Item: GitHub
Rating: 10
Author: Mark Davoli

Overall Satisfaction with GitHub

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use GitHub to manage all of the repos at our organization. We have teams of developers and also take advantage of the AI offerings available. In addition we leverage GitHub actions for deployment and wikis for documentation.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Intuitive interface for managing pull request and code reviews
Integration with AI tools make GitHub ideal for any organization
GitHub's enterprise level security make it a top notch solution for any Enterprise

Cons

GitHub could use a tool outside of enterprise level to allow merging two organizations together into a single organization
Would be nice to have display names that are separate from GitHub url so we can change or update repos without changing url
Being able to merge in 1 direction instead of a bi-directional merge would reduce headaches in some areas
Would love to see some built in templates for setting up new repos preconfigured with set settings and permissions

Return on Investment

It's allowed us to scale our team in ways that aren't possible without efficient code management
We've reduced errors and conflicts by the tools provided to make merging, reviewing code, and managing conflicts that are built in
Onboarding time is reduced since most developers are familiar with the platform.

Usability

GitHub is the premiere tool 'sfor version control across all organizations. While there are other similar tools available from various vendors. GitHub implementation is superior to them all making all aspects of version control significantly easier to manage vs other solutions. Team management, billing, user restrictions, issue management, code reviews, documentation all available in a central location.

Alternatives Considered

Atlassian Bitbucket, GitLab and Beanstalk

Over my career I've used a variety of other platforms but always find myself coming back to GitHub which has always had the most forward thinking features, evolving faster than other platforms, staying on the cutting edge of AI and other tools as they are released. AI integration and more all directly integrated make it stand above and beyond other tools.

Key Insights

Do you think GitHub delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with GitHub's feature set?

Yes

Did GitHub live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of GitHub go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy GitHub again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Beanstalk, Atlassian Bitbucket, GitLab

Likelihood to Recommend

GitHub is the premier service with the most cutting edge features for anyone that needs version control. It's a superior product to its competitors and easier to use. It's integration with both private and public community makes it a one stop shop solution for any developer. It's team management, security and automation integrations with AI are second to none.

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GitHub is the ideal tool for managing version control at any organization

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