Compare the Top Free Version Control Systems as of December 2025

What are Free Version Control Systems?

Version control software assists in the revision and management of the changes made to web sites, documents, programs and their source code. Compare and read user reviews of the best Free Version Control systems currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Buddy

    Buddy

    Buddy

    Buddy is a revolutionary build, test & deploy tool with dozens of integrations and over 100 ready-to-use actions. From website delivery to app deployments, from builds to test, Buddy turns the tedious part of every project into a breeze. Buddy is the most effective way to build better apps faster. Even the most complicated CI/CD workflows take minutes to create. Buddy is DevOps adoption winner. Smart changes detection, state-of-the-art caching, parallelism, and all-around optimizations make Buddy the fastest. Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless and Blockchain are always a click away from your stack. Buddy is minimal friction automation platform that makes DevOps easy for developers, designers and QA teams. With Buddy, your apps & websites are built, tested and deployed significantly faster after only minutes of setup.
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    Starting Price: $75 per month
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    Assembla
    Assembla is the most secure software development platform in the world. Get started in less than a minute, on-prem or in the cloud. Assembla SECUREGIT provides a fully supported and economical solution, on the infrastructure of your choice. Meet compliance requirements with the confidence that your data is protected. Assembla is your trusted partner on your journey to “what’s next.” Developers are not security engineers – they build code. And their code is typically 90% open source. Securing all that open source codes requires automation. Assembla SecureGit scans for secret key credentials and vulnerable component dependencies automatically, as developers commit code. Our operational playbook includes a bottom-up evaluation of the risks to security, risk mitigation techniques, and ongoing areas of investment to further reduce risks. Assembla is fully committed to GDPR with data centers in the EU.
    Starting Price: $7.50 per month
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    Plastic SCM

    Plastic SCM

    Codice Software

    Unity Plastic SCM is a version control and source code management tool built to improve team collaboration and scalability with any engine. It offers optimized workflows for artists and programmers, as well as superior speed in working with large files and binaries. Plastic SCM offers tons and tons of features that make a developer's life much easier. Good branching and merging is key for "task-driven development" , feature branches, and good release management. Using Plastic, you'll branch fast even with huge code bases. You'll be able to diff refactored code with the new built-in semantic diff plus the "analyze refactors" feature. It can find refactored code across files for C#/Vb.net, Java, and C. The built-in 3-way merge tool Xdiff/Xmerge lets you resolve even the most complex merge conflicts since it features language-agnostic refactoring support. Plastic includes our SemanticMerge product.
    Starting Price: $6.95 per month
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    P4

    P4

    Perforce

    P4 (formerly Helix Core) is an enterprise-grade version control system designed to manage the complexities of modern software development. It allows teams to store, track, and manage all digital assets—ranging from source code to 3D models—with unprecedented scalability. P4 is ideal for large, distributed teams working on large-scale projects, offering powerful collaboration tools, seamless integrations, and advanced branching capabilities. With strong support for both centralized and distributed workflows, P4 enhances productivity and efficiency, making it a top choice for software, game, and hardware development teams.
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    FogBugz

    FogBugz

    Fog Creek Software

    With out-of-the-box capabilities like time tracking, task management, bug and issue tracking, and email support, FogBugz adds simplicity and efficiency to your software development process. You can stick to your project management methodology, such as Scrum, Kanban, or Scrumban. FogBugz is nimble; you can customize it for your own workflows. FogBugz was designed to help you plan, track, and release great software. You can create your tasks and subtasks for each case with required details and track them to ensure timely closure and accountability. Log and track all your bugs and issues. You can maintain your entire project backlog in FogBugz. Your team gets notifications as the bugs move through the workflow. Get accurate delivery estimates. FogBugz is powered by Evidence Based Scheduling (EBS). EBS is a statistical algorithm that produces ship date probability distributions based on historical timesheet data.
    Starting Price: $18.00/month
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    Soterre

    Soterre

    Motio

    Motio brings our years of experience in streamlining and automating BI to the world of Qlik Sense. Qlik Sense lacks version control and has problematic deployment methods. We make this powerful platform even greater by eliminating its pain points. Along the way, our precise versioning and change tracking provide granular information to resolve your auditing needs. Your business never stops, and neither does your analytics. You must have control and auditability for best practices, especially for self-service use cases. Our tools allow you to monitor every aspect of the changes made and maintain a sustainable and healthy environment. Reduce the time, effort, risk, and the number of people involved with your deployments. Our tool allows you to connect multiple environments and safely promote targeted content between them. Removing the need for server access to move files provides your team with the ability to make one-click deployments.
    Starting Price: Free
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