# Page 7 | GitHub Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is GitHub the right Application Development solution for you? Explore 6178 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/reviews --- GitHub 4.8 (6178) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 16th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of GitHub ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 6178 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use CM Coralie M. Manager HR-Personalwesen Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Eine Lösung zur Projekt-Hosting" February 5, 2025 4.0 Das Projektmanagement mit GitHub ist sehr benutzerfreundlich und preiswert. Das Tool bietet insbesondere für Entwicklerteams eine gute Basis für eine effiziente Zusammenarbeit Pros GitHub bietet eine einfache Bedienung und eine kostengünstige Möglichkeit, Projekte zu hosten Cons Echte Nachteile von meiner Seite aus konnte ich nicht ausmachen Review Source EH Edgar H. Owner and Software Developper Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for publishing your code to the world" January 7, 2025 5.0 Pros The UI is quite good : The readme are shown well, issues are good, and with issue templates you can simplify issue management, it has labels, ... The Pull request discussions are also working well Cons I think the pricing has changed a few times, when I started my project, having a private repository was a paid feature. Review Source JM Jon M. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent Resource " May 13, 2025 4.0 It helps me get the job done. I have found countless tools on this site. Even with it being difficult to navigate, I’m glad it’s there. Pros Great place to share and receive technical tools Cons At times very hard to navigate and find exactly what you are looking for Review Source EM Evandro M. Administrator Assistant Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub and the underated value " November 2, 2024 4.0 Was introduced by other colleagues of mine and he setup everything for me at that time. Pros Great community to share code and learn and to use other code as templates to save time Cons They limit of upload of 100 files and not including folders Switched from [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) Because most of the people on my team are super comfortable to use GitHub. Review Source JG Jeremy G. Programmer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Github is essential to manage projects." October 28, 2024 4.0 I have enjoyed my experience with github. It is easy and clear to use and very extensible. It is key to managing my projects. Pros A lot of good tools for managing repositories and a lot of good and well supported integrations with other platforms. Cons I dislike their private repositories. They are too restrictive for free users. Review Source AD Abbi D. Full stack software developer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product. Essential tool for developers" November 4, 2024 5.0 Essential product. Would not want to live without GitHub. Pros Saved my life multiple times when I had to revert back to an older commit Cons Hard to find open-source projects easily without getting overwhelmed by a deluge of them. Also have trouble viewing Jupyter notebooks occasionally. Review Source GD Grace D. Project Manager Sports Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub is great for pull requests" November 11, 2024 5.0 Pros It's been such a great help to our team with PR management, setting up workflows, and if you need to revert a PR, that's also a seamless process. Cons Emails can be redundant when changes are made to a PR, but that's not really a fault of GH. Review Source CM Carla M. Consultora SEO Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simplemente Genial" November 12, 2024 5.0 Pros Me gusta el poder tener a disposición diferentes repositorios para implementar a mis proyectos. Además, con GitHub puedo crear mi propio repositorio, colaborar con colegas, y lo mejor de todo manteniendo todas las revisiones. Cons Llevo mucho tiempo trabajando con GitHub y hasta el momento no he tenido problemas mayores. Por ese motivo lo recomiendo mucho. Review Source SE Sreerag E. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best in class software for every devs out there" October 17, 2024 5.0 Best integrations throughout other softwares eg: VS Code easy to manage projects, code base, easily deployable with support from almost all deployment service providers Pros Easy to use even through other softwares like IDE for eg: VS Code, It has extentions to easily manage and manupulate data in my repo effortlessly Cons As of now i haven't had anything which i dont like in github Review Source PM Paola M. Ingeniero de software Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub Colaboración y Control en el Desarrollo de Software" September 21, 2024 5.0 La experiencia general con el uso de Github es positiva ya que es una herramienta poderosa para gestionar proyectos de software, colaborar con otros desarrolladores y mantener un control de versiones eficiente. Pros Control de versiones con Git, Colaboración, GitHub Actions. git hub nos permite a múltiples personas trabajar en un mismo proyecto sin problemas, haciendo que la fusión de código y la revisión de contribuciones sea eficiente. Cons Aunque se pueda trabajar con Git localmente, muchas de las características clave de GitHub, como revisiones de código, issues, o pull requests, dependen de tener acceso a internet. Review Source ES Enish S. Project Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### ""GitHub Review: Essential for Collaboration and Version Control"" November 24, 2024 4.0 The ability to branch, merge, and track the history of changes makes it easy to keep everything organized, even when working on complex projects with multiple contributors. Pros It's branching feature is particularly useful, as it allows developers to work on features or bug fixes in isolation, then merge them back into the main project without disrupting the workflow. Cons Me being a beginner first, its user interface, which, while functional, can sometimes feel cluttered. Review Source MO Meghann O. Customer Success Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good for engineering and product teams but difficult to search for other teams" November 23, 2024 4.0 Pros It's a great way for me to track how bugs and features are moving through the engineering pipeline Cons I find it incredibly difficult to search and duplicate tickets are easily created. Review Source HAH Htet Aung H. Web Application Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mastering Version Control, Navigating the Learning Curve" October 18, 2024 5.0 I have 4 years experience with GitHub. I am daily use GitHub such as branching, merging, handling pull requests, and resolving conflicts. Pros GitHub is a powerful version control system. We can easily collaborate and can revert previous version if necessary. Cons GitHub have learning curve for beginners who are unfamiliar with version control system. Review Source GK Guy K. Senior Modern Workplace Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Essential for code repository for small teams" October 18, 2024 5.0 When I joined my team I found that code base was scattered around different devices. Using a GitHub Team and Repo ensured we consolidated our code and had version control. Pros GitHub has become an industry standard as a code management and repository software Cons Learning git push pull and commit can take some time to learn. Alternatives considered [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) Reason for choosing GitHub Community support, Github is a popular code repository and has a lot of open source projects that can be forked and also used Review Source KP Kyle P. Emergency Services Consultant Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "GitHub great for aging former IT person having fun with RaspberryPi" March 11, 2025 5.0 Appreciate opensource opportunities and the ability to broaden my limited technology experience Pros The Accessibility of Data and Ease of Use! Cons No CONS found as of yet, but I will update if needed Review Source SL Stephanie L. CEO Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy and Streamlined" November 30, 2024 5.0 GitHub made it easy to not only work on different development projects but it was so streamlined, easy to get started and also to track updates Pros GitHub is really easy to use and I like how good the support is as well Cons The site itself does not have a lot of design aesthetically but that isn’t a big deal Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Linguist Translation and Localization Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "2024githubreview" December 11, 2024 5.0 It made it possible to every user to try out for education or higher level for free. Pros Easy access, ease of use and collaboration Cons UI options could be improved but it is good in a way it is simple. Review Source AC Alexandros C. IT dev Internet Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Product!" December 6, 2024 5.0 Great overall experience so far, nothing negative Pros An exceptional platform for version control and collaborative coding! It has various cool features and a great community Cons It might be challenging for beginners to learn it Review Source JA Joseph A. Full-stack engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Yet another endorsement of Github" October 8, 2024 5.0 Fantastic, been getting better over time. There's a reason it's become the standard for all repos. Pros It's free, it's the standard, and it's filled with almost everything you need. Cons The CLI tools can be a bit bizarre at times, but that's okay. Also it seems a little troublesome to set up keys at times. Alternatives considered [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) Reason for choosing GitHub It is the standard, simple as that. Rarely a reason to use the others. Review Source FT Federico T. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use " October 3, 2024 4.0 GitHub, truly the best collaboration tool for developers! Pros GitHub, very easy to install, configure, and use, no matter team size. And also, they keep improving it! Version control is super convenient, and collaboration options, like "pull requests" and code reviews, are really great. Moreover, there are many integrations possible with other tools Cons Nothing really bad, except some bugs occasionally, but they are quickly fixed Review Source TM Terry M. Senior Analyst Mining & Metals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "best code management before microsoft acquisition" May 16, 2025 4.0 Pros best place for code management across different coders, the ability to control access and track issues is perfect for agile projects Cons ever since the acquisition from microsoft, github becomes a tool to advertise microsoft products. I have to use microsoft authenticator to log in with stupid 2 factor authentication requirement. Review Source Mohamed J. Administrator Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mit eines der meistbekanntesten Plattformen für jeden Entwickler" August 26, 2024 5.0 Als Entwickler kommt man nicht an GitHub vorbei. Bereits im Studium kam ich mit dem Tool in Kontakt und es ist nicht mehr für mich wegzudenken, wenn es darum geht, Programmiercode ordentlich zu verwalten. Pros Sehr gute Integrierbarkeit in verschiedenen Code-Editoren und eine schöne Übersicht auf der Weboberfläche mit den gängigsten Befehlen zur Verwaltung von Programmiercode. Die Versionierung hilft mir ursprüngliche Zustände wiederherzustellen und gibt auch eine gute Übersicht darüber, worin die Unterschiede in den jeweiligen Versionen liegen. Cons GitHub ist sehr komplex und verlangt eine gewisse Zeit zur Einarbeitung ab. Ich war relativ schnell mit der Vielzahl an Befehlen überfordert. Review Source Alfiya M. Software Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Professional working experience on the hub of branches- GitHub" August 20, 2024 5.0 Started usimh github 4 years back. Mostly any work done on my local once reviewed and approved is merged to the master, I raise a PR for it. There are some mandate requirements for any branch to be merged to master like some tests, some builds etc. I really adore the actions workflow they have Pros Simple, easy to understand, good to go tool for any project you are working on. The repository are available on a public and private basis. People come together to collaborate to any project Cons There are merge conflicts happening sometimes, bit tedious at that point. Also the command line interface could have been better Review Source KSH Khin Swe H. Mobile App Developer E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Source Code Management For Free" September 1, 2024 5.0 For overall experience with Github is totally great. It's fast, easy, flexible and mainly it is free. Moreover, GitHub has some features, like git page. It can support your portfolio upload in public. I really like it. Pros The most I like about Github is Repository CRUD. I always use Github for my projects and create repository on Github and collaborate with my colleagues. It's really awesome. My working process is easy and fast due to Github. Cons The least I like about Github is Git merging. It was stuck something when I want to merge with my colleagues's branches like rebase. I can't push and pull at that time. I think it needs to fix it later. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Developer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "First choice for source control" November 21, 2024 5.0 Overall positive. Using the product has a learning curve. But learning can go a long way. Pros GitHub is my go to for source control. A lot of use from personal, educational and business professional users. Cons Not very beginner friendly. It can take some time to learn fundamentals. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.