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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GitKraken

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGitKraken's commit graph helps visualize branch structure and commit history. It helps verify recent Git actions on the repo, and also shows who made what code changes and when, so it’s easier to track down when a bug was introduced and revert back to a previous version. GitKraken Client is a Git GUI that detects and alerts users of potential conflicts so as to prevent them from happening. With itsuser Activity Status, the user can know who is online in the GitKraken Client.

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    Microsoft Visual Studio Code

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Visual Studio Code, an open source text editor that supports code editing, debugging, IntelliSense syntax highlighting, and other features.

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    Pricing
    GitKrakenMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Editions & Modules
    Hosted by GitKraken
    Customized according to the amount of team members.
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GitKrakenMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    GitKrakenMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
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    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
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    Microsoft
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    Would buy again
    70 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
    63 Answers
    Features
    GitKrakenMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Version Control Software Features
    Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of GitKraken and Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    Feature
    GitKraken
    9.9
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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    Ratings
    Branching and Merging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Version History10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Version Control Collaboration Tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pull Requests10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code Review Tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Access Control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Testing Integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Tracking Integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branch Protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GitKrakenMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.5
    (104 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (23 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    GitKrakenMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
    The software is easy to use and share within our team. Licensing and setup is straightforward. The product just works and we love it.
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    Microsoft
    As a general workhorse IDE, Microsoft Visual Studio Codee is unmatched. Building on the early success of applications such as Atom, it has long been the standard for electron based IDEs. It can be outshone using IDEs that are dedicated to particular platforms, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Code for .net and the Jetbrains IDEs for Java, Python and others. For remote collaborative development, something like Zed is ahead of VSCode live share, which can be quite flakey.
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    Pros
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
    • Customizable workflow steps help organize projects
    • Time tracking down to seconds helps to estimate sprints
    • Burndown charts let you know when to plan your next release
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    Microsoft
    • Integrate with the git repository very well.
    • Integrated copilot chat is very helpful to write code snippets and helps beginners to start with coding and development.
    • Great library of available extensions is one of the best features in Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
    • Dedicated Testing option to configure pytest and others are quite handy to use.
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    Cons
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
    • Timing Out - when editing a story or bug, occasionally Axosoft will time out and all changes will be lost
    • Viewing past sprints can be hard to locate
    • Multiple users within a Story - Axosoft could do a better job managing multiple users on the same story
    • User Interface isn't entirely user friendly and looks a bit outdated
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    Microsoft
    • The customization of key combinations should be more accessible and easier to change
    • The auxiliary panels could be minimized or as floating tabs which are displayed when you click on them
    • A monitoring panel of resources used by Microsoft Visual Studio Code or plugins and extensions would help a lot to be able to detect any malfunction of these
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
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    Microsoft
    Solid tool that provides everything you need to develop most types of applications. The only reason not a 10 is that if you are doing large distributed teams on Enterprise level, Professional does provide more tools to support that and would be worth the cost.
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    Usability
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
    Over the years, I have used many Git tools, but GitKraken stands out. It's now my favorite Git tool by far—excellent graphical overview of the branches, straightforward usage of all functionality, and lots of integration available. Currently, I am using GitKraken to connect to the ADO and quickly create PRs, using gitflow and tracking the work of my team mates.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Visual Studio Code earns a 10 for its exceptional balance of power and simplicity. Its intuitive interface, robust extension ecosystem, and integrated terminal streamline development. With seamless Git integration and highly customizable settings, it adapts perfectly to any workflow, making complex coding tasks feel effortless for beginners and experts alike.
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    Reliability and Availability
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
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    Microsoft
    Overall, Microsoft Visual Studio Code is pretty reliable. Every so often, though, the app will experience an unexplained crash. Since it is a stand-alone app, connectivity or service issues don't occur in my experience. Restarting the app seems to always get around the problem, but I do make sure to save and backup current work.
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    Performance
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Visual Studio Code is pretty snappy in performance terms. It launches quickly, and tasks are performed quickly. I don't have a lot of integrations other than CoPilot, but I suspect that if the integration partner is provisioned appropriately that any performance impact would be pretty minimal. It doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles (unless you start adding plugins left and right).
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    Support Rating
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
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    Microsoft
    Active development means filing a bug on the GitHub repo typically gets you a response within 4 days. There are plugins for almost everything you need, whether it be linting, Vim emulation, even language servers (which I use to code in Scala). There is well-maintained official documentation. The only thing missing is forums. The closest thing is GitHub issues, which typically has the answers but is hard to sift through -- there are currently 78k issues.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
    I actually like JIRA better, to me the UI is a lot cleaner. Easier to use, and search tickets.
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    Microsoft
    Visual Studio Code stacks up nicely against Visual Studio because of the price and because it can be installed without admin rights. We don't exclusively use Visual Studio Code, but rather use Visual Studio and Visual Studio code depending on the project and which version of source control the given project is wired up to.
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    Scalability
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
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    Microsoft
    It is easily deployed with our Jamf Pro instance. There is actually very little setup involved in getting the app deployed, and it is fairly well self-contained and does not deploy a large amount of associated files. However, it is not particularly conducive to large project, multi-developer/department projects that involve some form of central integration.
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    Return on Investment
    GitKraken (formerly Axosoft)
    • Productivity bump for developers over previous software
    • Code is never gone forever and can be found if needed
    • Allows us to collaborate and finish projects faster
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    Microsoft
    • Saves money by replacing suites of tools such as Visual Studio, IntelliJ, etc.
    • Speeds development time and developer environment setup time
    • Strengthens code quality with integrated autoformatting and linting
    • Strengths Git practices by keeping version control tightly connected with the code
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