Best Magit Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from version control software ranked against Magit on the same published basis.
- 1Magit vs Diversion
- 2Magit vs Unity Version Control
- 3Magit vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 4Magit vs Fossil
- 5Magit vs Apache Subversion
- 6Magit vs GitButler
- 7Magit vs Gitember
- 8Magit vs Gitnuro
- 9Magit vs Gittyup
- 10Magit vs lazygit
- 11Magit vs Mercurial
- 12Magit vs Perforce P4 (Helix Core)
- 13Magit vs platypusgit
- 14Magit vs QGit
- 15Magit vs VisualSVN Server
- 16Magit vs Git
- 17Magit vs SnailGit
- 18Magit vs Working Copy
- 19Magit vs GitUp
- 20Magit vs Jujutsu
Magit 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 | Fossil | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Apache Subversion | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, 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 | Gittyup | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | lazygit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Mercurial | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | Perforce P4 (Helix Core) | 6.5 | Free plan | $39/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | platypusgit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | QGit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | VisualSVN Server | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Git | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | SnailGit | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Mac |
| 18 | Working Copy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 19 | GitUp | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 20 | Jujutsu | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Magit alternatives
What is the best alternative to Magit?
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, Fossil and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Magit?
Diversion is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.