How Git Lucky compares with other Git clients
Backups before a reset or a force push, merge conflicts side by side, one subscription for Linux, Windows and macOS. Here is how that compares with the Git client you use today.
Git Lucky
- Platforms
- Linux (AppImage, Debian package), Windows (x64), macOS (Apple silicon and Intel).
- Pricing
- A subscription with a free first month and no card needed. One account, two computers at the same time.
- Interactive rebase
- Pick, reword, edit, squash, fixup and drop in a dedicated view, with conflicts forecast before you start.
- Sign-in with a Google or GitHub account. The source code is not published.
Alternative to GitKraken Desktop
- Pricing
- Paid plans: 10 to 18 USD per seat and month, billed yearly.
- Git Lucky offers
- A Backups panel that keeps what a reset, a force push or a deletion removed, and restores it later. GitKraken’s undo covers the most recent supported action only.
Alternative to GitHub Desktop
- Platforms
- Windows 10 (64-bit) and later, macOS 12 and later. Linux is not officially supported.
- Git Lucky offers
- Linux. Merge conflicts resolved side by side inside the app, where GitHub Desktop hands them to a text editor or another tool. Blame, a command palette and submodules, none of which GitHub Desktop’s documentation mentions. A Backups panel for resets, force pushes and deletions.
Alternative to SourceGit
- Git Lucky offers
- A Backups panel, where SourceGit’s discard dialog warns that the action cannot be undone. Before a force push, Git Lucky lists the commits it would destroy and refuses if the remote moved since.
Alternative to Fork
- Platforms
- Windows 7 and later, macOS 10.11 and later. No Linux.
- Git Lucky offers
- Linux. A Backups panel for resets, force pushes and deletions.
Alternative to Sublime Merge
- Pricing
- Companies: 75 USD per user and year.
- Git Lucky offers
- A Backups panel for resets, force pushes and deletions.
Alternative to Tower
- Platforms
- macOS and Windows. No Linux.
- Pricing
- Pro: 99 EUR or 129 USD per user and year, billed annually.
- Git Lucky offers
- Linux. A Backups panel for resets, force pushes and deletions.
Alternative to SmartGit
- Pricing
- Commercial use: 8.88 EUR or USD per user and month, before VAT.
- Git Lucky offers
- Submodules and repositories in one project tree, where SmartGit opens submodules in separate tabs. A Backups panel for resets, force pushes and deletions.