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GitHub vs Venn Software comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

GitHub
Ranking in Application Security Tools
7th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (3rd)
Venn Software
Ranking in Application Security Tools
59th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (31st), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (34th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Application Security Tools category, the mindshare of GitHub is 0.9%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Venn Software is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Security Tools
 

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…
reviewer2110356 - PeerSpot reviewer
Great for hybrid workers, minimizes latency and delivers great performance
We haven't encountered major issues with the solution. We are really happy that we decided to purchase Venn Software, although they are quite new. The initial setup is seamless. It's not overly complex. In our experience, for the most part, the solution is reliable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches. That said, the performance could be a bit better. We'd like to see a bit more done with the deployment capabilities. The solution needs to offer better local or regional support to cater to offshore users.

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 feature of the solution is the version control field."
"All the features are valuable, but the most important feature is that GitHub has advanced security. The second important feature is the capability to create custom GitHub actions and the capability to deploy in different types of architectural infrastructures, such as hybrid, private, or public."
"GitHub have a built-in software application development environment and this has been most useful."
"It provides Draft Pull Requests for review purposes without needing immediate merging and GitHub Actions for CI/CD implementation."
"I find GitHub very user friendly."
"The solution can scale."
"The Projects Tab, which shows you the todo list and the progress for projects, is very helpful."
"I'm able to access any repository that I like, whether it's public or private."
"Since the software is launched directly from the computer, not remotely delivered, it has minimized latency and response time."
"We don't need to go to the physical office, and it only requires minimal supervision or assistance from our IT Team."
"It allows us to improve our security and prevent company files and data leaks."
 

Cons

"One thing GitHub could do is probably the same thing as what Sourcetree does. When solving merge conflicts, it would be helpful to have tooltips within the actions to know what changes could happen next when resolving a conflict."
"The support team needs to have a well-defined SLA model since it is an area where the tool currently has some shortcomings."
"There are still areas for improvement with GitHub Actions and their deployment workflows, as they have made significant progress but are not yet polished."
"If you are uploading or cloning a large file, with more than 25 megs, it's pretty slow."
"The solution's cost is high and should be reduced."
"GitHub should provide more integration in their next release, including integrating with Jenkins, CI/CD and Jira."
"There is a bit of a learning curve."
"The descriptions within Github could be more user-friendly to show the trees of Gitflow."
"We'd like to see a bit more done with the deployment capabilities."
"Currently, Venn only uses two platforms/applications: Windows and Mac. It would be great if they could also add more platforms since some BYOD employees might be using an application other than Windows or Mac - for example, Linux."
"It would be better to have the back end more efficient."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use."
"I think, in terms of price, GitHub is okay compared to other tools."
"The licensing model from GitHub is very clear."
"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."
"There are no licensing fees for the features that we use."
"It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub."
"We are currently paying nothing for GitHub."
"I use the free version of the tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
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?
I am not aware about the pricing, so I will not be able to give feedback.
What needs improvement with GitHub?
Sometimes we do not get the exact solution, and the suggested solution does not work, so GitHub could improve in that area. We have used GitHub mainly for the code generation part. That is the only...
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Sample Customers

Dominion Enterprises, NASA, Braintree, SAP, CyberAgent
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