# GitHub vs GitKraken Desktop Comparison | | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 2,347 | 200 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (45.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (55.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $0.00 1 users | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### GitHub Pros: - Features (124 reviews) - Ease of Use (111 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (47 reviews) - Learning Curve (45 reviews) ### GitKraken Desktop **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (2028 reviews) | 9.1 (142 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (2048 reviews) | 9.0 (142 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (659 reviews) | 9.3 (28 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (454 reviews) | 8.5 (25 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (1620 reviews) | 8.2 (96 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (390 reviews) | 9.3 (18 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (1972 reviews) | 8.5 (132 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### GitHub #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Free for Individuals and Organizations Price: $0.00 1 users Description: Basics for teams and developers Key Features: - Unlimited public/private repositories - Unlimited collaborators - 2,000 Actions minutes/month (Free for public repositories) [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/github/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### GitKraken Desktop #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Application Release Orchestration | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.7/10 | 176 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Configuration Management** | 8.9 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 9.0 (149 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboards** | 8.6 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Deployment Automation** | 8.9 (144 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Process Analytics** | 8.5 (126 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Plugins** | 8.8 (131 reviews) | Not enough data | | **APIs / Integrations** | 9.0 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Feature Flags** | 8.1 (127 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Processes | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Pipelines** | 9.0 (143 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | 8.7 (138 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflow Visualization** | 8.6 (138 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Static Application Security Testing (SAST) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.6/10 | 64 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **API / Integrations** | 9.0 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Extensibility** | 8.8 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Analysis | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Reporting and Analytics** | 8.3 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Issue Tracking** | 8.7 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Static Code Analysis** | 8.6 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Code Analysis** | 8.8 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Testing | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Command-Line Tools** | 9.1 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Manual Testing** | 8.3 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Test Automation** | 8.4 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Compliance Testing** | 8.5 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Black-Box Scanning** | 8.3 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Detection Rate** | 8.6 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | | **False Positives** | 8.0 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST) | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Infrastructure Automation | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.8/10 | 120 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Administration | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Administration Console** | 9.0 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Task Management** | 8.9 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboards and Visualizations** | 8.6 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 9.1 (96 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Automation | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Test Automation** | 8.8 (90 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Intelligent Automation** | 8.6 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Release Automation** | 8.7 (91 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Automated Provisioning** | 8.8 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | #### IT Management | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Workflow Management** | 8.9 (94 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Infrastructure Management** | 8.8 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | | **IT Discovery** | 8.7 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Continuous Delivery | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.8/10 | 302 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Deployment-Ready Staging** | 9.1 (247 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integration** | 9.2 (255 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Extensible** | 8.8 (232 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Processes and Workflow** | 9.1 (245 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | 8.4 (229 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Automation** | 9.0 (251 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 9.1 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | 8.8 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | 8.5 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | 8.6 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Bug Tracking | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.8/10 | 231 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Bug Reporting | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **User Reports & Feedback** | 8.9 (189 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Tester Reports & Feedback** | 8.8 (182 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Team Reports & Comments** | 9.0 (188 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Bug Monitoring | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Analytics** | 8.4 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Bug History** | 8.9 (198 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Retention** | 9.0 (178 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Bug Tracking | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Adaptive Learning** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | 8.6 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Software Composition Analysis | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.8/10 | 91 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality - Software Composition Analysis | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Language Support** | 8.8 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integration** | 9.0 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Transparency** | 9.1 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Remediation Suggestions** | 8.7 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Continuous Monitoring** | 9.0 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Thorough Detection** | 8.8 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | ### DevOps Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.9/10 | 189 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Configuration Management** | 8.9 (137 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | 9.1 (145 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | 8.6 (131 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Automation** | 8.8 (144 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Integrations** | 8.9 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Extensibility** | 8.6 (126 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Processes | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Pipeline Control** | 8.9 (137 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflow Visualization** | 8.8 (129 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Continuous Deployment** | 9.1 (147 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Continuous Integration | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.5/10 | 263 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Integrations** | 9.3 (226 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Extensibility** | 8.9 (210 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Test Customization** | 8.6 (199 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Automation** | 8.9 (219 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Processes and Workflow** | 8.9 (216 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | 8.3 (205 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Continuous Integration | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 8.3 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | 8.7 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | 8.5 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.7 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | 8.3 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Secure Code Review | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GitHub** | 8.6/10 | 214 | | **GitKraken Desktop** | N/A | N/A | #### Documentation | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Feedback** | 8.7 (180 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Prioritization** | 8.7 (170 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Remediation Suggestions** | 8.5 (163 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **False Positives** | 8.2 (158 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Custom Compliance** | 8.5 (160 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Agility** | 9.0 (172 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to GitHub (14):** [DevOps Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/devops-platforms), [Software Composition Analysis Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-composition-analysis), [Cloud Infrastructure Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-automation), [Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/static-application-security-testing-sast), [Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-release-orchestration), [Version Control Hosting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/version-control-hosting), [Peer Code Review Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/peer-code-review), [Continuous Delivery Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-delivery-tools), [Gaming Tools ](https://www.g2.com/categories/gaming-tools), [Bug Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bug-tracking), [Configuration Management Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/configuration-management), [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/continuous-integration), [Build Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/build-automation), [Secure Code Review Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-code-review) **Unique to GitKraken Desktop (1):** [Version Control Clients](https://www.g2.com/categories/version-control-clients) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | GitHub | GitKraken Desktop | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 45.3% | 55.4% | | **Mid-Market** | 30.8% | 32.6% | | **Enterprise** | 23.9% | 11.9% | ### By Industry #### GitHub - **Computer Software:** 32.0% - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.6% - **Internet:** 6.5% - **Higher Education:** 3.3% - **Financial Services:** 3.2% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.5% - **Education Management:** 2.2% - **Program Development:** 1.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 1.6% - **Research:** 1.3% - **Other:** 23.0% #### GitKraken Desktop - **Computer Software:** 45.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 13.5% - **Program Development:** 4.7% - **Telecommunications:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 2.6% - **Internet:** 2.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.1% - **E-Learning:** 2.1% - **Furniture:** 1.6% - **Higher Education:** 1.6% - **Other:** 21.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to GitHub - [GitLab](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (890 reviews) - [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (377 reviews) - [Jenkins](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (561 reviews) - [CircleCI](https://www.g2.com/products/circleci/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (509 reviews) - [CloudBees](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudbees/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (622 reviews) - [Azure DevOps Server](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-devops-server/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (198 reviews) - [Bitbucket](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1005 reviews) - [Copado DevOps](https://www.g2.com/products/copado-devops/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (329 reviews) - [Gearset DevOps](https://www.g2.com/products/gearset-devops/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (292 reviews) ### Alternatives to GitKraken Desktop - [SourceTree](https://www.g2.com/products/sourcetree/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (376 reviews) - [Git Tower](https://www.g2.com/products/git-tower/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (187 reviews) - [Google Cloud Source Repositories](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-source-repositories/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (70 reviews) - [GitLens](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlens/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (28 reviews) - [Assembla](https://www.g2.com/products/assembla/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (128 reviews) - [TortoiseHg](https://www.g2.com/products/tortoisehg/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (42 reviews) - [IBM Engineering Workflow Management](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-workflow-management/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (50 reviews) - [Code Compare](https://www.g2.com/products/code-compare/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (56 reviews) - [P4](https://www.g2.com/products/p4/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (95 reviews) - [GitAtomic](https://www.g2.com/products/gitatomic-gitatomic/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (20 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### GitHub - Title: [What is GitHub used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-github-used-for) — 8 comments, 4 upvotes > **Top comment:** "- store software source code - use actions to execute CI / CD and publish artefacts / create releases - lightweight software project management" - Title: [What can GitHub be used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-github-be-used-for) — 5 comments > **Top comment:** "To have a storage for my main projects." - Title: [How is GitHub shaping the landscape of collaborative software development and version control?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-github-shaping-the-landscape-of-collaborative-software-development-and-version-control) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "GitHub provides a platform for developers across the world to collaborate on projects, regardless of their location. It has become a vital tool for..." - Title: [What does GitHub mean?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-github-mean) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "pandora of Codes, All useful codes developed by coders around the globe are here." - Title: [How can we make git merge easier to avoid conflicts](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-we-make-git-merge-easier-to-avoid-conflicts) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Rebase the brach you want to merge with the branch you are merging into berforehand " ### GitKraken Desktop - Title: [Why Git-Kraken doesn't have a proper documentation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-git-kraken-doesn-t-have-a-proper-documentation) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I initially invested a total of $1,050,000 over a period of 5 weeks with my broker. My bonus/profit was $8,300,000, every attempt to make withdrawal failed..." - Title: [Can you guys please make the git basic version payment free please?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-you-guys-please-make-the-git-basic-version-payment-free-please) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "GitKraken is free dude. They offer a premium service too, but have a freemium service if you're a student. I hope that helps :)" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/github-vs-axosoft-gitkraken-desktop)