# Top Free Version Control Clients

Check out our list of free Version Control Clients. Products featured on this list are the ones that offer a free trial version. As with most free versions, there are limitations, typically time or features.

If you'd like to see more products and to evaluate additional feature options, compare all [Version Control Clients](https://www.g2.com/categories/version-control-clients) to ensure you get the right product.

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### GitKraken Desktop
](https://www.g2.com/products/axosoft-gitkraken-desktop/reviews)

[By Axosoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/axosoft)

[

(200)4.5 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/axosoft-gitkraken-desktop/reviews#reviews "Read GitKraken Desktop Reviews")

Product Description

Millions of developers and teams around the world choose GitKraken Desktop to make Git work for them. It makes Git more visual and accessible with an intuitive UI, the flexibility to switch between a

**Users:** Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer · **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 55% Small-Business, 33% Mid-Market

GitKraken Desktop features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

9.0

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

8.2

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

9.3

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Alfonso P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alfonso P.")
AP

The UI makes it so clear that I would recommend this for beginners who are still learning the git basics, it helped me a lot to visualize branches...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/axosoft-gitkraken-desktop/reviews/gitkraken-desktop-review-6909267)

MB

I like the User interface. It's pretty easy to navigate through repositories, branches and commit history. Never seen a friendly UI like this...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/axosoft-gitkraken-desktop/reviews/gitkraken-desktop-review-7368941)

Year Founded
2002

HQ Location
Scottsdale, AR

Company Website
https://www.axosoft.com

Twitter
@axosoft

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/138569/

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### Git Tower
](https://www.g2.com/products/git-tower/reviews)

[By Tower](https://www.g2.com/sellers/tower-b81d3d62-7868-463b-accd-5a2540b32973)

[

(187)4.7 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/git-tower/reviews#reviews "Read Git Tower Reviews")

Product Description

Tower is a beautiful, native Git client designed to make Git easy (and actually enjoyable!) to use. With its best-in-class features and seamless integration with popular code hosting platforms such as

**Users:** Software Engineer, Web Developer · **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 56% Small-Business, 20% Enterprise

Git Tower features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

9.2

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

9.2

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

9.0

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Prateek G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Prateek G.")
PG

The best part I like about git tower is its high productivity. You can easily clone and create repository within a click. You can easily restore...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/git-tower/reviews/git-tower-review-7262931)

 ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education")
UH

While it's important to know git command line basics, having a good GUI to visually see your working directory and changes is valuable to me.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/git-tower/reviews/git-tower-review-9165449)

Year Founded
2010

HQ Location
Stuttgart

Company Website
https://www.git-tower.com

Twitter
@gittower

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/1212253/

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[
### P4
](https://www.g2.com/products/p4/reviews)

[By Perforce](https://www.g2.com/sellers/perforce)

[

(95)4.2 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/p4/reviews#reviews "Read P4 Reviews")

Product Description

Perforce P4 is an industry-standard version control platform built for teams working with large, complex codebases and digital assets. Designed to handle scale where other tools hit limits, P4 helps t

**Users:** Principal Software Engineer · **Industries:** Computer Games, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 39% Enterprise, 36% Mid-Market

P4 features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

7.7

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

7.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

8.8

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

8.6

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Rajan T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rajan T.")
RT

The Helix ecosystem of products (server and clients) is mature and stable and because of its paradigm of not tracking local file edits it is fast....[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/p4/reviews/p4-review-376615)

BP

1. You can use Helix VCS as is for keeping version control of software. You can also use the Helix VCS server by installing a middle-ware, which...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/p4/reviews/p4-review-376809)

Year Founded
1995

HQ Location
Minneapolis, MN

Company Website
https://www.perforce.com/

Twitter
@perforce

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/perforce/

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### Assembla
](https://www.g2.com/products/assembla/reviews)

[By Assembla](https://www.g2.com/sellers/assembla)

[

(133)4.1 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/assembla/reviews#reviews "Read Assembla Reviews")

Product Description

Assembla is the most secure version control and project collaboration platform in the world. We provide secure cloud hosting for Subversion, Perforce and Git repositories with integrated project manag

**Users:** Software Engineer · **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 48% Small-Business, 42% Mid-Market

Assembla features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

8.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

8.2

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

8.3

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Chandrkant s.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chandrkant s.")
CS

 like the fact that you can use Assembla as a free tool for cloud-hosted source control. You can have as many users as you need to be connected to...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/assembla/reviews/assembla-review-3100682)

 ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software")
CC

Assembla for severals years ago (8+), and always feel confortable with the integrated enviroment, you can setup a version control system for your...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/assembla/reviews/assembla-review-3127335)

Year Founded
2005

HQ Location
San Antonio, TX

Company Website
https://www.assembla.com

Twitter
@assembla

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/339775/

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### GitLens
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlens/reviews)

[By GitKraken](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitkraken-3bf47684-3426-40e0-8604-607ec922b965)

[

(28)4.7 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlens/reviews#reviews "Read GitLens Reviews")

Product Description

GitLens is the most popular Git extension for Visual Studio Code. It supercharges the Git capabilities built into your IDE. GitLens unlocks the untapped knowledge within each repository to help vis

**Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 46% Mid-Market, 36% Small-Business

GitLens features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

9.2

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

9.2

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

10.0

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Daniel M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Daniel M.")
DM

It is very simple to use, especially with VS code extension.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlens/reviews/gitlens-review-6709869)

 ![Abhineet K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Abhineet K.")
AK

Using it helps you visualise various important things. You get to see blame (who committed that line and what was the commit name) as soon as you...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlens/reviews/gitlens-review-6737869)

HQ Location
Scottsdale, US

Company Website
https://www.gitkraken.com/

Twitter
@gitkraken

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/gitkraken/

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### GitAtomic
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitatomic-gitatomic/reviews)

[By GitAtomic](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitatomic)

[

(20)3.7 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitatomic-gitatomic/reviews#reviews "Read GitAtomic Reviews")

Product Description

GitAtomic is the only truly integrated GUI/CLI Git client for Windows. Its use of native technology gives you the fastest, lightest, most powerful Windows Git client available. Perfect for power users

**Industries:** Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 50% Small-Business, 35% Enterprise

GitAtomic features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

0.0

No information available

7.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

6.9

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

0.0

No information available

 ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services")
UI

GitAtomic comes with a free version which covers most of the aspects which a SVN should have[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/gitatomic-gitatomic/reviews/gitatomic-review-5065678)

 ![Partha R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Partha R.")
PR

I tried using GitAtomic for day-to-day work. To give you perspective, I use git every day, it's my bread and butter, and I thought to explore...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/gitatomic-gitatomic/reviews/gitatomic-review-5285048)

HQ Location
N/A

Company Website
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps

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### Git Integration for Jira
](https://www.g2.com/products/git-integration-for-jira/reviews)

[By GitKraken](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitkraken-3bf47684-3426-40e0-8604-607ec922b965)

[

(15)4.5 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/git-integration-for-jira/reviews#reviews "Read Git Integration for Jira Reviews")

Product Description

Git Integration for Jira simplifies connectivity between applications, boosting productivity for Jira users—like project managers—seeking to view Git commits, branches, tags and pull requests inside o

**Industries:** Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 47% Mid-Market, 33% Enterprise

Git Integration for Jira features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

0.0

No information available

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

8.5

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

0.0

No information available

 ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software")
UC

Being a Software Developer, managing a project is a tiring task but with Git Integration for Jira, code can be managed very smoothly. Creating...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/git-integration-for-jira/reviews/git-integration-for-jira-review-6482429)

HQ Location
Scottsdale, US

Company Website
https://www.gitkraken.com/

Twitter
@gitkraken

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/gitkraken/

[
### GitBreeze
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitbreeze/reviews)

[By GitBreeze Ltd.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gitbreeze-ltd)

[

(14)4.6 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/gitbreeze/reviews#reviews "Read GitBreeze Reviews")

Product Description

GitBreeze is the AI Git client for Windows, Mac, & Linux. It boosts your software development with code analysis and suggestions in a fully featured Git GUI that makes Git simple. The unique user

**Industries:** Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 43% Small-Business, 29% Enterprise

GitBreeze features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

10.0

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

8.9

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

8.3

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Dulanjali S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dulanjali S.")
DS

Easy to handle and use. Beautiful material graphical user interfaces. Secure. Fast.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/gitbreeze/reviews/gitbreeze-review-5004860)

 ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software")
UC

convenient and accessible for freelancers like me; this boosts the software that I use and prevents me from making errors; it is also simple to use...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/gitbreeze/reviews/gitbreeze-review-5097454)

Year Founded
2020

HQ Location
Marylebone, GB

Company Website
https://gitbreeze.dev/

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/65027023

[
### Liquibase
](https://www.g2.com/products/liquibase/reviews)

[By Liquibase](https://www.g2.com/sellers/liquibase)

[

(30)4.5 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/liquibase/reviews#reviews "Read Liquibase Reviews")

Product Description

Liquibase is a database change automation software that extends CI/CD pipelines to the database, removing the SDLC bottleneck of schema changes. Empowering database DevOps, Liquibase helps development

**Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 40% Mid-Market, 30% Enterprise

Liquibase features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

8.5

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

8.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

8.4

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

8.1

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Evans M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Evans M.")
EM

Easy to get started and run from the command line. The compatibility with databases from H2, MySQL to Oracle is a plus. Also, top notch...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/liquibase/reviews/liquibase-review-7292765)

 ![Pinki K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pinki K.")
PK

Its good tool to manage database version and help to build CI/CD pipe line for Database. It's easy to manage and deploy the database updates.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/liquibase/reviews/liquibase-review-7480978)

Year Founded
2012

HQ Location
Austin, US

Company Website
https://www.liquibase.com

Twitter
@liquibase

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/liquibase/

[
### Diversion Version Control
](https://www.g2.com/products/diversion-version-control/reviews)

[By Diversion Company](https://www.g2.com/sellers/diversion-company)

[

(2)5.0 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/diversion-version-control/reviews#reviews "Read Diversion Version Control Reviews")

Product Description

Diversion is a modern, cloud-native alternative to Perforce, built for the scale of today’s game and creative productions. Its architecture supports parallel, asset-heavy workflows with fast branching

**Market Segment:** 100% Small-Business

Diversion Version Control features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction

9.2

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.4

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.5

10.0

Quality of Support

Average: 8.5

9.2

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

Average: 8.7

 ![Verified User in Computer Games](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Games")
AC

It's extremely easy to set up, use, and maintain. I tried working with an artist friend using Git and I couldn't get her to understand it, but with...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/diversion-version-control/reviews/diversion-version-control-review-12096747)

HQ Location
San Francisco, US

Company Website
https://www.diversion.dev/

Twitter
@diversion\_hq

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/diversion-company-inc/