About GitHub
GitHub is a place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over a million people use GitHub to build amazing things together. With the collaborative features of GitHub.com, desktop and mobile apps, and GitHub Enterprise, the development platform helps individuals and teams to write better code, faster.
From open source to business, users can host and review code, manage projects, and build software alongside millions of other developers. GitHub brings teams together to work through problems, move ideas forward, and learn from each other along the way. On GitHub, lightweight code review tools are built into every pull request.
Teams can create review processes that improve the quality of code and fit neatly into the workflow. Project managers and developers can coordinate, track, and update their work in one place, so projects stay transparent and on schedule. Users can fine tune the process as the team changes, update tools as technologies shift, and find new ways to work better.
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Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil , Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, China, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Iceland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, South Africa and 42 others
Supported Languages
English
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- Free Version
- Free Trial
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Total features of GitHub: 43
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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best platform for source control management
Reviewed on 15/8/2022
I am using Github for nearly 10 years. Many things has been improved over this time. Continuous...
I am using Github for nearly 10 years. Many things has been improved over this time. Continuous integration features are added, private repositories are made free. I suggest new programmers to use GitHub for their projects.
Pros
GitHub is the most popular SCM (source control management) software in the market. Its UI is so simple and easy to use that you don't need training to start using it. It comes with issue tracking, continuous integration (CI). It is possible to create private repositories for internal projects for free.
Cons
In the past it was not possible to create private repositories for free but now they allow it.
Alternatives Considered
GitLabReasons for Switching to GitHub
Almost all developers already have GitHub accounts and used it to some degree. Most other softwares provides integrations with GitHub.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Ease of Use
- Customer Support
- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best software for Tech companies
Reviewed on 20/9/2022
I'm very happy with the product, since we have been using it everyday, the amount of new bugs has...
I'm very happy with the product, since we have been using it everyday, the amount of new bugs has decreased a lot, and we can track more efficiently the work inside a sprint and at the end of it.
Pros
It's very easy to integrate with other software that the company already use it. For example, we use Discord to communicate between coworkers, and thanks to the Github bot integrated in it, there's a message each time someone approved a Pull request or Closed an important Issue. Also, with his integrated CI/CD, we can now upload a new version of the app and even testing it, so the final user can have a very good experience without major flaws.
Cons
I wish that Github can have a better use to link Issues and Pull Requests, it's very interactive but there are time that I forget to link some Issue and it's a little frustrating to have some unlinked Issues after a sprint.
Reasons for Choosing GitHub
We need it to integrate some CI/CD to increase the quality of our product, Bitbucket have the feature but it's complicate and also a little expensive compared to Github.Switched From
BitbucketReasons for Switching to GitHub
Because of the CI/CD and the project management option that we are currently using.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
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Reviewed on 25/9/2022
it has been pretty amazing , all our artifacts are moved to GitHub even excel files, source to...
it has been pretty amazing , all our artifacts are moved to GitHub even excel files, source to target mapping document.
Pros
its user friendly , easily accessible as a desktop software , command line version is cool.
Cons
its a bit slow , the GitHub desktop version, and cloning repo fails every now and then. I always need to re-clone to get the objects from the repo.
- Industry: Internet
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Ease of Use
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best source control system ever
Reviewed on 29/6/2022
It always sent clear messages to help myself find myself at the development, no matter the stage it...
It always sent clear messages to help myself find myself at the development, no matter the stage it is. It always provided simple and safe tools to helpe me whenever I needed. In general I am very satisfied with the tool. Nowadays I do not pay for any use, for I do not ned it, but I will gladely pay again when the time cames.
Pros
In addition to being one of the first platforms of its kind and a great choice for software project management, github went further and became a true developer network, the first one I guess. Many companies hire exclusively considering the particular repository of each developer what mekes the employees even more eggor to lear the environment.
Cons
Not much but yet a little above the price if compared to other rivals.
Alternatives Considered
GitLabReasons for Choosing GitHub
Between others git was developed by Linus Torvalds, a code versioning tool by developers to developers and it led us to use git, from there we needed something remote, something easy to use and them we ended up using git, the most popular of that time (and probably yet the most popular)Switched From
Apache SubversionReasons for Switching to GitHub
It was the most popular of that time (and probably yet the most popular)
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Convenient when it comes to source control
Reviewed on 23/8/2022
Git allows us to work on one file instead of multiple versions. This helps with organization and...
Git allows us to work on one file instead of multiple versions. This helps with organization and allows us to keep track of changes. As you can take the history, restoration is also possible, and when you yourself do not complete the correctness of the code, you can also review it. The difference in correctness is also displayed in an easy-to-understand way, so it is easy to understand at a glance. In addition, since there are many users, there is a lot of information on the network, and it is easy to find the functions. It is easy for developers joining later to understand the history of the sources up to that point and easily understand the team's revision flow. Conversely, using this tool, it is easy to predict how the developer has operated with the source writing. Developers who are not used to using source code tools like Github may not have much experience working in a team.
Pros
You don't need to ask anyone from the development team to make simple changes to the website. With this increased autonomy, you are ready to make changes to the website. Git makes workflows faster since you don't have to awkwardly tap someone on the shoulder or send an email to commit changes. Working in a project with Git means you can make changes with confidence; it's nearly impossible to make a mistake that can't be fixed. This allows projects to develop more quickly.
Cons
I would like you to expand it to at least 100MB per file. By just doing a still image in 4K, the source file can easily be about 100MB.
GitHub FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for GitHub.Q. What type of pricing plans does GitHub offer?
GitHub offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Free (Basics for teams and developers) $0 per month Team (Advanced collaboration and support for teams): $4 per user / month Enterprise (Security, compliance, and flexible deployment for enterprises): $21 per user/month
Q. Who are the typical users of GitHub?
GitHub has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does GitHub support?
GitHub supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does GitHub support mobile devices?
GitHub supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does GitHub integrate with?
GitHub integrates with the following applications:
Pivotal Tracker
Q. What level of support does GitHub offer?
GitHub offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base
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