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    SourceForge

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ASourceForge is a B2B software discovery platform, featuring 4000+ categories in its comparison engine that potential buyers can use to compare software by user reviews, features, pricing, integrations, operating system, and deployment.N/A
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    SourceForge
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    SourceForge
    Considered Both Products
    SourceForge
    Chose SourceForge
    There is not much difference between them but SourceForge customer support is more quick and responsive. Also, reviews available are very well categorized.
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    They are really very similar tools, however, in SourceForge I adapt much better because of how it categorizes the software, I can always find the right one, with Capterra this was a bit complicated. On the other hand, Capterra shows a list of characteristics without detailing …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    Capterra is less user friendly than SourceForge and seemingly has a less wide variety of software reviewed, which is why I ultimately chose SourceForge as the review software that I trust the most for my search when I am trying to identify a new software to use in order to …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    Besides Google Reviews and maybe a few software articles. There really aren't a lot of other websites we have looked at that are as comprehensive.
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    G2 has a larger commitment time upfront and for a more expensive rate, which wasn't the best option for our team as we were just exploring the resources that existed out there at the time. We preferred Sourceforge as well due to its subscription service, making it easier to …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    We have experience with several of the software review sites, specifically Capterra and G2. It's pretty clear that these kinds of marketing channels are important when marketing software, and we also had success with Capterra. We chose not to go with G2 as their long-term and …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    We have a page on Trustpilot as well, but Trustpilot is not focused just on software and technology like SourceForge is. If you want to market your software, SourceForge offers a large volume of specific tools relevant to software marketing and customer acquisition. SourceForge …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    G2 lacks the open-source community like SourceForge and does not allow interaction between developers and customers, although both do a commendable job of listing useful business and open-source software along with their price comparisons and reviews.
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    SourceForge comes at par with TrustRadius, as both these platforms have a hugs user base. They are extremely reliable and dependable to base the purchase decisions. SourceForge ranks above G2 & Capterra, as it has detailed reviews. Most reviews on other platforms are arbitrary …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    I use SourceForge because here you can easily filter out and find the right software, and it has a huge collection of open-source software with trustworthy reviews.
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    Those competitors are nice, but I prefer SourceForge because its a little more straight forward. Those alternatives are just a little too complicated for me and they tend to have too many options, making it hard for me to decide which software is best. I also like that …
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    I just think SourceForge is the best for a person who's not really interested in the code but only wants a trustworthy way to read about and decide which software to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose SourceForge
    Once again I must circle back to the incident(s) in the past where SourceForge adulterated abandoned projects... I dislike that practice immensely.

    I have selected against SourceForge in my usage for the stated reasons, and have moved on to GitHub, especially as private …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Ratings
    SourceForge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)