Best Darcs Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from version control software ranked against Darcs on the same published basis.
- 1Darcs vs Diversion
- 2Darcs vs Unity Version Control
- 3Darcs vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 4Darcs vs Apache Subversion
- 5Darcs vs Fossil
- 6Darcs vs GitButler
- 7Darcs vs Gitember
- 8Darcs vs Gitnuro
- 9Darcs vs Mercurial
- 10Darcs vs Perforce P4 (Helix Core)
- 11Darcs vs platypusgit
- 12Darcs vs VisualSVN Server
- 13Darcs vs Git
- 14Darcs vs GitUp
- 15Darcs vs Working Copy
- 16Darcs vs Jujutsu
- 17Darcs vs OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB
- 18Darcs vs SourceGear Vault
- 19Darcs vs GitUI
- 20Darcs vs Surround SCM
Darcs alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diversion | 6.7 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Unity Version Control | 6.7 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Accessibility Test Framework for Android | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Apache Subversion | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Fossil | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | GitButler | 6.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Gitember | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Gitnuro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Mercurial | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Perforce P4 (Helix Core) | 6.5 | Free plan | $39/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | platypusgit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | VisualSVN Server | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Git | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 14 | GitUp | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 15 | Working Copy | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 16 | Jujutsu | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | SourceGear Vault | 5.6 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | GitUI | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 20 | Surround SCM | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about Darcs alternatives
What is the best alternative to Darcs?
Diversion, number 1 in version control software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Unity Version Control, Accessibility Test Framework for Android, Apache Subversion and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Darcs?
Diversion is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.