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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."
"The most valuable feature is the source code management. It's very helpful and it's a great product."
"The solution provides good customization and support."
"GitHub allows us the option to push files from a non-UA method or directly upload files from the UA. You can integrate GitHub with Jenkins to do CI/CD."
"The solution is scalable."
"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."
"If you're looking for storing files and code, GitHub is the best and most secure solution."
"GitHub's merging feature is much better than that of other products because merging is done daily."
"We use GitHub instead of our regular shared drive. It offers instant access to shared folders as well as good security."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"The storage for this solution could be improved."
"GitHub could expand the limits of the free version."
"It is currently only from the development perspective. It doesn't have features related to project management and testing. It is not like Azure. So, there is a lot of room for improvement. It is a version control product, and it would be good if they can come up with a complete DevOps product."
"We would like this solution to have a more user-friendly interface."
"We've found the way licensing is set up to be very challenging. Also, the LDAP sync capability falls over frequently due to the complexity of our LDAP domains."
"The only problem we have is that our firewall was blocking cloning and downloading with SSH."
"Scalability is an area with a shortcoming, because of which it has room for improvement."
"They're improving the work items to track the progress of the team, but in my experience, Azure DevOps is better in this functionality. GitHub needs to improve the form to track the progress of the work done by a team."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"You don't have to pay for a license if you are using the free version."
"If I consider the market standards, the product's price is pocket-friendly."
"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."
"It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub."
"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."
"The licensing model for GitHub is user-based. Whenever the new developer joins we have to get a new license and register their ID. The overall price of the solution is reasonable."
"I am using the free version of the solution. However, there are some costs my organization pays."
"There are no licensing fees for the features that we use."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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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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