Sourcetree

Overview
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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
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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 fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
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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
Sourcetree
6.3
Ratings
26% below category average
Branching and Merging7.00 Ratings
Version History10.00 Ratings
Version Control Collaboration Tools8.00 Ratings
Pull Requests5.00 Ratings
Code Review Tools6.00 Ratings
Issue Tracking Integration3.00 Ratings
Branch Protection5.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sourcetree
Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
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Usability
3.0
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User Testimonials
Sourcetree
Likelihood to Recommend
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
  • 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
  • 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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Usability
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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Alternatives Considered
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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Return on Investment
  • 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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