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At a Glance
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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SourceTree
SourceTree
Star Rating
(372)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Mercurial vs SourceTree

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Mercurial is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with SourceTree overall.

  • Reviewers felt that SourceTree meets the needs of their business better than Mercurial.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SourceTree is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SourceTree over Mercurial.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mercurial
No pricing available
SourceTree
No pricing available
Free Trial
Mercurial
No trial information available
SourceTree
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
30
8.9
306
Ease of Use
8.8
30
8.8
311
Ease of Setup
9.1
9
8.4
60
Ease of Admin
8.3
9
8.7
52
Quality of Support
7.6
16
8.1
195
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
7
9.0
44
Product Direction (% positive)
6.8
29
7.8
282
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mercurial
Mercurial
SourceTree
SourceTree
Mercurial and SourceTree share no categories
Unique Categories
Mercurial
Mercurial is categorized as Version Control Software
SourceTree
SourceTree is categorized as Version Control Clients
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mercurial
Mercurial
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
54.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
9.7%
SourceTree
SourceTree
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
37.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Mercurial
Mercurial
Information Technology and Services
25.8%
Computer Software
25.8%
Internet
16.1%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Research
3.2%
Other
22.6%
SourceTree
SourceTree
Computer Software
32.1%
Information Technology and Services
18.9%
Internet
4.4%
Program Development
3.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Other
37.3%
Alternatives
Mercurial
Mercurial Alternatives
Git
Git
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Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps Server
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P4
P4
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Subversion
Subversion
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SourceTree
SourceTree Alternatives
GitKraken Desktop
GitKraken Desktop
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Git Tower
Git Tower
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TortoiseHg
TortoiseHg
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GitLens
GitLens
Add GitLens
Discussions
Mercurial
Mercurial Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Mercurial has no discussions with answers
SourceTree
SourceTree Discussions
How you resolve conflicts of file.
3 Comments
Tambia E.
TE
Only one user is allowed to run the resolver at any given time. If a second user attempts to run bk resolve, they will get an error message indicating...Read more
How do I resolve conflict states using Sourcetree
2 Comments
Vishnu U.
VU
Provide a inbuilt editor where user can open his code and resolve conflict. Read more
Should I use Sourcetree?
1 Comment
Abhijeet S.
AS
Yes it is the best client for doing your day to day code management into git just mouse clicks help you to do so Read more