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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
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitHub
Ranking in Version Control
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (4th), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)
 

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 GitHub is 10.3%, up from 6.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub10.3%
Canonical Bazaar3.6%
Other86.1%
Version Control
 

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."
"It’s great to find the talent who is available and has particular skills."
"The most valuable feature is help offered by the community for open-source projects."
"The Projects Tab, which shows you the todo list and the progress for projects, is very helpful."
"I did not have any issues with the stability of Github. It worked seamlessly."
"The principal benefit of using this solution is being able to organize improvements and changes to code, which is particularly useful for projects that involve many people."
"The solution is scalable."
"Everyone else should go with GitLab."
"GitHub is specifically designed for repositories and it works perfectly for storing code; we use it for our source code repository."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"The solution could have better support for the Markdown language."
"In complex cases, we have to use the terminal for conflict resolution. If those conflicts could be resolved visually in the editor, that would be much better."
"The product must document the CI/CD process more."
"If it had all of the end-to-end integration, then we probably wouldn't have any doubts about what we have installed. However, at this point, we're still trying to figure out how to use it end-to-end."
"GitHub could have better integration or capability with other solutions."
"I faced one or two breakdowns. That said, they lasted only for a few seconds or a minute."
"The solution can improve by adding video guides, official guides, or short courses that cater to beginners who are new to the system. These resources could offer step-by-step guidance on how to use GitHub, including common procedures such as pulling and committing. Currently, many of us have to resort to searching for information on how to do these tasks via Google. An official guide provided by GitHub itself would be a valuable asset to newcomers and would save them time and effort."
"I'd like GitHub to become a more user friendly solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is reasonably priced."
"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."
"You don't have to pay for a license if you are using the free version."
"We are currently paying nothing for GitHub."
"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."
"It's cheaper than Bitbucket."
"I use the free version of GitHub."
"If there are only 10 people using a particular repository, then GitHub is free. But if we increase the number of users, we need to pay the normal charge for GitHub."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise54
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
I do not have to deal with pricing because my IT department provides it, and as a student in college, I use the free version.
What needs improvement with GitHub?
I do not see areas needing improvement.
What is your primary use case for GitHub?
I have been using GitHub for the last three years in both my college and current company. I typically use GitHub for code development, pushing and uploading files to GitHub where it provides versio...
 

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