Mercurial vs Upsource

Overview

Mercurial

Stacks229

Followers219

Votes105

Upsource

Stacks51

Followers77

Votes58

Mercurial vs Upsource: What are the differences?

Developers describe Mercurial as "A distributed version control system". Mercurial is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. It is written in Python. Mercurial's implementation and data structures are designed to be fast. You can generate diffs between revisions, or jump back in time within seconds. On the other hand, Upsource is detailed as "Self-hosted Git, Mercurial, Subversion and Perforce repository browser and code review tool". Upsource summarizes recent changes in your repository, showing commit messages, authors, quick diffs, links to detailed diff views and associated code reviews. A commit graph helps visualize the history of commits, branches and merges in your repository.

Mercurial belongs to "Version Control System" category of the tech stack, while Upsource can be primarily classified under "Code Collaboration & Version Control".

"Easy-to-grasp system with nice tools" is the primary reason why developers consider Mercurial over the competitors, whereas "Free for 10 users" was stated as the key factor in picking Upsource.

Bitbucket, Performance Assessment Network (PAN), and Eyereturn Marketing are some of the popular companies that use Mercurial, whereas Upsource is used by SAYMON, Kialo, and simpleshow GmbH. Mercurial has a broader approval, being mentioned in 26 company stacks & 16 developers stacks; compared to Upsource, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.

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Detailed Comparison

Mercurial	Upsource
Mercurial is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. It is written in Python. Mercurial's implementation and data structures are designed to be fast. You can generate diffs between revisions, or jump back in time within seconds.	Upsource summarizes recent changes in your repository, showing commit messages, authors, quick diffs, links to detailed diff views and associated code reviews. A commit graph helps visualize the history of commits, branches and merges in your repository.
-	Instantly access all your projects;Keep track of code changes;Use code insight in Java projects;Explore any revision of your code base;Discuss and review code;Share links to code
Statistics
Stacks 229	Stacks 51
Followers 219	Followers 77
Votes 105	Votes 58
Pros & Cons
Pros 18 A lot easier to extend than git 17 Easy-to-grasp system with nice tools 13 Works on windows natively without cygwin nonsense 11 Written in python 9 Free Cons 0 Track single upstream only 0 Does not distinguish between local and remote head	Pros 15 Free for 10 users 12 Good code review 8 Java code inspections and navigation 8 IDE integration 3 Has a linux version Cons 3 Very Large Server Footprint. Very large
Integrations
Windows Fedora FreeBSD Debian Gentoo Linux Mac OS X	GitHub Git SVN (Subversion) Perforce

What are some alternatives to Mercurial, Upsource?

GitHub

GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.

Git

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

Bitbucket

Bitbucket gives teams one place to plan projects, collaborate on code, test and deploy, all with free private Git repositories. Teams choose Bitbucket because it has a superior Jira integration, built-in CI/CD, & is free for up to 5 users.

GitLab

GitLab offers git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis. Enterprises install GitLab on-premise and connect it with LDAP and Active Directory servers for secure authentication and authorization. A single GitLab server can handle more than 25,000 users but it is also possible to create a high availability setup with multiple active servers.

RhodeCode

RhodeCode provides centralized control over distributed code repositories. Developers get code review tools and custom APIs that work in Mercurial, Git & SVN. Firms get unified security and user control so that their CTOs can sleep at night

AWS CodeCommit

CodeCommit eliminates the need to operate your own source control system or worry about scaling its infrastructure. You can use CodeCommit to securely store anything from source code to binaries, and it works seamlessly with your existing Git tools.

Gogs

The goal of this project is to make the easiest, fastest and most painless way to set up a self-hosted Git service. With Go, this can be done in independent binary distribution across ALL platforms that Go supports, including Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

Gitea

Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD. It published under the MIT license.

Beanstalk

A single process to commit code, review with the team, and deploy the final result to your customers.

SVN (Subversion)

Subversion exists to be universally recognized and adopted as an open-source, centralized version control system characterized by its reliability as a safe haven for valuable data; the simplicity of its model and usage; and its ability to support the needs of a wide variety of users and projects, from individuals to large-scale enterprise operations.

Mercurial vs Upsource