--- title: TortoiseHg Reviews meta\_title: 'TortoiseHg Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 42 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how TortoiseHg works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.9 review\_count: 42 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Source Code Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/source-code-management --- # TortoiseHg Reviews & Product Details TortoiseHg is a Windows shell extension and a series of applications for the Mercurial distributed revision control system that includes a Gnome/Nautilus extension and a CLI wrapper application to be able to used on non-Windows platforms. * * * Seller [Bitsy](https://www.g2.com/sellers/bitsy) Discussions [TortoiseHg Community](https://www.g2.com/products/tortoisehg/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/tortoisehg/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![SourceTree](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SourceTree") SourceTree 4.3/5(376) ](https://www.g2.com/products/sourcetree/reviews) [ ![GitKraken Desktop](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GitKraken Desktop") GitKraken Desktop 4.5/5(201) ](https://www.g2.com/products/axosoft-gitkraken-desktop/reviews) [ ![Git Tower](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Git Tower") Git Tower 4.7/5(191) ](https://www.g2.com/products/git-tower/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/tortoisehg/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 42 real user reviews. Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/15/2022 "Best solution as repository sync" 4/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? Its intiative and best GUI and impactful data mining and free version too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? It doesn't support branching and little enhancements can make it equivalent to GIT Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? Helpful in repository synchronisation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Accounting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Accounting") UA Verified User in Accounting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/10/2021 "TortoiseHG-DVCS my review" 4.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? Friendly and simple UI. the quick guide(Documentation) is available to use whenever needed. Easy interface/Context menu directly on file explorer. It helps to work with DVCS easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? I felt it has little fewer features when compared to Github. Security is my next concern Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? Comparing my source code with previous checked in code, Issue tracking option is available for every check-ins(Commits) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/23/2021 "Easiest way of version controlling" 3.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? Easy commands UI for Check-in process Easy to impliment Easy to upload project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? When multiple users check-in same time it creates ambiguity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? We are working multiple peoples together on same project. Its hard to manage code when all working together. Tortoise helps us to manage code effectivelt and versions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/24/2021 "graphical extention of SVN" 3.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? It helps managing repositories in linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? Commands needs to be mug up and get to sotred in mussle memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TortoiseHg: Good for maintaining over linux and other Os platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps cross platform different OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering") UM Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/25/2021 "Usefulness of TortoiseHg" 3.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? It is one of the best shell extensions that I have used in Windows. It is simple to install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? It requires external Git, which can be inconvenient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? Developing IoT systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/24/2021 "Very fast, effecient and elegant tool for version control" 5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? Simple user interface and light weight client which make tortoise Hg one of the best tool for version maintaining. Easy switch between branches and maintain all the work in progress data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? Sometime the client hangs and it's difficult to push changes on the branch. Security should be increased more and more options on the UI should be provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? Application development code version maintaining Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/29/2021 "Version Control with TortoiseHg" 4.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? Easy to use and documentation available easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? It is user friendly app so cannot tell about dislikes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? Commiting code and mergeing tracking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education") UP Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/19/2021 "It works" 3.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? It does what it's supposed to do with minimal ui design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? Wish it had more features and better features for remote development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? Version control Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/9/2020 "Easy to use UI tool for your Mercurial versioning" 3.5/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? Easy switch between branches Multiple shelving system. Can un-shelve individual files or the whole shelf at the same time Good use of the UI to divide the screen into Revision history, commit notes section, working directory files, etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? While UI is handy, it needs to be updated to be more modern or sophisticated Not easy to get back some of the UI elements if accidentally lost. need to be more user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? The team is able to pull and merge code easily. Allows solving merge issues in an easy to use UI Reduces time to figure out these issues via command prompt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sathish K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sathish K.") SK Sathish K. Development Team Lead Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/26/2019 "Say Bye to Terminal Push" 4/5 What do you like best about TortoiseHg? It is conceptually simple and easy to use. The best part is the graphical visualization of the branches and its commits. We can easily pull and merge the code without typing in the console. We can easily switch the branch one to another and it is very useful for collaborative development if you are working the same project with multiple developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about TortoiseHg? If any error in the server like while merge and pull means they are not showing the detailed error log and a bit difficult to understand the error messages. Mainly they do not provide partial checkouts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering TortoiseHg: If you are working with the same project with multiple developers and then you must use this tool. It makes developers very easy to work with their project files without any conflict. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is TortoiseHg solving and how is that benefiting you? In initially we don't have any version control system to merge all codes from developers so it always ended up with a big problem and then we switch to this tool. Now we can easily push and pull the code from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about TortoiseHg? 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