# Perforce Helix Core vs Sapling

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Perforce Helix Core

| Attribute | Perforce Helix Core | Sapling |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.8 (46% (low)) | 47.8 (61% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 7 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 7,032 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A version control platform designed to efficiently handle large files, source code, and digital assets for distributed development teams, with infrastructure built for enterprise-scale projects and real-time collaboration. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","question":"What is Perforce Helix Core?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Perforce Helix Core offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $39 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","question":"Is Perforce Helix Core free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Perforce Helix Core supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","question":"What platforms does Perforce Helix Core support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Perforce Helix Core can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","question":"Can Perforce Helix Core be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 27 integrations for Perforce Helix Core, including Unity, Microsoft Visual Studio, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Windows File Explorer, Git, AWS and Microsoft Azure, plus 19 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","question":"What does Perforce Helix Core integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Perforce Helix Core. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Perforce Helix Core not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/solutions/data-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Perforce Helix Core have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Perforce Helix Core is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","question":"Where is Perforce Helix Core available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source version control system from Meta designed to work with Git repositories, offering both command-line and web-based interfaces for managing code and code review workflows. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"What is Sapling?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sapling is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"Is Sapling free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sapling supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"What platforms does Sapling support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sapling can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"Can Sapling be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sapling is published under the GPL-2.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling","question":"Is Sapling open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A version control platform designed to efficiently handle large files, source code, and digital assets for distributed development teams, with infrastructure built for enterprise-scale projects and real-time collaboration. | An open-source version control system built for Git compatibility and developer productivity that scales to millions of files. It provides an intuitive work-stacking model for code review and iteration, plus a virtual filesystem for performance optimization in large codebases. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"centralized","federation":true,"large_file":"native_large_binary","api_surface":"REST API","built_in_ci":false,"code_review":"gerrit_change_based","license_model":"seat_priced_ee","sso_saml_scim":true,"access_control":"path_level","monorepo_scale":true,"underlying_vcs":"Perforce","open_source_core":"closed"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"CLI, webhooks","code_review":"pr_mr","monorepo_scale":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Unity"},{"name":"Microsoft Visual Studio"},{"name":"Autodesk Maya"},{"name":"Blender"},{"name":"Windows File Explorer"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"DigitalOcean"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"OIDC"},{"name":"OAuth"},{"name":"Unreal Engine","native":true,"category":"game_engine","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CRYENGINE","native":true,"category":"game_engine","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Houdini","native":true,"category":"digital_content_creation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"IntelliJ IDEA","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PyCharm","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Android Studio","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Eclipse","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CLion","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Rider","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jenkins","native":false,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"TeamCity","native":false,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":false,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"communication","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Sentry","native":false,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true},{"name":"Git","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Visual Studio","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ReviewStack","category":"code_review","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | GPL-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free for up to 5 users, self-hosted","features":["20 workspaces","3 Git repos","3 lifetime support cases","Cloud deployment templates","P4 Code Review","Free on-demand training","Command Line Interface","Visual Client Interface","API Access","Forum & Community Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-hosted version control for small teams with unlimited storage","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","git_repos":"3","workspaces":"20","support_cases":"3 lifetime"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","summary":"$39/user/month, billed monthly","features":["64 GiB storage included","Unlimited workspaces","Unlimited support cases","Automatic updates and backups","Single tenant","Web-based Code Review","LDAP Integration","Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)","Comprehensive Audit Trail","File-level permissions","Real-time Server Monitoring","Build-in Failover"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Perforce-managed and hosted version control for teams up to 100","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"up to 100","storage":"64 GiB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"Custom pricing, annual billing, for teams over 100","features":["Everything in Cloud plan","Additional Git repos with additional cost","Scalable Federated Architecture","P4 Proxy and Edge servers","Phone & Email support during business hours","Premium add-ons available"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom scalable plan for teams over 100 with advanced features","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"P4 DAM"},{"name":"P4 Plan"},{"name":"P4 Server Administration"},{"name":"Migration and Upgrade Support"},{"name":"Server Audits and Health Checks"},{"name":"3rd-Party Integration Support"},{"name":"P4 Code Review"}],"summary":"Free for up to 5 users; Cloud at $39/user/month; Scale and Platform require custom quotes","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.perforce.com/resources/vcs/helix-core-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-04T13:25:25.370Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"user","amount":39,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://sapling-scm.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:52:25.166Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":39,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 34 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260929-102736%2B288e0c2d","date":"2026-09-29T17:39:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260929-102736+288e0c2d"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260811-150444%2B8fb02b32","date":"2026-08-11T22:19:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260811-150444+8fb02b32"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260522-084851%2B1e764c94","date":"2026-05-22T16:00:15Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260522-084851+1e764c94"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260317-201835%2B0234c21f","date":"2026-03-18T04:38:46Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260317-201835+0234c21f"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20250521-115337%2B25ed6ac4","date":"2025-05-21T19:12:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20250521-115337+25ed6ac4"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20241203-120811%2Ba2174689","date":"2024-12-03T20:48:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20241203-120811+a2174689"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240718-145624%2Bf4e9df48","date":"2024-07-18T23:06:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240718-145624+f4e9df48"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240219-172743%2B3e819974","date":"2024-02-20T02:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240219-172743+3e819974"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240116-133042%2B8acecb66","date":"2024-01-16T21:56:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240116-133042+8acecb66"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20231113-145254%2B995db0d6","date":"2023-11-13T23:13:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20231113-145254+995db0d6"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230523-092610%2Bf12b7eee","date":"2023-05-23T16:50:52Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230523-092610+f12b7eee"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230426-145232%2B7ea1f245","date":"2023-04-26T22:39:10Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230426-145232+7ea1f245"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651","date":"2023-03-31T18:25:56Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e","date":"2023-02-28T23:07:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a","date":"2023-01-25T02:34:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef","date":"2023-01-24T21:13:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09","date":"2022-12-23T01:47:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12","date":"2022-12-14T01:28:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228","date":"2022-12-12T22:49:57Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a","date":"2022-12-09T06:20:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=esl01-minibytes&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Perforce Helix Core | Sapling |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Centralized | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Perforce | Git |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | Gerrit change-based | PR / MR |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Large-file / binary handling | Native large binary | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DevOps** |  |  |
| Built-in CI | ✗ | - |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Access control granularity | Path-level | - |
| **Federation** |  |  |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | Closed | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | Seat-priced EE | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | REST API | CLI, webhooks |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | ✓ | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:35:05.591Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*