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    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

    Snow License Manager

    Score4.3 out of 10
    N/ASnow License Manager enables organizations to gain an accurate view of software usage and entitlements. Organizations can then dynamically reconcile these findings against license entitlements to optimize their IT environments and be audit-ready. HOW IT WORKS Snow License Manager is the central hub for the Snow Software Asset Management platform, providing a unified view of installed software, SaaS, cloud resources and hardware. With Snow License Manager, usage data is…N/A
    Pricing
    GitHubSnow License Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $40
    per year per user
    Enterprise
    $210
    per year per user
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    GitHubSnow License Manager
    Considered Both Products
    GitHub
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    42 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    GitHubSnow License Manager
    Version Control Software Features
    Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of GitHub and Snow License Manager
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    GitHub
    9.4
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
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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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    Git
    Score10 out of 10
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    Git
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Perforce P4
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GitHubSnow License Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (131 ratings)
    8.4
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (26 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
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    Configurability
    -
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    9.1
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    9.1
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    GitHubSnow License Manager
    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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    Flexera
    I have said at a number of events that I have attended, where other suppliers have shown their latest and greatest new thing, it is the fundamentals that need to work, and need to work well, and this is what Snow License Manager does. It does not take a team of 100 staff to get the tool working or to keep the tool functioning, it works and is stable out of the box. We have learnt that putting the right processes in at the start means that Snow License Manager can do what it has been designed to do and what we have paid for it to do. Audits from vendors now days are relatively simple actions, with the Snow License Manager doing it's job we can quickly run a report and know exactly what our position is and then act accordingly, quick, simple and accurate data at your finger tips, as long as you put the work in to enter the license details etc. If Snow License Manager could invent a robot to go around the business and find all these bits of paper for us then that would be perfect.
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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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    Flexera
    • SLM finds installations of software reliably.
    • SLM determines the usage of applications, web apps, and the users who employ them.
    • SLM Reports help management determine current and future application usage.
    • SLM notifies when forbidden programs are installed.
    • SLM provides complete license management.
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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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    Flexera
    • Recognition of licensed plugins running in another application's executable is missing
    • There is inconsistent use of Wildcards like "%" across search fields in the SLM and SMACC
    • The search "filter" called "Also include not installed/used" is necessary to see not installed/used applications.
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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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    Flexera
    Snow License Manager is an integrated part of our Licensing Compliance software solution. It does help us manage current license needs and actual license usage, as well as inventory shadow IT usage. The nice side effect of being able to see hardware specifications and keeping track of hardware usage by users is a bonus!
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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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    Flexera
    We currently have the on-premise solution, which is very good indeed. If we were starting working with Snow now, we'd probably select the Atlas (SaaS) managed platform. This would reduce/remove work required to keep the Snow servers up-to-date with Windows and software updates.
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    Reliability and Availability
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Flexera
    Never had issues in this area. Always up and running
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    Performance
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Flexera
    It took some growing pains and SNOW fixed performance issues for their product, but never had any issue with it
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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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    Flexera
    Is is easy to find information on their support site or to enter a support ticket. The response times are usually under a day and they don't hesitate to get into direct contact with you to solve the current issue.
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    In-Person Training
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Flexera
    Love it, and I got to go to Sweden
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    Implementation Rating
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Flexera
    It went well, we took out time and verified each step as we went
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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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    Flexera
    The deciding factor for the decision makers was the combination of license management and utilization statistics. Our desktop people wanted the utilization and reporting to be very granular and close to real time. Snow was purchased because they promoted their real time utilization in addition to the license management, alerting and reporting. To my knowledge, only Snow was given a proof of concept before the decision was made.
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    Scalability
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Flexera
    Not quite sure I understand the deployment question. We deployed company wide
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    Professional Services
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Flexera
    Worked great and accomplished the goals
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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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    Flexera
    • Allowed for reducing licenses/cost at renewal or true-up time
    • Shows us new software in our environment so we can get it removed or purchase appropriate licensing to avoid compliance issues
    • Shows up blacklisted software when it appears in our environment allowing us to get it removed to avoid security issues
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