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GitUI vs Surround SCM

GitUI

github.com

Surround SCM

perforce.com

Side by side

FigureGitUISurround SCM
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
Web—Yes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
AndroidYes—
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published20
Spec score · Version Control Software8.7 (#4)5.6 (#60)

Plans

GitUI

  • FreeFree
  • GitUIFree

GitUI pricing →

Surround SCM

No plans published.

Surround SCM pricing →

In their own words

GitUI

GitUI provides a Git GUI-style workflow inside a terminal, controlled with the keyboard and supported by context-based help. Users can inspect changes and commit, amend, stage, unstage, revert, or reset at file, hunk, or line level. It also supports saving, applying, popping, dropping, and inspecting stashes. Branch tools cover creation, renaming, deletion, checkout, and remote branches, alongside pushing and fetching. Users can browse or search the commit log, inspect committed diffs, and work with submodules. Commit workflows support several Git hooks; GPG commit signing is listed with shortcomings. GitUI is free under the MIT License, which includes an as-is warranty disclaimer. Listed platforms are Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows, with desktop platform support listed for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The project README describes GitUI as beta and notes that bugs or missing features may occur, while also describing it as reasonably stable for personal use. It does not fully replace the Git shell, lacks sparse repository support, and requires explicit configuration of an HTTPS credential helper.

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Surround SCM

Surround SCM has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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