Quick comparison
| # | App | Pricing | Verified price | Open source | Platforms | Verified facts | Score |
|---|
| 1 | FoFossil | Open source | — | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux +1 | 5 of 5 | 79.8 |
| 2 |  Mercurial | Open source | — | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux | 4 of 4 | 68.8 |
| 3 | PiPijul | Open source | — | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows | 5 of 5 | 42.3 |
| 4 |  Sapling SCM | Open source | — | Yes | macOS, Linux, Windows | 5 of 5 | 42.3 |
1FoBest for: Small teams and solo developers who want code, tickets and wiki in one self-hosted file
Open sourceSelf-hostableWindows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Why switch from Jujutsu (jj)
Single-binary DVCS that bundles a wiki, tickets and web UI, if you don't need Git compatibility.
Pros
- Bug tracker, wiki, forum and web UI built into the repository
- Single executable and SQLite storage make install and backup easy
- Light enough to self-host on a cheap VPS or Raspberry Pi
- Permissive 2-clause BSD licence
Cons
- Small community and few third-party tools or integrations
- Mainstream code hosts only support it through a Git mirror
- Deliberately limits history rewriting, which Git users may miss
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.387
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
2Best for: Teams that want distributed version control with a simpler, safer command line than Git
Open sourceWindows, macOS, Linux
Why switch from Jujutsu (jj)
Mature distributed VCS with a similarly friendly command set and extensions like changeset evolution.
Pros
- Consistent, smaller command set that is easier to learn
- Powerful features stay opt-in through extensions
- Full local history makes most operations fast and offline
- Free software under the GPLv2 or later
Cons
- GitHub and GitLab.com don't host Mercurial repositories
- Far smaller ecosystem of GUIs, integrations and tutorials than Git
- Fewer developers already know it, so onboarding takes more effort
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.3100
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
3PiBest for: Developers curious about patch-based version control with cleaner merges than three-way merge
Open sourceLinux, macOS, Windows
Why switch from Jujutsu (jj)
Patch-based model where conflicts are first-class and resolutions never need redoing.
Pros
- Changes commute, so cherry-picks and merges stay consistent
- Resolved conflicts stay resolved across branches
- Partial clones of large repositories
- Free software under GPL 2.0 or later
Cons
- Still a 1.0 beta release
- Small ecosystem: few GUIs, hosts or CI integrations compared with Git
- No official Windows binaries; installation is mainly through Cargo
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.312
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
4Best for: Git users who work with stacks of small commits and want easier amend, undo and review flows
Open sourcemacOS, Linux, Windows
Why switch from Jujutsu (jj)
Another Git-compatible client focused on stacked commits and easy undo, from Meta.
Pros
- Works with existing Git repositories and GitHub
- Stacked commits restack automatically after amends
- Undo, unamend and hide make mistakes easy to recover from
- Local web UI with drag-and-drop rebasing
Cons
- Server and virtual filesystem for huge repos are not public
- Git support may still have rough edges, per its own docs
- Design favours rebase-based, always-online workflows
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.312
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula