--- title: Best Git Clients canonical: https://saasranked.com/best/git-clients/ facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Best Git Clients Browse history, stage changes, resolve conflicts and push to your Git host without typing every command. 11 Git clients ranked by points out of 100 from 12 published rules. Method: https://saasranked.com/best/git-clients/how-we-score/ | # | Product | Points | Git features | Hosts and review | Systems and upkeep | Licence | Price | Cheapest way to use it for work | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [GitKraken Desktop](https://saasranked.com/software/gitkraken-desktop.md) | 74 | 29/29 | 26/26 | 16/16 | 0/15 | 3/14 | $10/mo | | 2 | [SmartGit](https://saasranked.com/software/smartgit.md) | 72 | 23/29 | 26/26 | 16/16 | 0/15 | 7/14 | $5/mo | | 3 | [Tower](https://saasranked.com/software/tower.md) | 71 | 26/29 | 26/26 | 12/16 | 0/15 | 7/14 | $5.75/mo | | 4 | [Sourcetree](https://saasranked.com/software/sourcetree.md) | 70 | 16/29 | 20/26 | 12/16 | 8/15 | 14/14 | $0 | | 5 | [GitHub Desktop](https://saasranked.com/software/github-desktop.md) | 68 | 16/29 | 11/26 | 12/16 | 15/15 | 14/14 | $0 | | 6 | [SourceGit](https://saasranked.com/software/sourcegit.md) | 62 | 17/29 | 0/26 | 16/16 | 15/15 | 14/14 | $0 | | 7 | [Fork](https://saasranked.com/software/fork.md) | 62 | 23/29 | 17/26 | 12/16 | 0/15 | 10/14 | $1.67/mo | | 8 | [Git Extensions](https://saasranked.com/software/git-extensions.md) | 61 | 13/29 | 11/26 | 8/16 | 15/15 | 14/14 | $0 | | 9 | [TortoiseGit](https://saasranked.com/software/tortoisegit.md) | 47 | 10/29 | 0/26 | 8/16 | 15/15 | 14/14 | $0 | | 10 | [Gitnuro](https://saasranked.com/software/gitnuro.md) | 46 | 9/29 | 0/26 | 8/16 | 15/15 | 14/14 | $0 | | 11 | [Sublime Merge](https://saasranked.com/software/sublime-merge.md) | 42 | 16/29 | 0/26 | 16/16 | 0/15 | 10/14 | $2.75/mo | ## 1. GitKraken Desktop Best for: Developers who work across several Git hosts and will pay for private repositories. GitKraken Desktop suits developers who use several Git hosts and want undo, worktrees, Gitflow and a merge tool in one app. Pro at $10 a month is the entry price for private work. The catch: the free plan covers only local and public repositories, and the source code is proprietary. ## 2. SmartGit Best for: Developers who use several Git hosts and want a free licence for personal projects. SmartGit suits developers who want one client for four Git hosts, worktrees, Git-flow and a built-in conflict solver on any desktop system. Commercial licences start from $5 a user per month. The catch: free licences are non-commercial only, and the docs describe only an Undo Last Commit command. ## 3. Tower Best for: Developers who want one undo command and pull requests inside a paid client. Tower suits developers who want undo, worktrees, Git-flow, signing and in-app pull requests on Windows or macOS. Basic at $69 a year, billed annually, is the entry price. The catch: there is no free plan for work, and its Conflict Wizard hands combined edits to an external merge tool. ## 4. Sourcetree Best for: Developers on Windows or Mac who want a free client with Git-flow and Bitbucket support. Sourcetree suits Windows and Mac developers who want a free client with Git-flow, interactive rebase and Bitbucket support. Updates have continued through 2026. The catch: conflicts go to an external merge tool, and the product page and release notes do not describe undo or worktrees. ## 5. GitHub Desktop Best for: Developers who host their code on GitHub and want a free client. GitHub Desktop suits developers who work on GitHub and want a free client with no licence limits on private or commercial work. It handles LFS, worktrees and viewing pull requests in the app. The catch: it connects only to GitHub, does not document commit signing, opens the browser to create a pull request, and leaves merge conflicts to an outside editor. ## 6. SourceGit Best for: Developers who want a free open-source client with rebase, LFS and Git-flow. SourceGit suits developers who want a free, open-source client for paid work, with interactive rebase, Git LFS, worktrees and Git-flow named in its feature list. Stable releases are frequent and the licence is MIT. The catch: the project page does not document a visual merge conflict editor, undo, line staging, commit signing or host sign-in. ## 7. Fork Best for: Developers who want to pay once instead of subscribing. Fork suits developers who want a one-time purchase for commercial work and a client with rebase, worktrees and Git-flow. We count $59.99 over 36 months, so $1.67 a month. The catch: it is closed source, free only as an evaluation, and its pages describe no undo command and no commit signing. ## 8. Git Extensions Best for: Windows developers who want a free client with line staging and GitHub pull requests. Git Extensions suits Windows developers who want a free GPL-3.0 client with line staging, worktrees, submodules and GitHub pull requests. The catch: it is Windows only, documents only GitHub as a host, and hands conflict content to an external merge tool. ## 9. TortoiseGit Best for: Windows developers who like Git inside File Explorer's right-click menu. TortoiseGit suits Windows developers who want a free, GPL-licensed Git tool built into File Explorer, with no restriction on commercial use. It covers rebase, submodules and worktrees. The catch: it is Windows only, lists no host sign-in, creates pull requests only as text to send on, and opens conflicts in an external editor. ## 10. Gitnuro Best for: Developers who want a free open-source client with interactive rebase and hunk staging. Gitnuro suits developers who want a free, open-source client with interactive rebase, submodules and line-level staging. The catch: the last stable release is more than a year old, the 2.0.0 line is still in beta, and the project page does not document LFS, worktrees, Git-flow, host sign-in or commit signing. ## 11. Sublime Merge Best for: Developers who want a Git client with a built-in merge tool and prefer to buy a licence once. Sublime Merge suits developers who want a Git client with line-level staging and a built-in merge tool, and who accept paying for it. The personal licence is $99 for 3 years of updates, about $2.75 a month, and nothing is free after the evaluation. The catch: the docs name no pull request features, host sign-in, worktrees or commit signing, and the source is not public.