Best Fossil Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from version control software ranked against Fossil on the same published basis.
- 1Fossil vs Diversion
- 2Fossil vs Unity Version Control
- 4Fossil vs VisualSVN Server
- 5Fossil vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
- 6Fossil vs GitButler
- 7Fossil vs Mercurial
- 8Fossil vs SourceGear Vault
- 9Fossil vs Apache Subversion
- 10Fossil vs Working Copy
- 11Fossil vs Gittyup
- 12Fossil vs lazygit
- 13Fossil vs Perforce P4 (Helix Core)
- 14Fossil vs Git
- 15Fossil vs Gitember
- 16Fossil vs Gitnuro
- 17Fossil vs platypusgit
- 18Fossil vs QGit
- 19Fossil vs Jujutsu
- 20Fossil vs OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB
- 21Fossil vs Gitfox
Fossil alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diversion | 7.9 | Free plan | $25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Unity Version Control | 7.9 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | VisualSVN Server | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Accessibility Test Framework for Android | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | GitButler | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Mercurial | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | SourceGear Vault | 7.3 | No | — | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Apache Subversion | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Working Copy | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 11 | Gittyup | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | lazygit | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Perforce P4 (Helix Core) | 7.1 | Free plan | $39/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Git | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 15 | Gitember | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Gitnuro | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | platypusgit | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | QGit | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Jujutsu | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 21 | Gitfox | 6.8 | No | €5/mo | Mac |
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Questions about Fossil alternatives
What is the best alternative to Fossil?
Diversion, number 1 in version control software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Unity Version Control, VisualSVN Server, Accessibility Test Framework for Android and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Fossil?
Diversion is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.