Top Source Code Management Software for Version Control

Between them, the 12 source code management software on this page cover collaboration (10), change management (6), code review (6) and build automation (5). 12 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Assembla

   Code Review · Access Controls/Permissions · Repository Management

   Assembla is a source code management platform that hosts Perforce, Subversion and Git repositories in the cloud.

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   Why #1: On the market 20+ years · SOC 2 Type II · GDPR compliant — as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Apache Subversion

   The Apache Software Foundation uses various agreements to accept contributions of software code and documentation from individuals and corporations, and to accept larger grants of…

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   Why #2: No major incidents in 90 days (status page)

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   RStudio

   Code Review · Continuous Integration · Collaboration

   RStudio is an integrated development environment for the R language, offered by Posit. It is used for statistical analysis and for building and sharing data science work in teams.

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   Why #3: 4 major incidents in 90 days (status page)

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   Alienbrain

   Change Management · Access Controls/Permissions · Repository Management

   Alienbrain is a centralised version control system built for digital artists and designers.

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   Git

   Code Review · Bug Tracking · Collaboration

   Git is an open source distributed version control system. It tracks changes to source code and handles everything from small projects to very large ones, with an emphasis on speed…

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   Mercurial

   Collaboration

   Mercurial is a distributed source control management tool. The project describes it as fast, easy to learn and capable of handling projects of any size, with an intuitive…

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   Tower

   Code Review · Repository Management · Collaboration

   Tower is a graphical Git client that runs on Mac and Windows. It aims to keep the full power of Git while presenting it through a visual interface, for developers and designers.

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   Azure DevOps Server

   Change Management · Code Review · Build Automation

   Azure DevOps Server is a set of collaborative development tools that an organisation installs on its own servers. It was formerly called Team Foundation Server.

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    dbForge Source Control

    Change Management · Code Review · Build Automation

    dbForge Source Control is an add-in for SQL Server Management Studio, made by Devart.

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    IBM Rational ClearCase

    Change Management · Build Automation · Access Controls/Permissions

    IBM Rational ClearCase is a configuration management solution from IBM. It tracks changes to enterprise software assets and controls who can reach them.

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    SourceAnywhere

    Change Management · Build Automation · Audit Trail

    Barcode scanning and document capture SDKs designed for speed, accuracy and scale Trusted by over 10,000 Companies for enterprise barcode scanning and document capture in the most…

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    SourceGear Vault

    Change Management · Build Automation · Bug Tracking

    SourceGear Vault is a version control product with a Pro edition that adds bug tracking.

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