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SourceTree vs Sublime Merge: What are the differences?
What is SourceTree? A free Git GUI client for Windows and macOS. Use the full capability of Git and Mercurial in the SourceTree desktop app. Manage all your repositories, hosted or local, through SourceTree's simple interface.
What is Sublime Merge? *A Git client from the makers of Sublime Text *. A snappy UI, three-way merge tool, side-by-side diffs, syntax highlighting, and more. Evaluate for free – no account, tracking, or time limits.
SourceTree and Sublime Merge can be categorized as "Source Code Management Desktop Apps" tools.
"Visual history and branch view" is the primary reason why developers consider SourceTree over the competitors, whereas "Speed" was stated as the key factor in picking Sublime Merge.
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 SourceTree
- Visual history and branch view205
- Beautiful UI162
- Easy repository browsing134
- Gitflow support86
- Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines74
- Great branch visualization21
- Ui/ux and user-friendliness18
- Best Git Client UI/Features8
- Search commit messages7
- Available for Windows and macOS5
- Log only one file1
- Search file content1
Pros of Sublime Merge
- Speed10
- Hotkeys4
- Beautify UI4
- Command Palete3
- Commit Editing2
- Command Line Integration2
- Submodule Management2
- Blame and File History2
- Sublime Text Integration2
- Three-Way Merge2
- Outputs matching git CLI command2
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Cons of SourceTree
- Crashes often10
- So many bugs8
- Fetching is slow sometimes6
- Very unstable4
- Can't select text in diff (windows)4
- Extremely slow4
- No dark theme (Windows)4
- Freezes quite frequently2
- Can't scale window from top corners2
- Requires bitbucket account2
- UI blinking2
- Doesn't differentiate submodules from parent repos2
- 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
- Generally hard to like1
- No reflog support1
- Installs to AppData folder (windows)1
- Bases binary check on filesize1
- Can't add remotes by right clicking remotes (windows)1
Cons of Sublime Merge
- Only light mode available for evaluation2
