# Page 6 | GitHub Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - Is GitHub the right Application Development solution for you? Explore 6166 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/reviews --- GitHub 4.8 (6166) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 16th, 2026 # Page 6 - Reviews of GitHub ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 6166 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MD Miguel D. Data Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome, simple platform for VC and CICD" November 9, 2024 5.0 Pros It is the base of so many open source projects. Cons Honestly I think it does everything quite right. Alternatives considered [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) Reason for choosing GitHub GitHub is more popular and easier to use than GitLab. Review Source JG Jeremy G. Programmer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Github is essential to manage projects." October 28, 2024 4.0 I have enjoyed my experience with github. It is easy and clear to use and very extensible. It is key to managing my projects. Pros A lot of good tools for managing repositories and a lot of good and well supported integrations with other platforms. Cons I dislike their private repositories. They are too restrictive for free users. Review Source EM Evandro M. Administrator Assistant Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub and the underated value " November 2, 2024 4.0 Was introduced by other colleagues of mine and he setup everything for me at that time. Pros Great community to share code and learn and to use other code as templates to save time Cons They limit of upload of 100 files and not including folders Switched from [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) Because most of the people on my team are super comfortable to use GitHub. Review Source vvrD vishnu vardhan reddy D. student Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Me and my experience in github" December 27, 2024 5.0 it is a great experience it is a good platform for to showcase of my projects and it empowers collaboration and gives extensive community Pros Seamless integration with git for tracking changes in the code and facilitates team work with pull requests, code reviews and issue tracking .vast repository of open-source projects to explore ,contribute and learn. easy to maintain with README files ,and project dash boards.at last coming to security depend about alerts and secrets scanning to ensure code safety. Cons Free accounts have some restrictions on private repositories compared to paid plans and offline functionality is limited compared to local git. Review Source PM Paola M. Ingeniero de software Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub Colaboración y Control en el Desarrollo de Software" September 21, 2024 5.0 La experiencia general con el uso de Github es positiva ya que es una herramienta poderosa para gestionar proyectos de software, colaborar con otros desarrolladores y mantener un control de versiones eficiente. Pros Control de versiones con Git, Colaboración, GitHub Actions. git hub nos permite a múltiples personas trabajar en un mismo proyecto sin problemas, haciendo que la fusión de código y la revisión de contribuciones sea eficiente. Cons Aunque se pueda trabajar con Git localmente, muchas de las características clave de GitHub, como revisiones de código, issues, o pull requests, dependen de tener acceso a internet. Review Source MH Mitch H. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "GitHub version control" March 26, 2025 5.0 I mainly use it to branch and protect the main code from things in development that are not ready for deployment Pros Simple version control and ability to branch easily Cons The GUI isn't always the easiest. Often, the command line is easier Review Source SR Stas R. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Agile Development with Git Actions, but Costs Add Up with Feature Expansion" December 8, 2024 5.0 Pros Agility, with git actions feature allowing to replace quite easily ci Cons When expanding lot of features become limited or quite expensive to use Review Source GL Griffin L. Lead of All Operations Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Github is Amazing" February 10, 2025 5.0 Amazing. I have many multiple repos on their service. Pros Collaboration tools are very easy to use Cons Very permissive, but that is a good thing for some people Review Source AD Abbi D. Full stack software developer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product. Essential tool for developers" November 4, 2024 5.0 Essential product. Would not want to live without GitHub. Pros Saved my life multiple times when I had to revert back to an older commit Cons Hard to find open-source projects easily without getting overwhelmed by a deluge of them. Also have trouble viewing Jupyter notebooks occasionally. Review Source SE Sreerag E. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best in class software for every devs out there" October 17, 2024 5.0 Best integrations throughout other softwares eg: VS Code easy to manage projects, code base, easily deployable with support from almost all deployment service providers Pros Easy to use even through other softwares like IDE for eg: VS Code, It has extentions to easily manage and manupulate data in my repo effortlessly Cons As of now i haven't had anything which i dont like in github Review Source SB Swaibu B. Software Development Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "GitHub community" January 10, 2025 4.0 I use GitHub in everthing in my code store Pros To store the code is free no cost and is secure Cons To get their certificate is cost us some $$ Review Source EG Esteban G. Drafter Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Powerful Collaboration with a Learning Curve" November 29, 2024 4.0 My overall experience has been positive, offering powerful tools for collaboration, version control, and project management, though it can be challenging for newcomers to master. Pros I like GitHub's collaborative features, especially version control and pull requests, which make it easy to work on projects with others and track changes efficiently Cons It's complexity for beginners, especially when it comes to understanding Git commands and branching. Review Source CEO Cajetan Emeka O. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unarguably the best version control system on earth" November 30, 2024 5.0 Pros Accessibility, version control and open source! Cons I can't think of any. It is my default version control platform Review Source CM Carla M. Consultora SEO Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simplemente Genial" November 12, 2024 5.0 Pros Me gusta el poder tener a disposición diferentes repositorios para implementar a mis proyectos. Además, con GitHub puedo crear mi propio repositorio, colaborar con colegas, y lo mejor de todo manteniendo todas las revisiones. Cons Llevo mucho tiempo trabajando con GitHub y hasta el momento no he tenido problemas mayores. Por ese motivo lo recomiendo mucho. Review Source GD Grace D. Project Manager Sports Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub is great for pull requests" November 11, 2024 5.0 Pros It's been such a great help to our team with PR management, setting up workflows, and if you need to revert a PR, that's also a seamless process. Cons Emails can be redundant when changes are made to a PR, but that's not really a fault of GH. Review Source HT Hilary T. Head of Marketing Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Essential for any developer" December 30, 2024 5.0 GitHub is great to use even alone, it allows you to keep a history of changes and collaborate with other developers and designers. The free version is great for small teams. Pros Makes it easy to collaborate with colleagues and track changes Cons Can be confusing sometimes when you are just starting, because I don’t use it often I get pull and push mixed up and overwrite changes. Review Source CM Coralie M. Manager HR-Personalwesen Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Eine Lösung zur Projekt-Hosting" February 5, 2025 4.0 Das Projektmanagement mit GitHub ist sehr benutzerfreundlich und preiswert. Das Tool bietet insbesondere für Entwicklerteams eine gute Basis für eine effiziente Zusammenarbeit Pros GitHub bietet eine einfache Bedienung und eine kostengünstige Möglichkeit, Projekte zu hosten Cons Echte Nachteile von meiner Seite aus konnte ich nicht ausmachen Review Source EH Edgar H. Owner and Software Developper Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for publishing your code to the world" January 7, 2025 5.0 Pros The UI is quite good : The readme are shown well, issues are good, and with issue templates you can simplify issue management, it has labels, ... The Pull request discussions are also working well Cons I think the pricing has changed a few times, when I started my project, having a private repository was a paid feature. Review Source Alfiya M. Software Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Professional working experience on the hub of branches- GitHub" August 20, 2024 5.0 Started usimh github 4 years back. Mostly any work done on my local once reviewed and approved is merged to the master, I raise a PR for it. There are some mandate requirements for any branch to be merged to master like some tests, some builds etc. I really adore the actions workflow they have Pros Simple, easy to understand, good to go tool for any project you are working on. The repository are available on a public and private basis. People come together to collaborate to any project Cons There are merge conflicts happening sometimes, bit tedious at that point. Also the command line interface could have been better Review Source HAH Htet Aung H. Web Application Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mastering Version Control, Navigating the Learning Curve" October 18, 2024 5.0 I have 4 years experience with GitHub. I am daily use GitHub such as branching, merging, handling pull requests, and resolving conflicts. Pros GitHub is a powerful version control system. We can easily collaborate and can revert previous version if necessary. Cons GitHub have learning curve for beginners who are unfamiliar with version control system. Review Source GK Guy K. Senior Modern Workplace Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Essential for code repository for small teams" October 18, 2024 5.0 When I joined my team I found that code base was scattered around different devices. Using a GitHub Team and Repo ensured we consolidated our code and had version control. Pros GitHub has become an industry standard as a code management and repository software Cons Learning git push pull and commit can take some time to learn. Alternatives considered [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) Reason for choosing GitHub Community support, Github is a popular code repository and has a lot of open source projects that can be forked and also used Review Source JM Jon M. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent Resource " May 13, 2025 4.0 It helps me get the job done. I have found countless tools on this site. Even with it being difficult to navigate, I’m glad it’s there. Pros Great place to share and receive technical tools Cons At times very hard to navigate and find exactly what you are looking for Review Source Mohamed J. Administrator Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mit eines der meistbekanntesten Plattformen für jeden Entwickler" August 26, 2024 5.0 Als Entwickler kommt man nicht an GitHub vorbei. Bereits im Studium kam ich mit dem Tool in Kontakt und es ist nicht mehr für mich wegzudenken, wenn es darum geht, Programmiercode ordentlich zu verwalten. Pros Sehr gute Integrierbarkeit in verschiedenen Code-Editoren und eine schöne Übersicht auf der Weboberfläche mit den gängigsten Befehlen zur Verwaltung von Programmiercode. Die Versionierung hilft mir ursprüngliche Zustände wiederherzustellen und gibt auch eine gute Übersicht darüber, worin die Unterschiede in den jeweiligen Versionen liegen. Cons GitHub ist sehr komplex und verlangt eine gewisse Zeit zur Einarbeitung ab. Ich war relativ schnell mit der Vielzahl an Befehlen überfordert. Review Source JA Joseph A. Full-stack engineer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Yet another endorsement of Github" October 8, 2024 5.0 Fantastic, been getting better over time. There's a reason it's become the standard for all repos. Pros It's free, it's the standard, and it's filled with almost everything you need. Cons The CLI tools can be a bit bizarre at times, but that's okay. Also it seems a little troublesome to set up keys at times. Alternatives considered [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/) Reason for choosing GitHub It is the standard, simple as that. Rarely a reason to use the others. Review Source AH Ahliman H. Full-Stack Developer Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitHub > all" August 7, 2024 5.0 I switched my all projects on GitHub from other services. I am very happy with it, especially because with FREE account we can do EVERYTHING! I hope in the future GitHub will implement some user interface to be able to build CD/CI without writing any code, because we are not always a DEVOPS Pros Almost everything is free, user interface is very easy to use/understand. I love the community support too, a lot of developers are giving some open source products on this website Cons Some basic features like the ability to create categories to organize repositories is missing. It is a very annoying problem and a lot of people asks to implement it since many years but GitHub does not say anything about it Switched from [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/)[Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) GitHub is very easy to use and i wanted to centralise all my projects in one place Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](https://www.capterra.com/sast-software/)[Continuous Integration](https://www.capterra.com/continuous-integration-software/)[DevOps](https://www.capterra.com/devops-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.