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Best Git Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from version control software ranked against Git on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Diversion Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $25/mo6.7
    Git vs Diversion
  2. 2
    Unity Version Control Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Git vs Unity Version Control
  3. 3
    Accessibility Test Framework for Android Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Git vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
  4. 4
    Darcs Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Git vs Darcs
  5. 5
    Fossil Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.6
    Git vs Fossil
  6. 6
    GitUI Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Git vs GitUI
  7. 7
    Magit Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Git vs Magit
  8. 8
    Apache Subversion Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Git vs Apache Subversion
  9. 9
    BitKeeper Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Git vs BitKeeper
  10. 10
    Concurrent Versions System Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Git vs Concurrent Versions System
  11. 11
    GitButler Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo6.5
    Git vs GitButler
  12. 12
    Gitember Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs Gitember
  13. 13
    Gitnuro Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs Gitnuro
  14. 14
    GitQlient Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs GitQlient
  15. 15
    Gittyup Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs Gittyup
  16. 16
    lazygit Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs lazygit
  17. 17
    Mercurial Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Git vs Mercurial
  18. 18
    Perforce P4 (Helix Core) Free plan LinuxMacWin $39/mo6.5
    Git vs Perforce P4 (Helix Core)
  19. 19
    platypusgit Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs platypusgit
  20. 20
    QGit Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Git vs QGit

Git alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Diversion6.7Free plan$25/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Unity Version Control6.7Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Accessibility Test Framework for Android6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
4Darcs6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Fossil6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6GitUI6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Magit6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Apache Subversion6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9BitKeeper6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Concurrent Versions System6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
11GitButler6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
12Gitember6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Gitnuro6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
14GitQlient6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15Gittyup6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16lazygit6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17Mercurial6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Perforce P4 (Helix Core)6.5Free plan$39/moLinux, Mac, Windows
19platypusgit6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20QGit6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Git alternatives

What is the best alternative to Git?

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, Darcs and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Git?

Diversion is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.