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Canonical Bazaar vs Git comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Canonical Bazaar
Ranking in Version Control
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Git
Ranking in Version Control
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Canonical Bazaar is 3.6%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Git is 13.4%, up from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Git13.4%
Canonical Bazaar3.6%
Other83.0%
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Featured Reviews

it_user1077 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Hari Kathireshan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr PHP Developer at GE
An easy-to-use solution that can be used for configuration management
We use Git for configuration management Git is an easy-to-use solution that can be used for parallel working. Git's user interface could be improved. I have been using Git for almost eight years. Git is a stable solution. Git is a scalable solution. Around 2,000 users use the solution in our…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"A great tool to work on projects in a collaborative environment."
"You can have a central code repository using Git and have local code branches."
"The most valuable feature of Git is its reliability and user popularity."
"The stability of this solution is very good."
"The most valuable feature is having access to the local country repository even if we have problems with distance access."
"The repository management and check-in/check-out commands are the most valuable features for ensuring secure code."
"The tool's most valuable feature is branch workflows."
"The most valuable feature of Git is the ease of tracking in time what the snapshot of the code was at a particular moment. The versioning is good."
"Git offers the ability to roll back to the previous version. You can also track all the small changes that you do."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"I would rate the initial setup process a four, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the most difficult and 10 being the easiest. The reason for this rating is that once there are conflicts, it takes a lot of effort to resolve them."
"We would like to see tutorials added to the product, for new users to follow so that they can optimize their use of the solution."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model of Git."
"Git's user interface could be improved."
"If the file changes are on the same line, we need to resolve a merge conflict manually. Let's say there is a merge conflict on line 50 because we have multiple commits on the same line number. Git could add some artificial intelligence to resolve the conflict automatically."
"Some challenges arise when Git is not used correctly, particularly in managing branches. It's easy to get lost, but these challenges can be overcome with proper management. A common advice is maintaining the repository and ensuring developers are in sync with the production branch. Branches should be promptly merged into development to avoid getting lost in many branches."
"The UI can be more user-friendly."
"Git could improve the merge conflicts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Git is free and you don't have to pay for it."
"We use the open-source version."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing fees associated with it, and no extra, 'hidden' charges."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"Git is completely free."
"I am not required to pay due to the small number of users we have. We have a small user base, and we are not using the enterprise version."
"As a student, I didn't have to pay for the license."
"The platform is less expensive."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Git?
There is nothing that could be improved at this time.
What is your primary use case for Git?
I use Git to store our code and maintain different versions, and for some projects, we use CI/CD as part of GitHub.
What advice do you have for others considering Git?
I would recommend Git to other people. I'd rate it nine out of ten.
 

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