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SourceTree vs GitKraken vs Tower: What are the differences?
SourceTree, GitKraken, and Tower are all Source Code Management Desktop Apps, allowing you to manage your repositories on the desktop rather than through a browser. SourceTree is built by Atlassian and Bitbucket. GitKraken is the only one of the three that supports Linux.
I explored many Git Desktop tools for the Mac and my final decision was to use Fork. What I love about for that it contains three features, I like about a Git Client tool.
It allows * to handle day to day git operations (least important for me as I am cli junkie) * it helps to investigate the history * most important of all, it has a repo manager which many other tools are missing.
Pros of GitKraken
- Dark theme56
- Best linux git client33
- Great overview29
- Full featured client21
- Gitflow support20
- Beautiful UI19
- Very easy to use18
- Graph16
- Effortless13
- Works great on both linux and windows13
- Easy Merge Conflict Tool6
- Amazing Github and Bitbucket integration5
- Great UX4
- Integration with GitHub3
- Automatic Repo Discovery3
- Submodule support3
- Easy to Learn and Setup3
- Super fast3
- Fuzzy find (CTRL P)2
- Very user friendly1
- Much more stable than source tree1
- Great for non-dev users1
- Because it has Linux client1
- Command palette (CTRL Shift P)1
Pros of SourceTree
- Visual history and branch view203
- Beautiful UI161
- Easy repository browsing134
- Gitflow support85
- Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines73
- Great branch visualization20
- Ui/ux and user-friendliness18
- Best Git Client UI/Features8
- Search commit messages7
- Available for Windows and macOS5
- Search file content1
- Log only one file1
Pros of Tower
- Git18
- Just works16
- Version control10
- Awesome6
- Simple layout6
- Multiple windows4
- Multiple tabs3
- Automatic repo discovery3
- Gitflow support2
- Uses standard git terminology and methods2
- Submodule support2
- Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines2
- Github integration2
- Full featured client2
- SAS1
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Cons of GitKraken
- Does not work like a Mac app1
- Do not allow to directly edit staging area1
- No edit/fixup in interactive rebase1
- Not as many features as sourcetree1
- Hangs occasionally (not as bad as sourcetree)1
Cons of SourceTree
- Crashes often10
- So many bugs8
- Fetching is slow sometimes6
- Very unstable4
- Can't select text in diff (windows)4
- No dark theme (Windows)3
- Extremely slow3
- Freezes quite frequently2
- Can't scale window from top corners2
- Doesn't differentiate submodules from parent repos2
- Requires bitbucket account2
- UI blinking2
- Diff makes tab indentation look like spaces2
- Windows and Mac versions are very different2
- Windows version worse than mac version2
- Diff appears as if space indented even if its tabs2
- Doesn't have an option for git init2
- Useless for merge conflict resolution2
- No reflog support1
- Installs to AppData folder (windows)1
- Bases binary check on filesize1
- Can't add remotes by right clicking remotes (windows)1
- Generally hard to like1
Cons of Tower
- Subscription based4
- Expensive4
- No side by side diff1
- Merge conflict resolution impossible/unclear0
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Why do developers choose SourceTree vs GitKraken vs Tower?
- Fans of SourceTree love its visual history and branch view, citing its beautiful UI and easy repository browsing.
- GitKraken users love that it works with Linux and Windows as well as Mac, and call it a full featured client that’s very easy to use.
- Tower fans say it “just works.” They love its simple layout and GitHub integration.
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I prefer to see the selected commit in the graph while inspecting a diff of a changed file in said commit. SourceTree and sometimes Tower do that.
Para Manejar los proyectos de otras empresas y controlar las versiones de las aplicaciones en producción en personas que no tienen conocimiento de los comandos git.
I use it to manage my Repos for private projects. I love the clear UI and for me it is way easier to manage than in the shell.
Used by various PrometheanTV technical staff to interface and interact with the Git Source Control service.
very good user interface; access to relevant information is clicks away, 1 year free license for students
Since being familiar to git CLI, I nearly never open it again except using it as a diff tool.
Used Source Tree to maintain version / commit / pull request , merge of codes for a team.