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Canonical Bazaar vs Git 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
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 May 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Canonical Bazaar is 3.5%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Git is 12.6%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Git12.6%
Canonical Bazaar3.5%
Other83.9%
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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…
Dimitris Iracleous - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Technical Instructor at Code.Hub
A powerful and mature solution that helps to collaborate and eliminate issues with code
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.

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."
"The tool's most valuable feature is branch workflows."
"Git is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Git is a powerful and mature tool that all software engineers use, whether they use it from the command line with the original version or integrate it with various tools. It helps by promoting collaboration and eliminating problems with code in separate locations. This greatly boosts productivity since you're not lost in a massive local repository, and everything remains organized."
"Version control is beneficial as it allows me to keep track of all the modifications I have made to the applications."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the branch management functionality."
"The best thing about this solution is that it can be learned very quickly, and used very easily."
"The features I am most impressed by is the automation."
"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."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model of Git."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"Git could improve the merge conflicts."
"I would like to see an improvement in the way the product owner can review changes and so forth."
"The UI can be more user-friendly."
"The solution could improve by having more customization."
"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."
"Git can improve the size of the depository it can handle and add the capability to detect the change between common files, such as Excel and PDF documents."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing fees associated with it, and no extra, 'hidden' charges."
"The tool is free."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"The platform is less expensive."
"Git is completely free."
"We use the open-source version."
"As a student, I didn't have to pay for the license."
"Git is an open-source software."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Marketing Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

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.
 

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