--- description: Review of GitHub Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: GitHub | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Source Code Management Software](/directory/4322/source-code-management/software) > [GitHub](/software/397820/github) # GitHub Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/397820/github Page: 1 / 247\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/397820/github?page=2) > GitHub is a project management and code sharing platform that allows users to share their codes with others and create/iterate using collective intelligence. The software can be used for different kinds of coding assignments including personal, open-source and business codes. It is available both on-premise and via cloud-based deployment. Users can save all versions of their code and collaborate with other users by inviting them or tagging them with @mentions. Developers can join communities wherein they can follow open-source projects, leverage already-created codes for experiments, make suggestions and contribute to a project. All the contributions in open-source projects are recorded in developers’ profiles. Businesses of all sizes use GitHub as an integrated tool for code development. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 6155 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 6155 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$4.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Free (Basics for teams and developers) $0 per month Team (Advanced collaboration and support for teams): $4 per user / month Enterprise (Security, compliance, and flexible deployment for enterprises): $21 per user/month - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq and 27 more ## Features - @mentions - Access Controls/Permissions - Agile Methodologies - Application Security - Authentication - Automated Testing - Backlog Management - Bug Tracking - Bug/Issue Capture - Code Development - Code Editing - Code Review - Collaboration Tools - Collaborative Development - Commenting/Notes - Configuration Management - Continuous Delivery - Continuous Deployment - Continuous Integration - Dashboard ## Integrations (14 total) - CircleCI - Git - Heroku - JIRA Service Management - Jenkins - Jira - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Visual Studio - Netlify - Pivotal Tracker - Slack - Trello - Vercel - Visual Studio Code ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Source Code Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4322/source-code-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Source Code Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4322/source-code-management/software) - [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4694/continuous-integration/software) - [Online Project Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/436/web-based/software) - [DevOps Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4380/devops/software) - [Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4429/sast/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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And it seems some basic features such as branch locking as hidden behind a paywall now. ----- ### "10 years using Github as a TPM and developer" — 5.0/5 > **Jim** | *7 November 2025* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use is the best part of GitHub, you can choose to set up your Git server, but you can also use Github.com directly for personal usage or open source project. And since there are so many teams using it, means the bugs and issues will be solved very quickly. > > **Cons**: Flexibility sometimes also means too many choice, different teams can choose different client tools, such as SourceTree, Github desktop, IDE plugin (for example, Eclipse, VS studio, etc..) > > Very good, I have used Github for over 10 years, until now, it is still my only VCS for side projects and working porjects. ----- ### "best code management before microsoft acquisition" — 4.0/5 > **Terry** | *16 May 2025* | Mining & Metals | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: best place for code management across different coders, the ability to control access and track issues is perfect for agile projects > > **Cons**: ever since the acquisition from microsoft, github becomes a tool to advertise microsoft products. I have to use microsoft authenticator to log in with stupid 2 factor authentication requirement. ----- ### "You know it, You love it" — 5.0/5 > **Braydn** | *14 December 2025* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: You could run your business with this product. Has everything that you would expect, and some things you wouldn't. > > **Cons**: Some of the integrations are not as easy as you'd like. OIDC, pulling from private repos, and setting up private node pools. ----- ### "Github gets a thumbs up" — 5.0/5 > **Tony** | *22 September 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Having used git locally for quite some time, github seemed the natural progression. I've tried other systems (BitBucket and GitLab and many many years ago SourceSafe which wasnt online, it was a LAN based product). I used github prior to its purchase by Microsoft and was pleased to see that whereas previously private repo's needed a paid account, since Microsofts purchase, you can now have private repo's on their free service. Recently I've started getting into CI/CD and so have been getting involved in the Actions service, which gives you build time on their servers for deployment. I'd used AWS previously for CI/CD and found the Github actions were far easier to set up and they provide a reasonable amount of processor minutes per month for free which I haven't yet breached so it's a free service there too\! Not only is it a remote repository for tracking changes and allowing multiple people to develop in the same system, it also provides a remote offsite backup of your source. As far as value for money is concerned, its brilliant because it's free but even if you go for the paid option, the last time I checked it was about £7 a month > > **Cons**: The secret variables that you can create in actions are a "write once, never see them again" system. Variables can be used in Actions to control what you want the build script to do based on which branch you are in - ie one variable might be created for the master branch for live builds and another for staging or dev builds. I know they are secrets but sometimes it can be really helpful to check what the value is to try to debug what might be happening in the build process (even if you echo the value during the build process, most of the output is replaced with \*\*\*\*). It would be useful to require re-entry of username/password and 2fa details and to then be shown the details - even if each variable needed to go through the same process > > Overall its a good system, the best source control system I've used and whenever you search online for code, its github that tends to be the place other people use to store their open source contributions - you don't often see others being used, although I have seen GitLab more than anything else. ----- Page: 1 / 247\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/397820/github?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/397820/github) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data