Compare CVS and Mercurial

At a Glance
CVS
CVS
Star Rating
(13)3.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (100.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Mercurial
Mercurial
Star Rating
(31)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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CVS vs Mercurial

  • Reviewers felt that Mercurial meets the needs of their business better than CVS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Mercurial is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Mercurial over CVS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CVS
No pricing available
Mercurial
No pricing available
Free Trial
CVS
No trial information available
Mercurial
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.3
11
8.6
30
Ease of Use
7.1
11
8.8
30
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.1
9
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.3
9
Quality of Support
7.1
7
7.6
16
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.1
7
Product Direction (% positive)
3.5
9
6.8
29
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CVS
CVS
Mercurial
Mercurial
CVS and Mercurial are categorized as Version Control Software
Unique Categories
CVS
CVS has no unique categories
Mercurial
Mercurial has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CVS
CVS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
100.0%
Mercurial
Mercurial
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
9.7%
Reviewers' Industry
CVS
CVS
Information Technology and Services
23.1%
Telecommunications
15.4%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.7%
Internet
7.7%
Information Services
7.7%
Other
38.5%
Mercurial
Mercurial
Information Technology and Services
25.8%
Computer Software
25.8%
Internet
16.1%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Research
3.2%
Other
22.6%
Alternatives
CVS
CVS Alternatives
Git
Git
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Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps Server
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Subversion
Subversion
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P4
P4
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Mercurial
Mercurial Alternatives
Git
Git
Add Git
Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps Server
Add Azure DevOps Server
P4
P4
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Subversion
Subversion
Add Subversion
Discussions
CVS
CVS Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
CVS has no discussions with answers
Mercurial
Mercurial Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Mercurial has no discussions with answers