Convergence vs GitDuck

Overview

Convergence

Stacks2

Followers7

Votes0

GitDuck

Stacks17

Followers48

Votes36

GitDuck vs Convergence: What are the differences?

GitDuck: Code, video and screen recording for developers. It is a screen and code documenting platform for developers to show how they code and watch other developers working; Convergence: The real-time collaboration engine. It is an engine for real-time collaboration. Out of the box, it includes everything a developer would need to add real-time co-editing functionality to any web application.

GitDuck and Convergence can be primarily classified as "Realtime Code Collaboration" tools.

Some of the features offered by GitDuck are:

Choose what to learn
Share your progress
Document your development

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

Javascript/Typescript API
Real-time data synchronization
Automatic conflict resolution

Detailed Comparison

Convergence	GitDuck
It is an engine for real-time collaboration. Out of the box, it includes everything a developer would need to add real-time co-editing functionality to any web application.	GitDuck enables you to talk and collaborate in real-time by sharing your code and terminal on a video call.
Javascript/Typescript API; Real-time data synchronization; Automatic conflict resolution; Mouse / cursor sharing API; Built-in database; Document playback; On-premise; Built-in authentication; Access control (authorization) support	Cross-IDE code sharing; Supports VSCode; Supports JetBrains; Terminal sharing; Video and audio chat;
Statistics
Stacks 2	Stacks 17
Followers 7	Followers 48
Votes 0	Votes 36
Pros & Cons
No community feedback yet	Pros 8 Multi IDE 7 Easy to use 7 Terminal sharing 6 Great for remote collaboration 5 Screen recording with low CPU consumption
Integrations
No integrations available	GitHub IntelliJ IDEA Bitbucket Slack Visual Studio Code RubyMine WebStorm CLion PhpStorm Android Studio

What are some alternatives to Convergence, GitDuck?

Visual Studio Live Share

When you start a live share session in Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio Code, your teammates get instant and secure access to your code in their own tool – no need to clone, copy, or configure anything.

Teletype for Atom

Teletype introduces the concept of real-time "portals" for sharing workspaces. When a host opens a portal, their active tab becomes a shared workspace. There, invited collaborators can join in and make edits in real time. As the host moves between files, collaborators follow along with the active tab automatically.

Pop.com

Work together like you’re in the same room. Blazing-fast screen sharing, multiplayer control, crystal-clear voice and high-quality video. It is perfect for pair programming. Supports Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and mobile browsers.

AtomPair

Remote pairing within the Atom.IO text editor, powered by Pusher.

Promyze

It is a collaborative solution to define and share best coding practices for developers' teams. It helps teams of developers, communities of practices, or any technical teams to decide together the most appropriate practices in their context. The IDE and Web browsers plugins are useful to identify best practices (followed or not in their code), and to get suggestions while developers are coding.