The standard - does the job, keeps us happy
August 29, 2018

The standard - does the job, keeps us happy

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with GitHub

We use GitHub to host all of our public repos, and several of the private repos for our organization. It does the job well, developers are familiar with it, and the price is reasonable. We have no complaints, but we also haven't seriously evaluated alternatives. We don't really use the issue tracking features so our use of GitHub is pretty limited, but the importance of a hosted repo solution cannot be understated.
  • Love the website and interface, particularly for diffs
  • Ubiquity of GitHub as a platform and the community elements make it the ideal place for open source projects
  • Again, its ubiquity is a plus because developers are typically already familiar with it
  • Issues system is so basic that it's not exceptionally useful - though you can still use it if you pair it with an external issue tracker like JIRA
  • Certain aspects of the web interface could be made more clear - even as an experienced user certain things are not intuitive
  • Great hub for our open source projects - free and effective
  • Costs for private repos compared to free options like Bitbucket do not deliver ROI
GitHub is the product with which our team is most familiar and thus we still use it the most. That said, switching would be pretty easy since GitHub is a very simple product, and several competitors are very similar. Ultimately, we will probably stick with GitHub for the time being, as we're happy and the price is okay.
Great for open-source projects because it's the largest community. For private repos, GitHub charges you, whereas alternatives like Bitbucket are free, so it's worth considering whether you really need something specific to GitHub. There are also other decent looking competitors like GitLab. Ultimately they all provide a pretty simple service, so evaluate the costs & features and make the decision that's right for you.