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IT Director at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
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Top 5
Apr 30, 2022
Easy to install, and has good documentation
Pros and Cons
  • "I did not have any issues with the stability of Github. It worked seamlessly."
  • "I would want to see some form of code security scanning implemented."

What is our primary use case?

I use Github to store the code that I write. I don't use it very much. It may be used more by the active developers.

What is most valuable?

I am using it, it was easy to set up and it is working well for me.

What needs improvement?

I would want to see some form of code security scanning implemented.

For how long have I used the solution?

Our company has used GitHub for a long time. I have been using this solution for two and a half years.

We use GitLab release 14.6.7.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I did not have any issues with the stability of Github. It worked seamlessly.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted technical support.

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

Some of these tools are associated with our parent company. We consume them. I believe they were set up by our parent company's tools team.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

Client setup takes about 15 to 15 minutes on the workstation where I do my development.

What about the implementation team?

I completed it myself using the documents provided, and I was able to connect it by following the steps.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate GitHub a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Senior software developer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Sep 18, 2024
Efficient development and version control with potential for AI integration
Pros and Cons
  • "With GitHub, we can manage our development progress, CID, and continuous integration. It helps streamline our development processes effectively."
  • "There could be some improvements related to the automation of certain processes, especially with the integration of artificial intelligence."

What is our primary use case?

I use GitHub for development, including version control and container services.

How has it helped my organization?

With GitHub, we can manage our development progress, CID, and continuous integration. It helps streamline our development processes effectively.

What is most valuable?

I really like the functions that GitHub offers. The features are very helpful for my needs.

What needs improvement?

There could be some improvements related to the automation of certain processes, especially with the integration of artificial intelligence. This would make some tasks more efficient.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with GitHub for more than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of GitHub as nine out of ten. It is very stable for our needs.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

For scalability, I would rate GitHub nine out of ten. It scales well with our requirements.

How was the initial setup?

The setup process for GitHub was straightforward and not complex.

What other advice do I have?

If you are a start-up or a small company with a few projects, GitHub could be expensive because of the management costs.

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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Cloud Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
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Leaderboard
Sep 18, 2023
Highly stable and scalable solution
Pros and Cons
  • "I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
  • "There is room for improvement in terms of interface."

What is our primary use case?

GitHub is essentially a repository of code. It's where you source your code with the client and allows you to use Git. You get versioning and everything else for multiple deployments or codes. That's how we use it.

How has it helped my organization?

We stopped the development code on our machines, and we moved everything to GitHub. So, everyone is working on the latest code no matter what we do.

What is most valuable?

The accessibility is free.

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in terms of interface because  I had a problem with developers who didn't know what GitHub was, and it was a little bit strange to explain. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub for three years. We use the latest version. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good. It has never let me down.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is okay. You need to know what you're doing.

What was our ROI?

I saw 100% ROI. 

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

Price is free. 

What other advice do I have?

It is way better than developing software by yourself. I would definitely recommend using the solution.

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten 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?

Microsoft Azure
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Haresh Ghatala - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Lead Mobile App Developer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
Sep 29, 2022
A stable and scalable solution with robust security and excellent logging functionality
Pros and Cons
  • "The code versioning is excellent, and having a detailed log, including every change made to the code by every developer, is invaluable. It makes it so that if there is a bug or problem in the product channel, we can find exactly where it happened and how to fix it."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub for code versioning; with multiple developers working on the same projects. It gives us a central source for our code. We commit our code to the cloud using the API called Gita, which tracks which developers have uploaded the code, which have changed it and so on. 

What is most valuable?

The code versioning is excellent, and having a detailed log, including every change made to the code by every developer, is invaluable. It makes it so that if there is a bug or problem in the product channel, we can find exactly where it happened and how to fix it.

What needs improvement?

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. 

A great feature would be the AI for code conflicts, enabling us to choose which code edit is the one we want to go with. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about eight years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is stable, and they are improving in terms of security. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. We have about 20 end users in total. 

How are customer service and support?

The support is average; they can be inconsistent and it would be good if they were more responsive. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is a little complex because it requires some knowledge of GitHub and code versioning. Certain steps need to be taken in a specific order, and if any are skipped or done wrong, it can lead to failure. Aside from the mentioned challenges, one staff member can complete the setup.

There is sufficient documentation to help with the setup process.

What about the implementation team?

The setup was implemented in-house. 

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

GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on.

If you purchase a license, there's an option to make your code private, and our organization has a license.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Compared to the competition, I would say GitHub is the best, as it has the most robust security, and most of the developer community is familiar with it. Bitbucket is also an excellent solution with solid security, but more developers would require training.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Information Technology Division Director at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Sep 25, 2022
Outstanding service, stability, and gives us everything we need
Pros and Cons
  • "We are finding GitHub is very stable."
  • "I would like to see more security where a plugin was available for us to update in relation to security."

What is our primary use case?

We are using GitHub for the development environment. After we develop some applications, we are pushing actually on both settings. 

What needs improvement?

I would like to see more security where a plugin was available for us to update in relation to security.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub for the past seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We are finding GitHub is very stable. Because it is the one that we are actually using on the cloud, it is easy for actual resources.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We currently did not choose the option with the subscription, but the free version actually provided by GitHub and GitLab is acceptable for us. Maybe the institution wants to increase the number of developers to twenty from what we currently have three, then definitely we will increase and prefer to have additional services from GitHub as well as GitLab.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is excellent on a scale of one to ten I give technical support a ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward and easy. For someone who has actually good experience in software development, including using a repository solution, I think it is easy. Beginners need to refer to the manual and see some online tutorials to receive assistance so that it is easier for them to setup.

What about the implementation team?

You can do the deployment in-house without a problem.

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

We are currently paying nothing for GitHub.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I think I remember Tortu was the name of the product. There is a Q Balance in our repository providers. I think that one is Microsoft. I do not know exactly, but we are not using it. We tried it but we returned to GitHub.

What other advice do I have?

If you are working in development I would recommend using GitHub. I would rate GitHub a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Nor EL MALKI - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Real User
Sep 15, 2022
High availability and useful standard features
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are GitHub are the standard features, they are very useful."
  • "GitHub could improve by being more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

GitHub is used to store my source code or raw reports.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are GitHub are the standard features, they are very useful.

What needs improvement?

GitHub could improve by being more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitHub for approximately 15 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub has high availability.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from GitHub.

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

I have not used another solution prior to GitHub.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate GitHub an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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CTO at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Sep 8, 2022
A good and stable collaboration tool, that would benefit from a more user-friendly interface
Pros and Cons
  • "This product allows us to easily collaborate on development tasks with our subcontractors, and control the workflow as the project progresses."
  • "We would like this solution to have a more user-friendly interface."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution to manage and store our development work.

What is most valuable?

This product allows us to easily collaborate on development tasks with our subcontractors, and control the workflow as the project progresses.

What needs improvement?

We would like this solution to have a more user-friendly interface.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been working with this solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not encountered any issues with the stability of this solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have found this to be an easily scalable solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for this solution was very straightforward.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We also evaluated Microsoft TSS.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

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

Microsoft Azure
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CEO at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Aug 21, 2022
Excellent backup features and great stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "We can make a private repository."
  • "It is difficult to merge a code or restore it to an older version."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub to share the source code and can give users different permissions to use different parts of the project. Whenever a developer changes a source code, it can push it easily, and others can see the change and who made it.

What is most valuable?

It is a very good solution. GitHub allows the backup of our source code. So we are sure that if all the computers in our company crash and the hardware fails, we can access our code on GitHub. Also, in the past, every repository we built was publicly available to anyone, and others could see our source code, but now we can make a private repository and share it with our team. This feature is very valuable and good for us.

What needs improvement?

It is very tricky to work with GitHub. For example, it is difficult to merge a code or restore it to an older version. It would be great if they provided a tool that merges the code better and more intelligently.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable. Whenever it is connected, it always works, and we love it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable. We can easily extend to team members, with a team of about six or seven people in a GitHub repository. Most users are developers, but we can also provide viewing access to others. We don't have any distinct plans to increase our usage of GitHub.

How are customer service and support?

We have not used technical support because GitHub has a large community of users, so if there is an issue, we can find the solution on Google.

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

We did not use any other solutions before GitHub.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very easy.

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

It is a free solution. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a ten out of ten. I recommend GitHub to others to back up their source code or share it among different people on the same project. GitHub is integrated very well with Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET. For example, if we make a project inbox for Visual Studio, we can push the code to GitHub by adding our account to Visual Studio.

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