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By Arch Brooks on July 27, 2026 in Technology

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If you're looking for alternatives to Git, here are the most notable ones:

Tool	Type	Advantages	Disadvantages
Jujutsu	Distributed	Simple commands, Git-compatible repositories, better conflict handling	Smaller ecosystem
Fossil SCM	Distributed	Single executable, built-in wiki, bug tracker, web UI	Less popular than Git
Mercurial	Distributed	Easy to learn, clean interface, reliable	Smaller community
Apache Subversion (SVN)	Centralized	Good for large binary files, simple permissions	Requires central server
Perforce	Centralized	Excellent for game development and huge repositories	Commercial for larger teams
Plastic SCM	Hybrid	Great merge tools, handles large assets	Less common
Pijul	Distributed	Patch-based, advanced merge algorithm	Experimental compared to Git
Darcs	Distributed	Patch-oriented workflow	Can become slow on large repositories

Best choices by use case

General software development: Jujutsu
Single developer or small teams: Fossil SCM
Large enterprise with huge assets: Perforce
Game development: Perforce or Plastic SCM
Simple centralized workflow: Subversion
Research/experimental workflows: Pijul

If you mean "a modern replacement for Git"

Many developers are excited about Jujutsu (jj) because it keeps Git repository compatibility while offering:

Much simpler undo/redo
Easier conflict resolution
Automatic operation history
No detached HEAD problems
Can push and pull from GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket

For many developers, it's the closest thing to a "next-generation Git."

Example:

jj git init
jj new
jj commit -m "Initial commit"
jj git push

If you're a C++ developer on Gentoo, Jujutsu is probably the strongest replacement to evaluate because you can continue using Git hosting services while gaining a friendlier workflow.

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