SourceForge vs. Sourcetree

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SourceForge
Score 9.9 out of 10
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SourceForge 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
Sourcetree
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Sourcetree, by Atlassian, is a free version control client for Mac and Windows that works with Git and Mercurial repositories. It's distributed version control allows developers to visualize code, review changesets, stash, cherry-pick between branches or commit with a single click.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
SourceForgeSourcetree
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Sourcetree
Chose Sourcetree
I actually recommend Github Desktop for any developer who uses git. It's far more friendly, has good functionality but not overwhelming, and you don't need to use it for github repos.
Sourcetree is only good for if you're wanting to perform complex actions or audit historical …
Chose Sourcetree
Sourcetree allows seamless integration across all widely used GIT services and is cross-platform compatible. This client is capable of managing workflows of any difficulty and its cross-compatibility eliminates the need to use different or multiple GIT clients altogether.
Chose Sourcetree
I tried GitHub Desktop for a couple of days, but it is just not visual enough for me. It has no graph display for branches. Too much clicking is required to get info that the Sourcetree UI shows by default. Sourcetree gives you that "Big Picture" dashboard. GitHub Desktop seems …
Chose Sourcetree
VSC is used with the commandline. For a GUI, we didn't look at any other tools besides Sourcetree.
Chose Sourcetree
Free to use, integrated with useful features like Mercurial, Git LFS, submodules etc, helps new user to learn best practices. With all these features along with tools implemented for authentication and securing repos it becomes the best candidate in front of the competition. If …
Features
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Version Control Software Features
Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Sourcetree
6.3
Ratings
26% below category average
Branching and Merging00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Version History00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Version Control Collaboration Tools00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Pull Requests00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Code Review Tools00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Issue Tracking Integration00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Branch Protection00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
SourceForgeSourcetree
Small Businesses
Trustpilot
Trustpilot
Score 5.9 out of 10
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Trustpilot
Trustpilot
Score 5.9 out of 10
Git
Git
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises

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Perforce P4
Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
SourceForgeSourcetree
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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6.1
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Likelihood to Renew
6.4
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Usability
9.3
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3.0
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Availability
10.0
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Performance
10.0
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Support Rating
6.4
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Online Training
10.0
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Implementation Rating
6.4
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Configurability
10.0
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Product Scalability
9.0
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User Testimonials
SourceForgeSourcetree
Likelihood to Recommend
I recommend SourceForge to anyone or business that needs both commercial and open source software. This platform has a wide variety of software with many categories that allow easy search for any project, in addition to the fact that searches can be done separately (commercial and open source software) so as not to have mixed results which go with different purpose. In addition to the fact that the community of this platform is quite active and that there are always times to discover new projects that can be useful for a company or individual person.
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I prefer to work visually and use the tool for merge and rebase operations. It helps when managing a large number of repos.
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Pros
  • I loved how easy it is to write reviews on this platform, I have written several reviews on software we use in our finance industry, the process of writing them was very easy.
  • It has a perfect comparison function, which compares opinions, features, prices, advantages and disadvantages and many more things, this function really helps me to choose the essential software for my work needs.
  • The vast majority of opinions that I read in SourceForge to choose a new software that would be implemented in our company, were very detailed. I loved the fact that I could read detailed reviews that help my choice of software.
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  • Allows to manage GIT repositories in an intuitive and simple user interface
  • Visually represents complicated workflows and branching
  • Integrates with most well known GIT repository managing services
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Cons
  • The only negative point that I have to give to this platform is that it currently does not have any type of filter that helps optimize the review search process. Currently, when you go into reviews of some software, all the reviews are together and there is no way to divide them by any job sector, company size, or type of user. This is a real problem since there are some users who sometimes need much more precise opinions, opinions about some software within a specific sector. I really hope they implement a review search filter system as quickly as possible.
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  • Refreshing of the interface after a commit or merge
  • All elements being consistent with the repo status
  • Select all button on Trach status on different branches
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Likelihood to Renew
Souceforge was very straightforward and easy to manage. The leads worked for us so there is not a lot else to say about why I'd use it again. This isn't some complicated software product, it is a simple inbound marketing channel that is meant to generate leads and help us with brand awareness and it did exactly that.
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Usability
SourceForge is super easy to use and very intuitive. And their support team and campaign managers help whenever we need it. Using SourceForge as a user is easy, and administrating a business software listing is easy as well. They also have great documentation.
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We help new users onboard quickly and then use Sourcetree to handle their day-to-day SCM needs for managing CIs (Configuration Items). We can visually show management the branching and commit history to show the flow and pace of development.
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Reliability and Availability
We've never had any issues or downtime with SourceForge. Since we've been a user, the platform has never been down. Or at least never that I've noticed.
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Performance
SourceForge loads extremely quickly whether you're using the front end or administrating your product listing on the back end. All pages are snappy to load--no issues with page speed whatsoever.
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Support Rating
I hardly ever use the support on SourceForge, as I have not needed it. Their product works well for me. One time I had to email them and they got back to me the same day, but that's my only experience.
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Online Training
Training was great. We had an hourlong kickoff call with our campaign manager, who walked us through every aspect and feature that SourceForge provides, which is quite a lot. The campaign manager was very knowledgeable and easygoing, and was patient with all of our questions. Very seamless training experience.
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Implementation Rating
We have used this service mainly to read explicit opinions that influenced the decision-making when implementing new software for my company
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Alternatives Considered
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 commit from the start.
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I tried GitHub Desktop for a couple of days, but it is just not visual enough for me. It has no graph display for branches. Too much clicking is required to get info that the Sourcetree UI shows by default. Sourcetree gives you that "Big Picture" dashboard. GitHub Desktop seems unfinished to me due to its lack of this overview screen.
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Scalability
SourceForge has been plenty scalable for us. Our marketing department is able to edit listings and our executives can also log in to the platform if need be for leads and reporting information. SourceForge offers multiple user access and role permissions, so it's pretty scalable and easy to use for our entire team.
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Return on Investment
  • I found automation software that allowed me to save time by being able to connect different platforms and have certain actions performed automatically.
  • I have been able to find a large part of the software or IT service platforms at SourceForge, it has been useful to cover the needs when I need to find software that exceeds my expectations.
  • I save time by not having to browse the internet looking for software or trying solutions one by one, but simply research within SourceForge the necessary software and can get an idea of how it works through the opinions left by multiple users.
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  • In my experience, using Sourcetree actually slows down development if you're the average developer needing to do simple git actions. Getting set up is fast, but the learning curve to use the tool is just too steep if you're just looking to push, pull, commit, branch etc.
  • Sourcetree is not implemented by default at our company, but is recommended as we primarily use Atlassian products. However the lack of integration with other Atlassian products means that this git GUI doesn't give any more or less ROI for your Atlassian ecosystem compared to another git GUI tool.
  • For auditing and exploring history Sourcetree can be very helpful. Having all of this information in one place with a plethora of actions and tools at your disposal means you can audit repos much quicker than any other git GUI or online repo explorer.
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