Best Version Control Software in 2026
Updated
54 version control software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
54ranked
2free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
Version Control Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 2 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 Sapling SCM
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 27 Concurrent Versions System
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 28 CVSNT
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 29 lazygit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 30 Magit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 31 Tig
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 32 Breezy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 GitMac
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 34 Gitti
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 35 Pijul
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 36 GitBreeze
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 37 GitStudio
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 38 GittyupFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 39 Guitar
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 40 SourceGit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 41 Ungit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 42 Kommit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 43 QGitFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 44 Changes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 45 GNOME Remote Desktop
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 46 Meridian
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 47 SnailGit
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 48 svn2git
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 49 Checkpoint
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 50 GitQlient
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Versioning model | Self-hosted deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Sapling SCM | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | distributed | No |
| 27 | Concurrent Versions System | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | centralized | Yes |
| 28 | CVSNT | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | centralized | Yes |
| 29 | lazygit | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | No |
| 30 | Magit | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | No |
| 31 | Tig | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | Yes |
| 32 | Breezy | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | Yes |
| 33 | GitMac | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | No |
| 34 | Gitti | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | — |
| 35 | Pijul | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | distributed | Yes |
| 36 | GitBreeze | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 37 | GitStudio | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | — |
| 38 | Gittyup | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | — | — | distributed | — |
| 39 | Guitar | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | distributed | — |
| 40 | SourceGit | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | — |
| 41 | Ungit | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 42 | Kommit | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | distributed | — |
| 43 | QGit | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | — | — | distributed | — |
| 44 | Changes | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | distributed | — |
| 45 | GNOME Remote Desktop | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 46 | Meridian | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | distributed | No |
| 47 | SnailGit | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | distributed | No |
| 48 | svn2git | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 49 | Checkpoint | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 50 | GitQlient | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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