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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GitHub

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AGitHub is a platform that hosts public and private code and provides software development and collaboration tools. Features include version control, issue tracking, code review, team management, syntax highlighting, etc. Personal plans ($0-50), Organizational plans ($0-200), and Enterprise plans are available.

    $4

    per month per user

    IBM watsonx.data

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AWatsonx.data is presented as an open, hybrid and governed data store that makes it possible for enterprises to scale analytics and AI with a fit-for-purpose data store, built on an open lakehouse architecture, supported by querying, governance and open data formats to access and share data.N/A
    Pricing
    GitHubIBM watsonx.data
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $40
    per year per user
    Enterprise
    $210
    per year per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GitHubIBM watsonx.data
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    GitHubIBM watsonx.data
    Version Control Software Features
    Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of GitHub and IBM watsonx.data
    Feature
    GitHub
    9.4
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    IBM watsonx.data
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    Ratings
    Branching and Merging9.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Version History9.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Version Control Collaboration Tools9.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pull Requests9.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code Review Tools8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Access Control9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Testing Integration8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Tracking Integration8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branch Protection9.89 Ratings00 Ratings
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    GitHubIBM watsonx.data
    Small Businesses
    Git
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Git
    Score10 out of 10
    SAP Business Data Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Perforce P4
    Score7.5 out of 10
    SAP Business Data Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GitHubIBM watsonx.data
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (131 ratings)
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (26 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GitHubIBM watsonx.data
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GitHub
    GitHub is an easy to go tool when it comes to Version Controlling, CI/CD workflows, Integration with third party softwares. It's effective for any level of CI/CD implementation you would like to. Also the the cost of product is also very competitive and affordable. As of now GitHub lacks capabilities when it comes to detailed project management in comparison to tools like Jira, but overall its value for money.
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    IBM
    Real-time transaction processing (both reads and writes) is where DataStax Enterprise shines. It's very fast with linear scalability should more resources be needed. Additional nodes are added very easily. DataStax Enterprise on its own (without Solr or Spark enabled) isn't well suited for long complicated reports. The data model doesn't support joining multiple tables together which is common in BI reporting.
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    Pros
    GitHub
    • Version control: GitHub provides a powerful and flexible Git-based version control system that allows teams to track changes to their code over time, collaborate on code with others, and maintain a history of their work.
    • Code review: GitHub's pull request system enables teams to review code changes, discuss suggestions and merge changes in a central location. This makes it easier to catch bugs and ensure that code quality remains high.
    • Collaboration: GitHub provides a variety of collaboration tools to help teams work together effectively, including issue tracking, project management, and wikis.
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    IBM
    • Datastax Cassandra provides high availability and good performance for a database. It is built on top of open source Apache Cassandra so you can always somewhat understand the internal functioning and why.
    • Datastax Cassandra is fairly simple to start using, you can install/setup your cluster and be productive in 1 day.
    • Datastax Cassandra provides a lot of good detailed documentation, and when starting, the detailed free videos on the Datastax site and documentation are very helpful.
    • Datastax Enterprise Edition of Cassandra provides more tools, good support, and quick response SLA for enterprise business support.
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    Cons
    GitHub
    • Not an easy tool for beginners. Prior command-line experience is expected to get started with GitHub efficiently.
    • Unlike other source control platforms GitHub is a little confusing. With no proper GUI tool its hard to understand the source code version/history.
    • Working with larger files can be tricky. For file sizes above 100MB, GitHub expects the developer to use different commands (lfs).
    • While using the web version of GitHub, it has some restrictions on the number of files that can be uploaded at once. Recommended action is to use the command-line utility to add and push files into the repository.
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    IBM
    • Interface do need some improvement to be more intuitive for analysts like me.
    • Configuring multiple data sources can require support, as it isn't easy for new users. So, it can be made easier.
    • Additional ETL features can be added, so users don't have to switch between tools.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GitHub
    GitHub's ease of use and continued investment into the Developer Experience have made it the de facto tool for our engineers to manage software changes. With new features that continue to come out, we have been able to consolidate several other SaaS solutions and reduce the number of tools required for each engineer to perform their job responsibilities.
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    IBM
    As an open source technology Cassandra can be readily used with or without any commercial support. DataStax provides value-added services and features, and in the end it is up to individual situations to strike a balance between the desirability of such support/service versus the associated cost.
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    Usability
    GitHub
    GitHub is a clean and modern interface. The underlying integrations make it smooth to couple tasks, projects, pull requests and other business functions together. The insights and reporting is really strong and is getting better with every release. GitHub's PR tooling is strong for being web based, i do believe a better code editor would rival having to pull merge conflicts into local IDE.
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    IBM
    DataStax has a good community built around it and has amazing scalability options. Though the initial setup is a bit costly, in the long run, it makes up for it. It also has powerful monitoring tools and a clean UI.
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    Reliability and Availability
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    good recovery features
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    Performance
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    scalable product
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    Support Rating
    GitHub
    There are a ton of resources and tutorials for GitHub online. The sheer number of people who use GitHub ensures that someone has the exact answer you are looking for. The docs on GitHub itself are very thorough as well. You will often find an official doc along with the hundreds of independent tutorials that answers your question, which is unusual for most online services.
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    IBM
    We have had a few situations where we caused an outage or something has gone wrong and we are able to get a support person to offer live help within minutes. The escalation process is excellent - the best I've seen - and the support team is incredibly strong. Outside of emergencies, the team is very helpful with general questions and working through data model exercises and the subscription I believe still comes with some hours to help get the data model reviewed.
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    Online Training
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    easy to follow documentation, support is there when needed
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    Implementation Rating
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    use saas service
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    Alternatives Considered
    GitHub
    While I don't have very much experience with these 2 solutions, they're two of the most popular alternatives to GitHub. Bitbucket is from Atlassian, which may make sense for a team that is already using other Atlassian tools like Jira, Confluence, and Trello, as their integration will likely be much tighter. Gitlab on the other hand has a reputation as a very capable GitHub replacement with some features that are not available on GitHub like firewall tools.
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    IBM
    Claude is better for troubleshooting actual OPS/REXX but that's not an IBM product so I understand why IBM watsonx.data isn't great for that, but if IBM watsonx.data did help with code then it would be the only product that I use.
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    Scalability
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    cognos integration works great
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    Return on Investment
    GitHub
    • Team collaboration significantly improved as everything is clearly logged and maintained.
    • Maintaining a good overview of items will be delivered wrt the roadmap for example.
    • Knowledge management and tracking. Over time a lot of tickets, issues and comments are logged. GitHub is a great asset to go back and review why x was y.
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    IBM
    • for one automation project, we managed to cut cloud storage costs by a third through IBM watsonx.data's lakehouse optimization
    • data integration projects have had a 20 % reduction in turnaround times. Can only imagine how that will improve with the Claude partnership
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