# Fossil

> A Coherent Software Configuration Management System

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/fossil
- **Category:** Version Control
- **Homepage:** https://fossil-scm.org/
- **Also known as:** fossil
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T20:24:40.658Z

## Vioscale score

**59.5 / 100**, confidence 14% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 6 | 600 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 0 | 16 | 0 | - |
| integrations | 8.7 | 8 | 69.3 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 80 | 8 | 640 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://fossil-scm.org/). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

> Free and open-source (2-clause BSD license)

## About

Distributed version control system with integrated project management including bug tracking, wiki, forum, email alerts, chat, and technotes, featuring a built-in web interface.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Web, Linux, Windows
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (1)

_Independently observed._

- GitHub

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Version Control. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Model** | |
| VCS model | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** | |
| Code review | - |
| **Storage** | |
| Large-file / binary handling | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | - |
| **DevOps** | |
| Built-in CI | - |
| **Access** | |
| Access control granularity | - |
| **Federation** | |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source core | Open-source |
| **Integration** | |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - |
| **Enterprise** | |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - |
| **Security** | |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Self-managed license model | Free |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 1 | [link](https://fossil-scm.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://fossil-scm.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://fossil-scm.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://fossil-scm.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://fossil-scm.org/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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