Canonical Bazaar vs Git comparison

Canonical and Git are both solutions in the Version Control category. Canonical is ranked #12, while Git is ranked #5 with an average rating of 9.8. Canonical holds a 2.4% mindshare in VC, compared to Git’s 10.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Canonical users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Git users who would recommend it.

Canonical Bazaar

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100% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Canonical Bazaar and Git based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Canonical Bazaar

Ranking in Version Control

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Git

Ranking in Version Control

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Canonical Bazaar is 2.4%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Git is 10.4%, up from 7.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Version Control Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Git	10.4%
Canonical Bazaar	2.4%
Other	87.2%

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it_user1077

Developer at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Bazaar is an excellent open source version control system, which allows you to track project history

A great tool to work on projects in a collaborative environment.It also provides an ability to commit work on local machines, in case of no internet connection. Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions. Several operations are…

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Vijaya Das

Director - Technical Product Management at Visa

A stable solution that can aid its users in maintaining all application developments

Scalability is something I haven't experienced. So, a bigger team in my company looks after the scalability aspect of the solution. Therefore, I will not be the right person to rate it from a scalability perspective. Around 200 users are using Git in my company. I am not the right person to comment on whether the solution's usage rate will increase in the future.

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Manufacturing Company

20%

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Financial Services Firm

Media Company

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	21

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What do you like most about Git?

You can have a central code repository using Git and have local code branches.

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Git is an open-source software.

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There is nothing that could be improved at this time.

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Overview

Bazaar is a version control system that helps you track project history over time and to collaborate easily with others.

Canonical

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. It outclasses SCM tools like Subversion, CVS, Perforce, and ClearCase with features like cheap local branching, convenient staging areas, and multiple workflows.

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