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BinTray vs Fossil: What are the differences?

What is BinTray? Deploy jar and binary files to a public server. Easy integration with Maven, Gradle, Yum and Apt. Bintray offers developers the fastest way to publish and consume OSS software releases. With Bintray's full self-service platform developers have full control over their published software and how it is distributed to the world.

What is Fossil? Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management. Fossil is a software configuration management system. Fossil is software that is designed to control and track the development of a software project and to record the history of the project. There are many such systems in use today. Fossil strives to distinguish itself from the others by being extremely simple to setup and operate.

BinTray and Fossil can be primarily classified as "Code Collaboration & Version Control" tools.

Some of the features offered by BinTray are:

  • One place for all your Java, Yum and Apt packages
  • Use smart REST API to retrieve and search for binaries
  • Easy integration with Maven, Gradle, Yum and Apt

On the other hand, Fossil provides the following key features:

  • Bug Tracking And Wiki
  • Web Interface
  • Autosync
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Pros of BinTray
Pros of Fossil
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    Free for opensource packages
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    Easy to use
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    Cool new UI
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    Fast CDN
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    Just because it's great DaaS
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    Integrated Bug Tracking, Wiki and Tech Notes
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    Dead simple & single binary with tons of features
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    Strong and flexible
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    Cheap&intelligent
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    AutoSync - Reduces needless Merging and Forking

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What is BinTray?

Bintray offers developers the fastest way to publish and consume OSS software releases. With Bintray's full self-service platform developers have full control over their published software and how it is distributed to the world.

What is Fossil?

Fossil is a software configuration management system. Fossil is software that is designed to control and track the development of a software project and to record the history of the project. There are many such systems in use today. Fossil strives to distinguish itself from the others by being extremely simple to setup and operate.

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