Fossil vs Git

Fossil

5.9 #6 in Version Control Software

About Fossil

Git

6.0 #4 in Version Control Software

About Git
FossilGit
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, WindowsmacOS
Free planYesYes
Versioning modeldistributeddistributed
Self-hosted deploymentYesYes
Desktop platformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWindows, macOS, Linux
Large-file handlingnoneextension
File lockingNo—
Sparse checkoutNoYes
Nested repositoriesNoYes

Both are listed in Best Version Control Software, Best Game Version Control Software. On Inferse, Git scores higher on our published basis.