Gittyup vs SmartGit

Gittyup is a free, open-source graphical Git client for Linux, macOS, and Windows, developed by volunteers as a continuation of GitAhead. It helps users inspect and manage source-code history. The history view focuses on one branch at a time, with tabs for switching repositories. Its diff view allows staging or unstaging individual lines and viewing blame; the blame timeline identifies who changed each line. Commit features include amending, message templates, starring, and tag selection. Gittyup can resolve rebase conflicts and continue afterward. It supports Git LFS and submodules, but not interactive rebase. The changelog notes Gitea support, and SSH appears among dependencies. Language options include English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian. MIT licensing permits use, modification, and distribution, while providing no warranty. Source builds require Qt 6.4 or later and a C++11 compiler; CMake 3.19 or later is recommended.

SmartGit is a graphical Git client for Windows, macOS, and Linux, covering work from cloning through deployment. Users can clone repositories from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps. Its tools include visual history, conflict resolution, pull requests, Git Flow, cherry-pick, Git LFS, interactive rebase, and drag-and-drop. It also supports large files, file locking, submodules, and offline mode. Eligible users can register for a free license for personal, non-commercial use, while separate free-use options are listed for students and employees of public educational institutions and qualifying non-commercial projects; those options have eligibility requirements. The hobby license excludes enterprise integrations, which cover self-hosted GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps features. Commercial licensing starts at $5 a month, and perpetual licenses are also available. Each user may use a license on up to five physical or virtual machines. Support is by email, usually on workdays from 9 AM to 5 PM CET/CEST; phone support is not offered.