
- "The initial setup and implementation could be easier, I had some difficulties with it at first but I don't have a development background."
What is our primary use case?
We use GitHub whenever there is an infrastructure level deployment on any of the cloud platforms.
What is most valuable?
This solution is very easy to use which I like about it. The capacity to own artifacts and share them with others is another good feature. You don't have to write all your code from scratch, you can use available templates and alter the code according to your needs.
What needs improvement?
The initial setup and implementation could be easier, I had some difficulties with it at first but I don't have a development background.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for around one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is pretty stable and straightforward, but having experience helps.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I found this product to be scalable, we have at least 500 to 600 users within our company. For a small-scale deployment two people are more than sufficient, but that would increase with the complexity of the deployment.
How are customer service and support?
Any issues have been resolved by our own team, but I can say that Microsoft customer support is usually satisfactory.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment was straightforward and took three to four months.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Data Engineer at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Software development platform that releases new features and improvements frequently.
Pros and Cons
- "During our use of GitHub, we have not encountered any problems and GitHub adds new features frequently."
- "The security for this solution could be tightened up and improved."
What is most valuable?
Because Github is hosted in the cloud, we do not require many resources to maintain it.
What needs improvement?
The security for this solution could be tightened up and improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
We have not needed to contact their support team frequently.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing offered is on an annual basis.
What other advice do I have?
During our use of GitHub, we have not encountered any problems and GitHub adds new features frequently. How useful these features are, depends on each business.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Technical Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Great code sharing and capability to roll back to a previous version; enabled CICD pipeline
Pros and Cons
- "The code sharing and updated history are valuable features."
- "Could be more user friendly."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case of this solution is for collaboration, code sharing, and as a testing environment. We can put it into Docker and create images. I'm the technical lead in the company and we are customers of GitHub.
How has it helped my organization?
GitHub has enabled the CICD pipeline. Without GitHub, we wouldn't be able to do that.
What is most valuable?
The code sharing and updated history are valuable features, the capability to roll back to a previous version is very useful. We're also able to make a branch and a merge and it's easy to collaborate with our teams. We can hook up with Jira, with Wiki, and OpenAPI. We have access to all the features we require right now.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to GitHub become a more user friendly solution. There are some commands that if we want to reset it to a previous version or we try to roll back, we sometimes get a broken link in the history. Maybe there's something we can do to make the learning curve easier for the user. Perhaps by visualizing the operation instead of the command line.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable, we haven't had any crashes.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We don't require much scalability. There's the tech team and then we have around 100 developers, managers, some architectural cloud engineers, and a test engineer. They all use GitHub. We don't require maintenance but we have a cloud engineer who is mainly on AWS services. The only thing that I think they need to deal with is generating tokens for new users. We use the solution extensively.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used SVN but I prefer GitHub, it seems to be more powerful than SVN. We have a centralized website and a better user interface.
How was the initial setup?
There's no real setup required, we just installed it and hooked it up to our project, and we put it into the Docker file. Not much setup.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay an annual license fee.
What other advice do I have?
This is definitely the best solution I have tried so far. That said, I believe it has some space to improve. It's important to do some homework before implementation and I would suggest using the documentation posted on GitHub.
I rate this solution an eight out of 10.
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CTO at Cantier Inc
Open-source, stable and scalable, and user-friendly with lots of features
Pros and Cons
- "It has a lot of features from the code development perspective. You get a lot of features such as repo, commit, merge, and branch. You can play around and do things on the fly. It is easy and simple to deploy. It is also easier to use when working from home."
- "It is currently only from the development perspective. It doesn't have features related to project management and testing. It is not like Azure. So, there is a lot of room for improvement. It is a version control product, and it would be good if they can come up with a complete DevOps product."
What is our primary use case?
We are mainly using it for product development. Our repo and code are in GitHub.
It is a cloud-based solution. It is a part of our subscription in the cloud, and we have its latest version.
What is most valuable?
It has a lot of features from the code development perspective. You get a lot of features such as repo, commit, merge, and branch. You can play around and do things on the fly.
It is easy and simple to deploy. It is also easier to use when working from home.
What needs improvement?
It is currently only from the development perspective. It doesn't have features related to project management and testing. It is not like Azure DevOps. So, there is a lot of room for improvement.
It is a version control product, and it would be good if they can come up with a complete DevOps product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Its stability is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Because it is cloud-based, you don't have scalability-related issues. We have around 30 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
We didn't have to contact them because it is very user-friendly and easy to use. For any help, you can go to the communities.
How was the initial setup?
Its initial setup is straightforward and easy. It is much easier and simpler than Azure DevOps. This is something that Microsoft has to aim for.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub.
What other advice do I have?
If you are a startup or have a small team, it is a good platform to start with because you can achieve your business goal without any cost. It provides a lot of flexibility, and you can structure yourself for any kind of product development.
I would rate GitHub a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Web Developer at doodleblue
Code hosting solution that enables version control and the automatic deployment of new code onto servers
Pros and Cons
- "I use this solution to store my code in a repository so we can manage version control which is useful."
- "It would be useful to have tutorial videos within the GitHub dashboard."
What is our primary use case?
Syed:
So, basically, I can store my code in some repository, so we can manage also that version control. So, if he developed some applications, so we can manage with versions, so that feature GitHub provide, so we can create some repositories. Through repositories, we can manage the versions, so it's very useful. So, also and that GitHub provide some CI/CD pipeline feature, so we can integrate CI/CD through GitHub, so whenever I commit that code, it will automatically deployed in our servers, so it was a very useful feature in GitHub.
How has it helped my organization?
Tutorial videos within the GitHub dashboard will very helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution. We have between 300 to 400 users. There are five DevOps staff in our team who take care of maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This is an open source solution and does not include licensing.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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Associate Software Engineer at SNP
Works as a repository but needs improvement in UI
Pros and Cons
- "We use GitHub as a repository."
- "GitHub needs to improve its UI."
What is our primary use case?
We use GitHub as a repository.
What needs improvement?
GitHub needs to improve its UI.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
GitHub is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable, and we can leverage our DevOps projects using it. My company has 200 users.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's setup is straightforward and takes seven days to complete.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the product a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solutions Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Easy setup, stable and satisfactory performance
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup was easy."
- "There could be more integration into Azure."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for completing repository services code on Azure. We use it for different customers and to design and test environments. We also use it for some background testing.
How has it helped my organization?
We are satisfied with the performance, and we've never had any performance issues because we generally use it on a smaller scale. Using the solution feels like we are running a massive development team comprising a couple of other employees and me. We design the environment and can manage the branching and design better.
What needs improvement?
There could be more integration into Azure. It will make it easier for us to present it to customers.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for about three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable, and we've never had issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is on cloud, so it is pretty scalable. We use it in the consultancy department to test and see customer environments and errors. It is also good when doing a cause analysis because you can see the code that is being used.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is a free solution.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution a seven out of ten. I would recommend GitHub, but Visual Studio is arguably a bit better.
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