Best Mercurial Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from version control software ranked against Mercurial on the same published basis.
- 1Mercurial vs Diversion
- 2Mercurial vs Unity Version Control
- 3Mercurial vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 4Mercurial vs Fossil
- 5Mercurial vs Apache Subversion
- 6Mercurial vs Concurrent Versions System
- 7Mercurial vs GitButler
- 8Mercurial vs Gitember
- 9Mercurial vs Gitnuro
- 10Mercurial vs Gittyup
- 11Mercurial vs lazygit
- 13Mercurial vs Perforce P4 (Helix Core)
- 14Mercurial vs platypusgit
- 15Mercurial vs QGit
- 16Mercurial vs VisualSVN Server
- 17Mercurial vs Git
- 18Mercurial vs SnailGit
- 19Mercurial vs Working Copy
- 20Mercurial vs GitUp
- 21Mercurial vs Jujutsu
Mercurial 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 | Concurrent Versions System | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | GitButler | 6.5 | Free plan | $5/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Gitember | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Gitnuro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Gittyup | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | lazygit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Perforce P4 (Helix Core) | 6.5 | Free plan | $39/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | platypusgit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | QGit | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | VisualSVN Server | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Git | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 18 | SnailGit | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Mac |
| 19 | Working Copy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 20 | GitUp | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 21 | Jujutsu | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Mercurial alternatives
What is the best alternative to Mercurial?
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 Mercurial?
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.