Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
User-friendly with a good interface and great for managing code
Pros and Cons
  • "The product has a very user-friendly interface and user-friendly security."
  • "There is a bit of a learning curve."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to handle our switch control. All our first code force is managed by GitHub to commit new features and create different branches. We even use this to manage the code to handle flows and processes. We can use it to create some branches and manage the code ownership, and we have an account for each developer so that they can submit pieces to code review for the user. 

What is most valuable?

The way we can manage the system is very useful. It'd great for managing code. 

You can have the main branch, and then create another branch, and easily merge them together if you like. 

You can effectively manage code reviews by issuing pull requests. Fellow developers can review my code, which helps ensure that the code is written correctly and clean. It's a useful exchange of information. 

The flow process helps us keep our applications stable. The released version is always running smoothly.

Once you get familiar with the system, it's very easy to use.

The product has a very user-friendly interface and user-friendly security.

What needs improvement?

There is a bit of a learning curve. At first, you'll have to do some searching online to figure out how to perform or reverse certain actions. When we have new team members, they tend to send you a full request for issues and it can create a bit of a bottleneck. There can be a lot of research and lots of problems initially created by users that don't yet understand the system.

The solution could use even more integration with automation tools. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for a while.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is quite good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are four teams working with GitHub currently in our company.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't had the chance to contact support, and therefore cannot really comment on how helpful or responsive they are. 

Within the company, we have specialized people who are maintaining the server. From my own experience as a software developer, outside the company, using the public community GitHub has on offer and publishing questions to it allows s to find the answers we need. The community is really responsive to us.

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

Initially, when I first joined the company, they were using another solution, and recently we decided to move to GitHub. We are currently using it on a daily basis.

There are other solutions that we use for source control and they're going to be migrating to GitHub.

How was the initial setup?

I did not really work on the deployment per see. However, it is really easy to create new branches. There are also great opportunities for integration with other tools, for example. There's some great automation, for example, which is helpful.

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

I personally use the free version. the company has the enterprise version of the solution. I'm not a part of the licensing process internally and therefore do not have details in regards to how much the company pays to use the enterprise version,

What other advice do I have?

We are just customers and end-users.

We are using the latest version of the solution. We have some internal solutions deployed. We have our own private server, a GitHub server, and it always is properly maintained and always updated with the latest version for better performance.

I would recommend the solution, however, I would suggest those who intend to use it get the proper training on it first.

I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Associate Technical Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
A version control solution used to create websites
Pros and Cons
  • "If you want to share documents, you can create articles and diagrams with GitHub and share."
  • "GitHub uses basic configuration, but messaging is not clear."

What is our primary use case?

Our organization uses GitHub for version control.

What is most valuable?

GitHub allows you to create pages, if you want to share documents you can create articles and diagrams with GitHub and share.

On a personal level, GitHub assists you to create your own website.

What needs improvement?

GitHub uses basic configuration, but messaging is not clear. For example, when a database denies a username and password, it says "asking for person accepted".

I would like to see improvements with merging code from multiple branches. When more than one developer is working at the same time, it becomes complicated. It very much depends on the person doing the merging. There is no assistance from the tool itself. If a mistake is made, the tool will not be able to correct it. It would benefit from an automated checker.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with GitHub for five 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. Our organization has 1,000 people. Approximately 80% would be using GitHub.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of GitHub is very simple.

What other advice do I have?

I would give GitHub a nine out of ten overall.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft
Real User
A user-friendly solution with a good feature set and scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution is very easy to use which I like about it. The capacity to own artifacts and share them with others is another good feature. You don't have to write all your code from scratch, you can use available templates and alter the code according to your needs."
  • "The initial setup and implementation could be easier, I had some difficulties with it at first but I don't have a development background."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub whenever there is an infrastructure level deployment on any of the cloud platforms.

What is most valuable?

This solution is very easy to use which I like about it. The capacity to own artifacts and share them with others is another good feature. You don't have to write all your code from scratch, you can use available templates and alter the code according to your needs.

What needs improvement?

The initial setup and implementation could be easier, I had some difficulties with it at first but I don't have a development background.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for around one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is pretty stable and straightforward, but having experience helps.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I found this product to be scalable, we have at least 500 to 600 users within our company. For a small-scale deployment two people are more than sufficient, but that would increase with the complexity of the deployment.

How are customer service and support?

Any issues have been resolved by our own team, but I can say that Microsoft customer support is usually satisfactory.

How was the initial setup?

The initial deployment was straightforward and took three to four months.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Project lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Easily accessible but requires some technical knowledge
Pros and Cons
  • "A great feature is being able to have different repositories and different kinds of projects in a single solution at a single time. It's just a click away."
  • "The only thing I see missing in GitHub is that it isn't very user friendly for key personnel who don't have in-depth, technical knowledge. In Jira, there are many functions to upload our test cases, and in GitHub we can only do it manually. There are functions which can be used to upload different files, but that still requires some technical knowledge. A layman cannot do it."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitHub because we don't have any paid solutions, and GitHub is freeware. It's open to all, and there aren't big licensing fees, like with Jira or any other tool. Apart from that, because it's totally cloud based, we don't need any extensions, and our developers and DevOps are all in sync and are able to get help with their second branches. So, we are all using the same platform to manage our product.

It's a cloud solution.

How has it helped my organization?

It is easily accessible. Even if someone doesn't have the paid version of the GitHub license, the minimum license, they can still use it for themselves. Sometimes Jira extensions are only installed on a server on the client side, so you need a VPN connection to access that, but with GitHub access is based on your ID, so you can access it from anywhere.

While we are working from home because of the pandemic—and when we didn't have proper VPNs—it helped us assess all our defects, which are placed in GitHub very easily. We don't need to rush the VPN connection and then access all these things. It was really easy. It also has two-factor authentication, which helps us authenticate users very easily.

What is most valuable?

A great feature is being able to have different repositories and different kinds of projects in a single solution at a single time. It's just a click away. If I compare it with Jira, that's one of the best features.

What needs improvement?

The only thing I see missing in GitHub is that it isn't very user friendly for key personnel who don't have in-depth, technical knowledge. In Jira, there are many functions to upload our test cases, and in GitHub we can only do it manually. There are functions which can be used to upload different files, but that still requires some technical knowledge. A layman cannot do it. Someone has to be trained with all those artifacts.

In the next release, I would like to see more QA friendly features like extensions. In Jira, you can modify different extensions. GitHub doesn't have that. They have many standard features, but sometimes I feel that there is something that I need but it's missing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using GitHub for more than three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitHub is very stable. I have seen many different sections which are also easily accessible. For developing a product, you don't need to travel or do research work. In GitHub, there are many other repositories that are public. You can also navigate and see what others are doing if they have some public examples. It's like a type of overflow. You get many examples from this, and then by seeing those examples, you can directly implement that work and have a glimpse at other things.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scaling the solution is very easy. 

In my organization, there are 130 people currently using GitHub. It has been used quite extensively because 130 guys are using it on a daily basis for checking their codes along with user stories.

We haven't needed anyone for maintenance of this solution.

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

I have previously used Jira. When I was using Jira, I wasn't applying projects, so they were funding the project and using the Jira platform for managing their product. Currently in the project I'm on, we don't have a lot of funds for Jira, so we searched for the open source and found GitHub. We liked it because it was solving all of our queries. Whatever our needs were, we were able to accomplish them with GitHub.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was very simple.

What about the implementation team?

There was no implementation strategy because GitHub is cloud based. It doesn't require any sort of deployment from our end. There was just a configuration that we needed to do to make it work with our code. There were simple sections which we needed to run, but our developers were able to collaborate easily.

We worked with our in-house team. There was no mediator between us.

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

If there are only 10 people using a particular repository, then GitHub is free. But if we increase the number of users, we need to pay the normal charge for GitHub.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution 7 out of 10. 

If someone is managing the product as well as doing the test management, they should go with GitHub. It's very easy to understand and track everything, and you can even see the different check-ins. 

If someone is specifically going for a test management tool and they need the proper agile-based tools, they should go for Jira.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Solutions Architect at a government with 201-500 employees
Real User
Priced well, good technical support, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup was straightforward."
  • "While using the solution when merging two code branches the code becomes a bit messy. This should be improved in the future."

What is our primary use case?

GitHub is specifically designed for repositories and it works perfectly for storing code. We use it for our source code repository.

What needs improvement?

While using the solution when merging two code branches the code becomes a bit messy. This should be improved in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution has been completely stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good. We had 20 developers using the solution and now we have 200, there have not been any problems.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support was very good.

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

Out of all the solutions in this category, I would recommend this solution to other companies.
I rate GitHub a nine out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

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

The price of this solution is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

Out of all the solutions in this category, I would recommend this solution to other companies.

I rate GitHub a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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CTO at Cantier Inc
Real User
Open-source, stable and scalable, and user-friendly with lots of features
Pros and Cons
  • "It has a lot of features from the code development perspective. You get a lot of features such as repo, commit, merge, and branch. You can play around and do things on the fly. It is easy and simple to deploy. It is also easier to use when working from home."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We are mainly using it for product development. Our repo and code are in GitHub.

It is a cloud-based solution. It is a part of our subscription in the cloud, and we have its latest version.

What is most valuable?

It has a lot of features from the code development perspective. You get a lot of features such as repo, commit, merge, and branch. You can play around and do things on the fly.

It is easy and simple to deploy. It is also easier to use when working from home.

What needs improvement?

It is currently only from the development perspective. It doesn't have features related to project management and testing. It is not like Azure DevOps. 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.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Its stability is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Because it is cloud-based, you don't have scalability-related issues. We have around 30 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

We didn't have to contact them because it is very user-friendly and easy to use. For any help, you can go to the communities.

How was the initial setup?

Its initial setup is straightforward and easy. It is much easier and simpler than Azure DevOps. This is something that Microsoft has to aim for.

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

It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub.

What other advice do I have?

If you are a startup or have a small team, it is a good platform to start with because you can achieve your business goal without any cost. It provides a lot of flexibility, and you can structure yourself for any kind of product development.

I would rate GitHub a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Syed Masood - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Developer at doodleblue
Real User
Top 5
Code hosting solution that enables version control and the automatic deployment of new code onto servers
Pros and Cons
  • "I use this solution to store my code in a repository so we can manage version control which is useful."
  • "It would be useful to have tutorial videos within the GitHub dashboard."

What is our primary use case?

Syed:
So, basically, I can store my code in some repository, so we can manage also that version control. So, if he developed some applications, so we can manage with versions, so that feature GitHub provide, so we can create some repositories. Through repositories, we can manage the versions, so it's very useful. So, also and that GitHub provide some CI/CD pipeline feature, so we can integrate CI/CD through GitHub, so whenever I commit that code, it will automatically deployed in our servers, so it was a very useful feature in GitHub.

How has it helped my organization?

Tutorial videos within the GitHub dashboard will very helpful.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. We have between 300 to 400 users. There are five DevOps staff in our team who take care of maintenance.

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

This is an open source solution and does not include licensing. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Chief Solutions Officer at CleverIT B.V.
Reseller
Comes with an Advanced Security model and allows us to create custom actions and deploy to different types of infrastructure
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We are an IT service company that specializes in DevOps, and we use many tools for application lifecycle management, such as GitHub, GitLab, SonarCloud, SonarQube, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps. 

We mainly use this solution for storing the code of our applications and our scripts. We also use it for our automated functional testing and for building applications and releasing applications. It is also used to manage our team and our product, as well as to check the security of our product. 

We are a partner and reseller, and we use GitHub Cloud.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

It is not technical. It is more about how people perceive GitHub in terms of the security of the code. They need to understand that if they have a repo on GitHub, it is not public for everyone.

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for more or less one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is, for sure, stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is definitely scalable.

How are customer service and support?

They were very helpful.

How was the initial setup?

I have experience in many tools. GitHub is not the hardest, and it is also not the easiest. It is of medium level.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise trying out the Advanced Security model, which is its best functionality.

I would rate it a 10 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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