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  5. GitKraken vs Sublime Merge vs Tower

GitKraken vs Sublime Merge vs Tower

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Overview

Tower
Tower
Stacks214
Followers360
Votes80
GitKraken
GitKraken
Stacks725
Followers909
Votes290
Sublime Merge
Sublime Merge
Stacks119
Followers208
Votes57

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Detailed Comparison

Tower
Tower
GitKraken
GitKraken
Sublime Merge
Sublime Merge

Use all of Git's powerful feature set - in a GUI that makes you more productive.

The downright luxurious Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Cross-platform, 100% standalone, and free.

A snappy UI, three-way merge tool, side-by-side diffs, syntax highlighting, and more. Evaluate for free – no account, tracking, or time limits.

Clone & create repos with a click - Manage your GitHub, Bitbucket & Beanstalk accounts from within Tower;Open repos quickly - Tower's "Quick Open" dialog finds and opens repositories in no time;Automate the boring stuff - Fetching and stashing are automatically done for you, if you wish;Clone in the background- Downloading large projects happens in the background, while you work;Multiple windows - Have multiple projects open side-by-side
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Statistics
Stacks
214
Stacks
725
Stacks
119
Followers
360
Followers
909
Followers
208
Votes
80
Votes
290
Votes
57
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 19
    Git
  • 16
    Just works
  • 10
    Version control
  • 6
    Simple layout
  • 6
    Awesome
Cons
  • 5
    Expensive
  • 4
    Subscription based
  • 1
    No side by side diff
  • 0
    Merge conflict resolution impossible/unclear
Pros
  • 60
    Dark theme
  • 34
    Best linux git client
  • 29
    Great overview
  • 21
    Gitflow support
  • 21
    Full featured client
Cons
  • 4
    Hangs occasionally (not as bad as sourcetree)
  • 4
    Extremely slow when working with large repositories
  • 4
    No edit/fixup in interactive rebase
  • 3
    Do not allow to directly edit staging area
  • 3
    Not as many features as sourcetree
Pros
  • 12
    Speed
  • 6
    Beautify UI
  • 6
    Hotkeys
  • 5
    Command Palete
  • 4
    Commit Editing
Cons
  • 2
    Only light mode available for evaluation
Integrations
Bitbucket
Bitbucket
TextMate
TextMate
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
GitHub
GitHub
GitLab
GitLab
Git
Git
Xcode
Xcode
Gerrit Code Review
Gerrit Code Review
Beanstalk
Beanstalk
Git
Git
Git
Git

What are some alternatives to Tower, GitKraken, Sublime Merge?

SourceTree

SourceTree

Use the full capability of Git and Mercurial in the SourceTree desktop app. Manage all your repositories, hosted or local, through SourceTree's simple interface.

Fork

Fork

Manage your repositories without leaving the application. Organize the repositores into categories. Fork's Diff Viewer provides a clear view to spot the changes in your source code quickly.

GitUp

GitUp

GitUp lets you see your entire labyrinth of branches and merges with perfect clarity. Any change you make, large or small, even outside GitUp, is immediately reflected in GitUp's graph. No refreshing, no waiting.

SmartGit

SmartGit

SmartGit is a powerful Git GUI client with support for GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab and Azure DevOps. SmartGit runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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