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Canonical Bazaar vs GitHub comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Canonical Bazaar
Ranking in Version Control
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitHub
Ranking in Version Control
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
103
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (4th), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Canonical Bazaar is 3.5%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 9.8%, up from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub9.8%
Canonical Bazaar3.5%
Other86.7%
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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…
Abdulmunafz Mct - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
Daily workflows have become streamlined as I manage projects, learn from clones, and host sites
The thing that has frustrated me is sometimes when I push using a Git command, I need to force the push, which is the main thing. The setup is frustrating because GitHub could add a repository with pre-installed packages or something since I need to install packages in VS Code before pushing and maintain it in the codebase. Git packages need to be installed manually, and if that was already in a GitHub repository, that would be much better. GitHub packages can be installed previously for the project upon the project requirement, and that is the thing I wanted to add here. That would be good. According to governance and security, I recently heard about some security issues in GitHub. I think that could be centralized and should consider those security issues and clear them. The AI capabilities there include Copilot or something else. I recently heard about security issues, but I do not know about it clearly. However, if security has been more tightened, it will be better.

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."
"Complication free with good ability for third-party integrations."
"Has great integration with third-party tools."
"We are finding GitHub is very stable."
"I find the most valuable collaboration between our peers to be a seamless collaboration between our peers. We can connect and change our code, allowing us to be agile in our projects. Since we're talking about DevOps, we're using Jenkins in our pipeline. It helps speed up the process by automating the DevOps workflow."
"This solution is just easy to use."
"We are using GitHub because it is open-source software, which is the most valuable solution for us."
"GitHub is good for small companies and for personal use."
"The most valuable aspects of GitHub are version control and parallel development. I also appreciate the forking part, which allows us to release a specific set of features to the environment."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"I am not so tied to Copilot, as I have been using Amp more in recent months."
"It would be good if there were training materials for junior developers."
"The query function in GitHub is a bit stiff."
"The storage for this solution could be improved."
"I would like to see integration with Slack such that all of the changes made in GitHub are reflected there."
"The support is average; they can be inconsistent and it would be good if they were more responsive."
"We are not able to access GitHub from our VPN."
"I decided not to use GitHub but developed my tool because I found it more efficient. I'm familiar with my tools, making them easier to use. I like being able to customize them to fit my workflow and the way I think.. Software development is like a personal workshop, and I tailor my version control to match my approach."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The basic licensing model is free, and if you need to have technical support and such things, then it does cost something. You only need to pay extra if you need technical support."
"You don't have to pay for a license if you are using the free version."
"The private repositories are free, which is very good."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."
"The price of this solution is reasonable."
"The licensing model from GitHub is very clear."
"I use the free version of the tool."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise55
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
I have been using GitHub for free, and recently I got a free education offer, such as educational resources. I believe it is GitHub Pro or something similar. I have been using the educational offer...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
When we were using GitHub, sometimes within a month or two, GitHub is down for some time. Also, it is using SAML authentication, so when we restart our system, if there is an update on our laptop t...
What is your primary use case for GitHub?
My main use case for GitHub is as a source repository where I'm pushing our code there. Whatever the microservices or the services code we have, we are pushing there. We are running our build and s...
 

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