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Canonical Bazaar vs GitHub comparison

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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."
"I have found GitHub stable."
"The code versioning is excellent, and having a detailed log, including every change made to the code by every developer, is invaluable. It makes it so that if there is a bug or problem in the product channel, we can find exactly where it happened and how to fix it."
"GitHub has many features, and it can be very good, such as having repositories, helping clear doubts through community answers and badges, and showcasing my metrics so potential employers can see my commits and activity."
"The features of GitHub are very nice and helpful for developers."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"We have been quite satisfied with its capabilities."
"This solution is just easy to use."
"A great feature is being able to have different repositories and different kinds of projects in a single solution at a single time. It's just a click away."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"From the recruiting standpoint, I would like to see email IDs and phone numbers and a brief introduction about their profile."
"The project management sector really needs some improvement for GitHub. I don't know if GitHub made sense for me as a project manager."
"We want to incorporate management comments within GitHub, making it more like a product management tool. We haven't done that yet. Another change we're considering is migrating from GitHub to Azure DevOps, especially now that Microsoft has introduced it."
"Security could make GitHub better. OWASP Top Ten security advisors could be integrated on GitHub, and it could provide checks and advice."
"GitHub's issue management could be improved a little from an organization standpoint. It would be helpful to have the ability to organize a work board or a backlog more comprehensively. For organizations migrating to GitHub from arbitrary systems, it's a little bit of a headache to move on to that system."
"There can be conflict issues when two developers work on the same file or line of code, and it would be great to see that improved, possibly with an AI solution."
"Scalability is an area with a shortcoming, because of which it has room for improvement."
"We are not able to access GitHub from our VPN."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."
"We pay a subscription-based yearly licensing fee for the solution."
"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."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"My company purchased it. Before, we used to receive the free version, but then they purchased some of the features."
"It’s an open-source solution."
"I use the free version of GitHub."
"GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use."
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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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