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Irfani Silviana - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Designer | WordPress Developer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
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Top 20
Oct 5, 2023
Vital for tracking and maintaining code and is equally useful in collaborative contexts
Pros and Cons
  • "GitHub's version control is valuable."
  • "It would be good if there were training materials for junior developers."

What is our primary use case?

I use GitHub to keep and maintain my code and have version control. I connect with GitHub through an application called GitHub Desktop.

What is most valuable?

GitHub's version control is valuable. A recent example was when I connected a website with GitHub, which I developed in my local environment on my computer. I kept updating the plugins directly from my computer, and then I deployed the code through GitHub, which reflected directly into the live website. GitHub sped up the development process, and I felt safe because if something went wrong, I could always go back to my previous code, so I wasn't worried I would break the whole website. It is good for developers because they have version control over their code.

Moreover, with GitHub, finding other people's code is easy. There are a lot of users who host their code on GitHub and open it to the public. Sometimes, you can learn from their code or just use their solution, so it's very good for the developer community.

GitHub is good for controlling and managing the code without destroying it.

What needs improvement?

It would be good if there were training materials for junior developers.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've worked with GitHub for about three years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

GitHub is scalable. It's just me using GitHub for my code. But if you had a bigger project with a team, you could always invite anyone to work with the code. GitHub is good for teams because everybody can start with one main code and then open their branch to code freely without destroying any other code. However, there should be one administrator who performs tests to combine each code.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I use the free version of GitHub.

What other advice do I have?

Many big companies use GitHub, such as WooCommerce for example. There are a few ways to use GitHub, like through Terminal. I personally like to use GitHub Desktop because it makes it easier for the user. I rate GitHub a ten out of ten because it is very useful. I remember a time before GitHub when it was quite painful to be a developer. If I'd write code and then want to make an update, I would have to save everything in version one, then version two, and continue doing so for newer and newer versions. Then I'd end up wondering which one was the latest because it was so confusing. GitHub made it much easier to check my code and review it.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Software Engineer at a government with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jun 9, 2023
An easy-to-deploy solution since the user just needs to run the script for the deployment to be done in a few minutes
Pros and Cons
  • "The deployment is fast since we just have to run the script, and once it's done, it takes a few minutes."
  • "Scalability is an area with a shortcoming, because of which it has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We just use GitHub for the repository in our company.

How has it helped my organization?

So we have a central repository. So, we do recommend the need to push and pull everything, and that's how we use it.

What is most valuable?

The requests, push, pull, merge, and everything else in the solution are its valuable features. Later, people make their changes.

What needs improvement?

I don't have any comments on the improvement needed in the tool since I'm okay with it. I don't have anything really in mind. It's not like I am picky, and I don't need to be picky unless it's really an overblown, like, there are some bugs or some glitches or something like that in the solution. As of now, everything looks fine.

Scalability is an area with a shortcoming, because of which it has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub for more than five years. We just use the solution for work in our company.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We plan to increase the usage of the solution. There are a lot of products out there in the market, but I wouldn't say I would recommend it, but if you use it, then it's fine. I don't really compare much as long as that's what is expected from the solution functionality-wise is fulfilled. So, then I am fine with it.

How are customer service and support?

I don't use the solution's customer support.

How was the initial setup?

Regarding the initial setup, I rate it an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

The solution is deployed on a private cloud since it is a corporate thing. We don't go for a public cloud.

The deployment is fast since we just have to run the script, and once it's done, it takes a few minutes.

What about the implementation team?

My company has schedules, and we assign people to do the deployment. So, it's rotational. Let's say I do the deployment this week, and then another person does it next week.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't know about the solution's cost. My company purchased it. Before, we used to receive the free version, but then they purchased some of the features.

What other advice do I have?

I am using the solution, and I am fine with it. I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sameer AHAMED - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 9, 2022
Offers excellent change history in an easy-to-use, highly scalable, and stable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "The best feature is the ability to track the history of all code changes, and it's easy to use. Additionally, as it's open source, anyone can use that feature resulting in distributed development. This opens the door to collaboration with different code and developer, feature, and master branches of development."
  • "The GUI design is poor, so I exclusively use the CLI, which is much easier to use and understand. It would be great to see the GUI updated to be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use is for open-source code management and distributed version control. We use the solution to coordinate the work of developers, assisting them in developing and maintaining our source code. We also use the tool for code review purposes using the GitHub repository, where I can comment on or review lines of code for developers to edit and improve performance. They then receive a notification alerting them of the desired update, which the project developer and project lead can approve.

What is most valuable?

The best feature is the ability to track the history of all code changes, and it's easy to use. Additionally, as it's open source, anyone can use that feature resulting in distributed development. This opens the door to collaboration with different code and developer, feature, and master branches of development.

The solution also features robust security, high speed, and good integrity.

Excellent code management means that, even when developers accidentally delete sections of code, it's easily retrievable. GitHub reduces developer workload and saves them time.

What needs improvement?

The GUI design is poor, so I exclusively use the CLI, which is much easier to use and understand. It would be great to see the GUI updated to be more user-friendly. 

It isn't possible to run different branches simultaneously, and it would be good to see support for that.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using GitHub for over seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is very stable; we can use it throughout the development process.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is highly scalable. We have between 100 and 150 end-users, both developers and testers.

How are customer service and support?

We haven't encountered an issue we couldn't fix ourselves or by using Stack Overflow or Google, so good community support is available.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward; creating a repository and the paths required for local and other branches is easy.

The deployment time depends on the project size. We follow an agile sprint cycle so we can carry out new deployments every one to two weeks, and they don't take much time at all.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

We use GitHub because it's open source and makes code management straightforward; it's simple to track different code versions and change history. It's an easy-to-use, efficient application.

For someone looking to use the solution for the first time, I would say it's straightforward and possible to learn the significant features in a day. Learning to clone projects, push and pull code, and use comments is simple.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1927083 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a pharma/biotech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Sep 1, 2022
User-friendly and great integration with third-party softwares
Pros and Cons
  • "Complication free with good ability for third-party integrations."
  • "Lacks sufficient support in terms of professional services that could be provided."

What is our primary use case?

We use this product to host the code base for different development teams within our organization and for versioning the codes and integrating with CI/CD tooling. We have a partnership with GitHub and I'm a product manager. 

How has it helped my organization?

Using GitHub has been beneficial for us because it was an easy process for users and it has improved efficiency. In contrast to Bitbucket or Azure Repos, moving things over to GitHub was simple.

What is most valuable?

We like the simplicity of GitHub and that it is free of complications, as opposed to other tools on the market. Its ability to be integrated with third-party softwares such as Azure Pipelines or Jenkins, is great.

What needs improvement?

The solution lacks sufficient support in terms of professional services that could be provided proactively to customers. The product documentation could be improved. What currently exists on the GitHub website is not complete and not sufficient to help end users with customizations or integrations, tools for code quality, or app security. In the next release, I would love to see something around security as well as some code analysis and open-source vulnerability detection features. It would be helpful if there was a better DevOps offering from GitHub. GitHub Actions is still maturing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

GitHub is scalable, we have around 120 users. They are mainly software developers and engineering managers. We have three people, DevOps engineers and support engineers, working with GitHub and we're likely to expand usage. 

How are customer service and support?

Our technical support experience has been quite good in terms of response and expertise.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Bitbucket and Azure Repos. We switched to GitHub because of its ease of implementation and ease of onboarding new users, as well as its integration with third-party tooling.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. We are in a regulated industry with a large volume of organizations, and there are additional processes that need to be taken care of. Taking all that into account, the deployment took about 10 days. Implementation of GitHub alone just takes a few hours. We worked with a third-party vendor. 

What was our ROI?

The product certainly saves us a lot of time and that equals money. We save time in terms of how the code base can be managed and versioned. We have better control over the release of the product, and we have reduced the time that takes. We're getting a good ROI. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution even though it does not provide the complete suite. There are DevOps services coming in from Microsoft, for example, and you need to go to GitHub Actions separately. Source code management is better on GitHub and I would rate that higher.

Overall, I rate this solution seven out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Managing Director at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Sep 1, 2022
Cloud-based, easy to manage, and there is no installation required
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the fact that it's cloud-based, and we don't have to manage an on-premises server to use it."
  • "It would be better if the amount of storage were increased."

What is our primary use case?

I am a senior product development engineer and I use GitHub in this capacity.

Essentially, this is the Git product, but in the cloud.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the fact that it's cloud-based, and we don't have to manage an on-premises server to use it.

What needs improvement?

It would be better if the amount of storage were increased.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using GitHub for between six and twelve months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable, cloud-based product. We have a small team and do not plan to increase the number of users.

How are customer service and support?

We have never needed to contact technical support. Any problems that we have had, we have always been able to solve.

I would rate the technical support a two or three out of five.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used on-premises repositories but it was a long time ago.

How was the initial setup?

No installation is required.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are no licensing fees for the features that we use. We are on the free tier.

What other advice do I have?

This is a product that I recommend for developers because everybody in the software development field is using it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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VASUDEVA UNGATI - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director - Quality Engineering at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Aug 25, 2022
A convenient and easy to use solution
Pros and Cons
  • "GitHub is convenient and easy to use."
  • "GitHub should provide more integration in their next release, including integrating with Jenkins, CI/CD and Jira."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub for source control.

What is most valuable?

GitHub is convenient and easy to use.

What needs improvement?

GitHub should provide more integration in their next release, including integrating with Jenkins, CI/CD and Jira.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using GitHub for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. We have approximately 200 users.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to using GitHub, we used Subversion, or SVN and CVS. We switched to GitHub because of the cloud enablement as well as the ease of use.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend GitHub to anyone considering implementing the solution into their organization. 

Overall, I would rate GitHub a nine out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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CirveshDaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 7, 2022
Clear licensing model, scalable, and simple implementation
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of GitHub are the ease of integration into Microsoft Azure DevOps. The process that you need to deploy into Microsoft Azure becomes fairly simple and the templates are already available, a lot of the engineers find it easier to use."
  • "GitHub could have better integration or capability with other solutions."

What is our primary use case?

We are using GitHub as a repository for a couple of customers to be able to do Infra as Code in Microsoft Azure for them.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of GitHub are the ease of integration into Microsoft Azure DevOps. The process that you need to deploy into Microsoft Azure becomes fairly simple and the templates are already available, a lot of the engineers find it easier to use.

What needs improvement?

GitHub could have better integration or capability with other solutions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is highly stable. Our team has not had any trouble with it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of GitHub is good. I have not come across any limit.

We have six people using this solution in my organization. We have plans to increase usage.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from GitHub.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of GitHub is simple. The full implementation took approximately a few hours. There was some user configuration that took some time.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation in-house for GitHub.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

 The licensing model from GitHub is very clear.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution to others. There may be some customers that are very picky about not having code on the cloud, and then my recommendation would normally be to use Microsoft Azure Repos, which is essentially a clone of GitHub but it stays within your subscription and within your tenancy on Microsoft Azure.

I rate GitHub a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Zeeshan Rauf - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
Jun 16, 2022
Simple to set up, offers easy code management, and is very reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "It is really simple to set up."
  • "The user interface on GitLab is better."

What is our primary use case?

We are actually working with MuleSoft, and for that, we have to build our application. We are working for a company offering hotels and resorts. We are using GitHub for that process. We're building applications on it. 

What is most valuable?

It's good for branching and keeping the code. Overall, it is a good tool. We can find stable branches there and it is very easy to manage code there.

The interface is good.

We have found that it does allow for helpful integrations. 

It is really simple to set up.

What needs improvement?

They need to make it possible to recover branches. For any of the branch that does not have PR, that is unrecovered. So there should be an option to recover those branches.

I cannot recall coming across any missing features. 

The user interface on GitLab is better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for six or seven months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. The performance is reliable. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 70 to 80 users on the product currently. We use it on a daily basis.

It's very easy to scale as needed. 

How are customer service and support?

I've never directly contacted technical support. As a developer, I'm not the one who would be contacting technical support. If there were issues, someone else in the company would deal with them. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously worked with GitLab. They are pretty much the same. GitLab does have a very good user interface. That's the main difference.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is simple and straightforward. it is not overly complex or difficult. 

As it is a solution that is on the cloud, there is no manual maintenance required. 

What about the implementation team?

We do have a separate team that handles deployment. I don't handle deployments directly myself. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't deal with licensing. I cannot speak to the exact pricing. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm just a customer and an end-user. 

We currently work with the latest updates of the product. 

I'm a developer and I don't work with managing everything on GitHub. I just use it for putting in the code and merging branches.

GitHub actually is a pretty easy tool. It is not very difficult to understand. It is very easy. Everyone can set up branches there or work on it.

I'd rate it eight out of ten. If we could recover branches, I'd give it a perfect ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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