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GitHub vs OfficeSuite comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

GitHub
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (7th), Version Control (3rd)
OfficeSuite
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Fax Software (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

GitHub and OfficeSuite aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. GitHub is designed for Version Control and holds a mindshare of 6.5%, down 6.6% compared to last year.
OfficeSuite, on the other hand, focuses on Fax Software, holds 1.1% mindshare.
Version Control
Fax Software
 

Featured Reviews

Pervez Roy - PeerSpot reviewer
Very good for collaboration on software projects
We use GitHub for code repository alongside Bitbucket GitHub is very good for collaboration on software projects. We prefer Bitbucket for commercial use, while GitHub is used for open source. You can get the differences, history of changes, and version control for various pull requests. You can…
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Good call routing capability, but the interface is non-intuitive, the integration is bad, and the mobile app needs improvement
Their pricing and "automatic contracts" are abhorrent. We left Broadview for Intermedia because, at the end of the day, we are in the business of being a complete IT solution, which we can't do without offering a phone system. We are firm believers in practicing what you preach (or dogfooding if you prefer). As I stated previously, they dropped us as vendors because we couldn't sell many systems. The auto-attendant setup was horrid. It was extremely dated and doesn't have any modern features that you would expect for the price point. The mobile app, desktop app, and hardware was outdated and clumsily integrated. One reason we couldn't sell the product is that they nickel and dime you to death. For example, a line is one price. If you want a soft phone, that's extra. Mobile app? Extra. Auto-attendant? Yup... extra. We went with Intermedia because they have a far more modern system with seamless integration and simpler pricing. It is one price per user that includes everything Broadview charges extra for. Finally, after we switched, Broadview is trying to extort us for a year's fees stating we didn't terminate the contract in time. Importantly, we did, but it was "auto-renewed." Basically, if you want phone technology from the '90s and the practices to go along with it, Broadview is your ticket.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features are GitHub are the standard features, they are very useful."
"It provides Draft Pull Requests for review purposes without needing immediate merging and GitHub Actions for CI/CD implementation."
"The code sharing and updated history are valuable features."
"I have found GitHub stable."
"The ease of the planning board feature in GitHub is very valuable."
"GitHub is good for small companies and for personal use."
"The most valuable feature is help offered by the community for open-source projects."
"The tool also helps organize collaboration by allowing users to share a repository with other developers."
"We were able to route calls to mobile devices as well as hard phones."
 

Cons

"I would like to see integration with Slack such that all of the changes made in GitHub are reflected there."
"I would want to see some form of code security scanning implemented."
"Specifically, I want the solution to offer AI-based merging support, as it is the only area where the product has certain shortcomings."
"It would be useful to have tutorial videos within the GitHub dashboard."
"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."
"GitHub needs to improve its UI."
"The documentation needs to be more concise and easier for developers to understand."
"Could be more user friendly."
"The mobile app, desktop app, and hardware was outdated and clumsily integrated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Regarding pricing, I'd rate it eight out of ten. It's decent and not too expensive, and small businesses can also afford it. With AWS taking CodeCommit out of the market, I don't see many competitors for small companies in terms of GitHub."
"GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use."
"GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on."
"We pay a licensing fee for GitHub, which could be cheaper."
"We pay a subscription-based yearly licensing fee for the solution."
"My company purchased it. Before, we used to receive the free version, but then they purchased some of the features."
"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."
"There are no licensing fees for the features that we use."
"Their pricing and "automatic contracts" are abhorrent."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GitHub?
The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
The pricing of GitHub depends on the choice of solutions, such as building one's own GitHub Runners to save money or using GitHub's Runners with extra costs. The pricing is considered reasonable an...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
There are still areas for improvement with GitHub Actions and their deployment workflows, as they have made significant progress but are not yet polished. Occasionally, stability can be an issue, t...
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