Git

A distributed version control system that enables developers to collaborate flexibly on projects

Also known as: git

Available worldwide

What is Git?

Git is a distributed version control system supporting multiple collaboration workflows. Each developer can work independently with multiple remote repositories and manage branching, allowing teams from small groups to hundreds of developers to work concurrently.

Independently observed

Git pricing

We don't have Git's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

Pricing as of 2026-08-14verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

What Git does

The capabilities that matter for version control, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Model

VCS model: Distributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple): Git

Deployment

Hosting: Self-hosted only

Review

Code review: None (engine only)

Storage

Large-file / binary handling: -

Scale

Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS): -

DevOps

Built-in CI: ✗

Access

Access control granularity: Branch

Federation

Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email): ✗

Licensing

Open-source core: Open-source
Self-managed license model: Free

Integration

API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks): -

Enterprise

SSO / SAML / SCIM: -

Security

Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore): -

Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed

Platforms

Deployment

Self-hosted

Integrations (5)

Independently observed

Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
Eclipse
Sublime Text
GitHub

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

Git FAQ

Common questions about Git, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Git?

A distributed version control system built for speed and efficiency, widely used by developers to track code changes and manage project history. Available as free and open source software under GPLv2. It is indexed under Version Control.

Source: https://git-scm.com

Is Git free to use?

Git is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://git-scm.com

What platforms does Git support?

Git supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://git-scm.com

Can Git be self-hosted?

Yes. Git can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://git-scm.com

Where is Git available?

Git is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://git-scm.com

Git alternatives

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Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Git, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 52 / 100

low · 43%

Signal contributions to the composite score
Signal	Score	Weight	Contribution	Evidence
Development activity	63	0.12	7.6	✓
Dependent projects	42	0.08	3.4	✓
Stars	91	0.03	3.0	✓
Security score	52	0.05	2.8	✓
Integrations	22	0.05	1.2	✓
Capabilities	0	0.08	0.0	-
Release cadence	0	0.07	0.0	-
Security posture	0	0.09	0.0	-
Package downloads	0	0.17	0.0	-
Developer Q&A activity	0	0.08	0.0	-

Computed 2026-09-10. Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65%

Adoption

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Github starsadoption.github_stars	63,102	highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	326	highsource · 2026-09-10 · 85%

Content

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63%

Features

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	Hosting: self · Vcs model: distributed · Federation: No · Built in ci: No · Code review: none · License model: free	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60%

Integrations

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Countintegrations.count	5	mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60%

Language

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Primarylanguage.primary	C	highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%

Market

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Availabilitymarket.availability	HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …	highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%

Pricing

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Modelpricing.model	open_source	mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Transparentpricing.transparent	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Security

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.2	highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=git&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90%

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