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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

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.

    $6

    per month per user

    Pricing
    GitHubTrello
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $40
    per year per user
    Enterprise
    $210
    per year per user
    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
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    Pricing Offerings
    GitHubTrello
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.
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    Community Pulse
    GitHubTrello
    Considered Both Products
    GitHub
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    GitHub is at least as good as Bitbucket, if not a little more refined. GitHub is hands-down better than TFS. If you are using TFS, you really need to move to a modern source control system. The newer Azure DevOps Server has a decent Git offering, but the UX is incredibly …
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    GitHub is way easier to navigate and manage a repo. Bitbucket and Gitlab I only use when I need a private repo since these are free
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    Bitbucket and Gitlab are both really similar to GitHub in terms of a feature set, with the only real difference between these services being the price. In terms of features. The only small subtle differences are in the feature sets of each repository and the integrations that …
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    I prefer GitHub on a personal level because it is free for personal use. It allows me to work on things with friends, or have easy access to open source software because of this.
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    Github has a much larger community of users than Gitlab, and its interface is slightly more 'clean' and easy to navigate. Github's brand name is also more recognizable and its users are generally very helpful and willing to contribute to exciting open source projects.

    Gitlab is …
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    In my opinion, GitHub beats all of the competition.

    The other services offer some things that could be considered benefits in some scenarios: Bitbucket has good integration with other Atlassian products, Gitlab is self-hosted and completely free, Beanstalk integrates with some …
    Incentivized
    Chose GitHub
    GitHub is the ONLY version control system I've ever used. I used it from day 1 at Dev Bootcamp since they make a pretty big push for all students to learn git as a language and to use GitHub for version control. It is difficult to say how GitHub stacks up against the rest of …
    Incentivized
    Atlassian
    Chose Trello
    I like Trello because it is simple and easy to use. I also like that the free version can do what I need it to do. Other options, such as LeanKit, JIRA, and ServiceNow are expensive and complicated. Trello does what I need it to do without being overly complicated. JIRA and Serv…
    Incentivized
    Chose Trello
    We have used Active collab and a few other project management systems. Most system works in same way. But when it comes to trello, I like 2 features best and unique:
    1. Drag and drop abilities: It helps moving a task into different stages easily.
    2. Quick summary of all projects …
    Incentivized
    Chose Trello
    Trello is much more user friendly, and can be displayed on projectors or TVs to act as a Kanban board. JIRA has far more detail, and perhaps is not as intuitive. JIRA does however integrate well with Bitbucket, workflows, time estimates and burndown charts. For complex …
    Incentivized
    Chose Trello
    Again, TFS has better end to end traceability and team collaboration tools. Trello is good for small agile teams ready to supplement this tool with other tools. Jira looks like a promising competitor.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    46 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    42 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    GitHubTrello
    Version Control Software Features
    Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of GitHub and Trello
    Feature
    GitHub
    9.4
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Trello
    -
    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
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of GitHub and Trello
    Feature
    GitHub
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.5223 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings9.2186 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.1143 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.8219 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.9148 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.8116 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings7.4147 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.2193 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of GitHub and Trello
    Feature
    GitHub
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.643 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.859 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings5.845 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GitHubTrello
    Small Businesses
    Git
    Score10 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Git
    Score10 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Perforce P4
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GitHubTrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (131 ratings)
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (26 ratings)
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GitHubTrello
    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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    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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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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    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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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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    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
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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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    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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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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    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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    Performance
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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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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    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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    In-Person Training
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    Implementation Rating
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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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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    Atlassian
    Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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    Scalability
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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    Professional Services
    GitHub
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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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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    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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