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Canonical Bazaar vs GitHub comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Canonical Bazaar
Ranking in Version Control
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitHub
Ranking in Version Control
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (5th), Agile and DevOps Services (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Canonical Bazaar is 3.6%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 9.6%, up from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitHub9.6%
Canonical Bazaar3.6%
Other86.8%
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Featured Reviews

it_user1077 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Bazaar is an excellent open source version control system, which allows you to track project history
A great tool to work on projects in a collaborative environment.It also provides an ability to commit work on local machines, in case of no internet connection. Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions. Several operations are…
Abdulmunafz Mct - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at Sri Krishna Arts and Science
Daily workflows have become streamlined as I manage projects, learn from clones, and host sites
The thing that has frustrated me is sometimes when I push using a Git command, I need to force the push, which is the main thing. The setup is frustrating because GitHub could add a repository with pre-installed packages or something since I need to install packages in VS Code before pushing and maintain it in the codebase. Git packages need to be installed manually, and if that was already in a GitHub repository, that would be much better. GitHub packages can be installed previously for the project upon the project requirement, and that is the thing I wanted to add here. That would be good. According to governance and security, I recently heard about some security issues in GitHub. I think that could be centralized and should consider those security issues and clear them. The AI capabilities there include Copilot or something else. I recently heard about security issues, but I do not know about it clearly. However, if security has been more tightened, it will be better.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"A great tool to work on projects in a collaborative environment."
"GitHub is impacting our organization a lot in a positive way because everyone is using it, we are familiar with GitHub and have been using it for the last five to six years in place of GitLab and Bitbucket, and this is easier and more stable, having proper maintenance with no downtime."
"The support team is good."
"Our code is secure."
"The solution has been stable for us."
"GitHub's version control is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the version control field."
"It is a very good solution."
"I have found GitHub stable."
 

Cons

"Sometime it takes too long to display the differences in working tree, between revisions."
"There is a bit of a learning curve."
"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."
"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."
"Technical support could be better. You quickly realize that most of the time, it is other users that are offering new support, not the actual GitHub team."
"I'd like to see a better search function."
"The thing that has frustrated me is sometimes when I push using a Git command, I need to force the push, which is the main thing."
"In complex cases, we have to use the terminal for conflict resolution. If those conflicts could be resolved visually in the editor, that would be much better."
"Specifically, I want the solution to offer AI-based merging support, as it is the only area where the product has certain shortcomings."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub."
"My company purchased it. Before, we used to receive the free version, but then they purchased some of the features."
"The price of this solution is reasonable."
"It's cheaper than Bitbucket."
"We are currently paying nothing for GitHub."
"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."
"There are no licensing fees for the features that we use."
"The licensing model from GitHub is very clear."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

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Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise55
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
I have been using GitHub for free, and recently I got a free education offer, such as educational resources. I believe it is GitHub Pro or something similar. I have been using the educational offer...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
When we were using GitHub, sometimes within a month or two, GitHub is down for some time. Also, it is using SAML authentication, so when we restart our system, if there is an update on our laptop t...
What is your primary use case for GitHub?
My main use case for GitHub is as a source repository where I'm pushing our code there. Whatever the microservices or the services code we have, we are pushing there. We are running our build and s...
 

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