Comparison of Subversion clients
A comparison of Subversion clients includes various aspects of computer software implementations of the client role using the client–server model of the Subversion revision control system.
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[edit] Descriptions
TortoiseSVN is a Windows shell extension, which gives feedback on the state of versioned items by adding overlays to the icons in the Windows Explorer. Repository commands can be executed from the enhanced context menu provided by Tortoise.
SmartSVN provides a similar Explorer integration, but also can be used as a standalone SVN client for different platforms. SmartGit is similar to SmartSVN, but uses a local Git repository as a substitute for the SVN working copy, which has certain advantages such as offline commits and higher performance due to the absence of network delays[1]. SmartSVN is available in three different editions: A free Foundation edition with fewer features and two commercial editions called Professional and Enterprise with the full feature set.
EasySVN is a Subversion client with automatic update and commit. It converts any Subversion repository into a shared folder with automatic replication.
Some programmers prefer to have a client integrated within their development environment. Visual feedback of the state of versioned items is provided, and repository commands are added to the menus of the development environment. Examples of this approach are Agent SVN, AnkhSVN, Unified SCC and VisualSVN for use with Microsoft Visual Studio, and Subclipse for use with Eclipse. Delphi XE Subversion integration is built into the Delphi IDE.
It is common to expose Subversion via Webdav using the Apache web server. In this case, any Webdav client can be used, but the functionality provided this way may be limited. Alternative ways to serve Subversion include uberSVN and VisualSVN Server.
Agent SVN is an implementation of the (MS-SCCI) for the Subversion version control. The plug-in allows files to be added, removed, checked out, checked in and reverted without leaving the IDE. File differences, status and history can also be viewed from within the IDE.
blsvn is a small wrapper for the Windows command-line Subversion client. It allows the definition of abbreviations for repository directories frequently used.
KDESVN It supports annotated code view, showing who changed each line of code. The client also offers a 3D graphical view of a source code tree. It is written in C++ and uses KDE libraries.
RabbitVCS A graphical front-end for version control systems available on Linux, adding Subversion functionality into the file managers Nautilus and Thunar and provides plugin for Gedit editor, based around the feature set of TortoiseSVN on Windows. RabbitVCS also supports the Git and plans to give support for other version control systems like Bazaar and CVS.
SVNCOM Not actually a client itself, but an API built over SVN’s native C API. It uses COM objects that make it easier to develop Windows based applications or scripts which use SVN. One COM object represents an SVN Client, the other represents an SVN Administrator. The COM objects allow to automate tasks in the Windows Scripting Environment or .NET
WebSVN Offering an online view of a repository, history, and commit comments, as well as opening code in a syntax colored view. The code view is not editable, at least in the demo. Also allows you to view the difference between versions of a file or directory. Written in PHP and opens in a browser.
iF.SVNAdmin Web-based front end GUI to manage user and group permissions on the different repositories. It works completely on the SVNAuthFile and comes with an integration module for LDAP authentication (Synchronizes an LDAP structure with the SVNAuthFile). It also makes it possible to define project managers for different repositories and sub-paths of repositories.
[edit] Subversion clients comparison table
| Name | Programming language, toolkit | Operating system | License | Integration | Languages | Network protocols | Current version | Last release date | Server functionality | Visualization |
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| Agent SVN[1] | C, C++ | Microsoft Windows | proprietary, trial with commercial upgrade | Any MS-SCCI compatible IDE, e.g., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server Management, PowerBuilder, Zeus etc. | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.70 | January 15, 2012[2] | ? | ? |
| AnkhSVN[2] | C#, SharpSvn | Microsoft Windows | Apache License | Microsoft Visual Studio (all editions except Express) | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 2.3.10509 | October 31, 2011 | ? | ? |
| bzr-svn[3] | Python, C | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, many more | GPL v3 | Bazaar | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.1.2 | December 10, 2011 | ? | ? |
| blsvn[4] | C++ | Microsoft Windows | MIT | command-line wrapper | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 0.1 | April 12, 2010[3] | No | ? |
| Cascade[5] | Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | proprietary, free for personal use even in professional environments[4] | Windows Shell (Explorer), file system driver | English | http, https, svn | 1.2.0.1069 | 2008[5] | ? | ? | |
| CoDeSys Subversion Integration Plugin [6] | C#, SharpSvn | Microsoft Windows | proprietary, trials can be negotiated | SVN plugin for CoDeSys V3 | English, German | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | V3.4.4.20 (Beta 2) | 28. 10. 2011 | No | Diff, merge, log |
| Cornerstone[7] | Objective-C, Cocoa | Mac OS X | proprietary | GUI, standalone | English | file, http, https, svn and svn+ssh | 2.7 | February 15, 2012 (Tooltip on the download button at [8]) | ? | ? |
| EasySVN[9] | C++ | Microsoft Windows x86 and x86-64 | GPL | Windows shell, Linux command line, Mac OS X Finder integration. It needs TortoiseSVN installed. | English | http, https, svn | 0.4.0.456 beta(1)[6][7] | November 29, 2011[8] | No | ? |
| eSvn[10] | C++, Qt | Unix-like operating systems (GNU/Linux distributions, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris and others), Mac OS X and Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone (like WinCVS, Cervisia) | English | http, svn | 0.6.12 | For *nix OSs: July 16, 2007[9]. For Windows: July 12, 2007[10] | No | ? |
| iF.SVNAdmin[11] | PHP | Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows | GPLv2 | web-based. It requires Apache HTTP (web) Server installed. | English, German, Chinese | 1.5.2 | February 27, 2011[11] | ? | ? | |
| iVersion[12] | Objective-C, C | iOS 3.0 | proprietary | GUI, standalone | English | svn, http, https | 1.2 | ? | ? | ? |
| kdesvn[13] | C++, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X | GPL | Konqueror, Dolphin, standalone | English | file, http, https, (k)svn, (k)svn+file, (k)svn+http, (k)svn+https, (k)svn+ssh | 1.5.5 | September 14, 2010[12] | Yes | ? |
| MagnetSVN[14] | Microsoft Windows Windows XP / Vista / 7 64-bit) | proprietary | Microsoft Office (2007 and 2010, Word and Excel) | English | file, http, https, svn and svn+ssh | 0.7.2 beta (32-bit for XP/Vista/7) (64-bit for Vista/7) | November 18, 2011[13] | ? | ? | |
| naughtysvn[15] | C, GTK+ | Linux, etc. | GPL | Nautilus | English | 0.0.1 (beta?) | ? | ? | ? | |
| PBSCC[16] | C++ | Microsoft Windows | Apache License 2.0 | SVN Plugin for PowerBuilder | English | svn | 2.01.80 | October 12, 2011[14] | ? | ? |
| PixelNovel Timeline[17] | C++ | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Free if used with PixelNovel web storage, 30-day trial with commercial upgrade otherwise | Adobe Photoshop | English | svn | 1.0 | July 7, 2009[15][16] | ? | ? |
| PushOk SVN SCC[18] | Microsoft Windows | proprietary | Any MSSCCI-compatible program (Microsoft Visual Studio and other programs) | English | 1.6.6.2 | March 15, 2010[17] | ? | ? | ||
| Qct (Qt commit tool)[19] | Python, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | English | 1.7 [18][19] | February 16, 2009[20] | ? | ? | ||
| QSvn[20] | C++, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone (like WinCVS) | English | 0.8.3 | July 26, 2009 | No | ? | |
| RabbitVCS[21] | Python, GTK+ | Linux | GPL | Nautilus, Thunar, Gedit, CLI | ca, cs, de, en, es, fa, fr, he, hr, it, ja, nb, nl, pl, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sv, zh_CN | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 0.15.0.5 | November 9, 2011 | ? | ? |
| RapidSVN[22] | C++, wxWidgets | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, many more | GPL | GUI, standalone | Unicode, many | 0.12 | October 14, 2009 | No | External | |
| SCPlugin[23] | Mac OS X | X/MIT | Finder integration | English | 0.8.2 | February 17, 2010 | ? | ? | ||
| sdSVN[24] | Java | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone, Java Web Start | English | http, https | 1.0-SNAPSHOT-r63 (minimal and full) | May 29, 2011[21] | ? | ? |
| SmartGit[25] | Java | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Any with a 1.5 or higher JRE) | Free for non-commercial usage | GUI, standalone | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | 2.1.6 | December 3, 2011[22] | No | Diff, merge, log graph with merge arrows |
| SmartSVN[26] | Java | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Any with a 1.5 or higher JRE) | Trial with commercial upgrade or free 'Foundation' edition | GUI, standalone, Finder and Windows Shell (Explorer) integration | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | 6.6.11 | December 21, 2011[23] | Yes | Diff, merge, revision graph with merge arrows |
| Subclipse[27] | Java | Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | EPL | Eclipse | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file[24] | 1.8.4[25] | December 5, 2011[26] | ? | Diff, merge | |
| Subcommander[28] | C++, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone | en, de, zh_CN | http, https, svn, file | 2.0.0 beta 5 | September 13, 2009 | Yes | ? |
| SubdiverSVN[29] | gtkmm | Linux | GPL | Nautilus, Thunar | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 0.1-2 | April 27, 2009[27] | ? | ? |
| Subversive[30] | Java | Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | EPL | Eclipse | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file[28] | 0.7.9.I20110819-1900 (Indigo) | August 19, 2011[29] | ? | ? |
| sventon[31] | Java | Any with a 1.5 or higher JRE | GPLv3 | web-based | en, sv | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 2.5.1 | September 19, 2011 | ? | ? |
| SVN for Dreamweaver[32] | C++, JavaScript | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | proprietary, trial with commercial upgrade | Adobe Dreamweaver Extensions | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 3.0.1 | February 15, 2009[30] | ? | ? |
| SVN Notifier[33] | C# | Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone. It needs TortoiseSVN installed. | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.9.2 | December 30, 2011[31] | ? | ? |
| pysvn Extension[34] | Apache License | English | 1.7.5 | February 27, 2011[32] | ? | ? | ||||
| pysvn WorkBench[35] | Python, wxWidgets | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Apache License | English | 1.6.5 | February 27, 2011[33] (As of 2012-Jan-11, there is a typo in the year recorded in the release log.) | ? | ? | ||
| Vercue [36] (formerly SVN-Monitor [37])[34] | C# | Microsoft Windows | proprietary, freeware (After a trial of 30 days, you will be able to use the Free Edition or buy one of the other licenses.) | GUI, standalone. It needs TortoiseSVN installed. | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 2.3.0.334 | October 26, 2011[35] | ? | ? |
| SVNCOM[38] | ActiveX control, COM object | Microsoft Windows | GPL | IIS, Windows Scripting Host | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file, com | 1.6.17 | October 21, 2011[36] | ? | ? |
| svnX[39] | Mac OS X | LGPL | GUI | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.3.2 | January 1, 2012[37] | ? | ? | |
| Syncro SVN Client[40] | Java | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Any with a 1.5 or higher JRE) | Paid "Named-User" license needed (free trial available) | GUI, standalone | en, de, fr, jp, it, nl | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 7.1 | October 7, 2011 | ? | Revision graph, diff |
| TamTam SVN SCC[41] | Microsoft Windows | proprietary, free (nagware) and commercial | Microsoft Visual Studio .NET | English | 1.2.25 | February 1, 2009[38] | ? | ? | ||
| TkCVS[42] | Tcl, Tk | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | English | 8.2.3[39] | November 27, 2011[40] | ? | ? | ||
| TortoiseSVN[41] | C++, MFC | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | GPL | Windows Shell (Explorer) | 36 languages (including en) | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file, svn+XXX | 1.7.3 | December 16, 2011 | Yes | Diff, merge, Revision Tree |
| Trac[43] | Python | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Modified BSD | web-based | [31 languages][44] | file | 0.12.2[42] | June 13, 2010[43] | Yes | Log |
| Unified SCC[45] | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | proprietary; Freeware version is available for members of the active open source project | Any MSSCCI-compatible program (Microsoft Visual Studio and other programs) | English | 1.0.6[44] | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Versions[46] | Objective-C, Cocoa | Mac OS X | proprietary | GUI, standalone | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.1.10 build 1029 | January 4, 2012[45] | ? | ? |
| VisualSVN[47] | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | proprietary | Microsoft Visual Studio (all editions except Express) | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 2.5.2 | December 6, 2011[46] | Yes | ? | |
| WebSVN[48] | PHP | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | web-based | > 25 languages | 2.3.3 | June 27, 2011 | ? | ? | |
| Xcode[49][50][51] | Objective-C, Cocoa | Mac OS X | Included with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) | Xcode IDE | English | 4.2.1 (4D502) | November 17, 2011 | ? | ? | |
| ZigVersion[52] (Out of business) | Objective-C, Cocoa | Mac OS X | Freeware with commercial upgrade | GUI, standalone | English | http, https, svn, file | 1.2.3[47] | February 13, 2008 | ? | ? |
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[edit] Standalone Subversion clients comparison table
| Client name | Free | Network protocols | Diff | Merge | Browse remote repository |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone | No | file, http, https, svn and svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| eSvn | Yes | http, svn | ? | ? | ? |
| iVersion | No | svn, http, https | ? | ? | ? |
| kdesvn | Yes | file, http, https, (k)svn, (k)svn+file, (k)svn+http, (k)svn+https, (k)svn+ssh | ? | ? | ? |
| QSvn | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
| RapidSVN | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | |
| sdSVN | Yes | http, https | ? | ? | ? |
| SmartGit | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | No |
| SmartSVN Professional | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SmartSVN Foundation | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Subcommander | Yes | http, https, svn, file | ? | ? | ? |
| SVN-Monitor | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | ? | ? | ? |
| Syncro SVN | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Versions | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | ? | Yes |
| ZigVersion | Yes | http, https, svn, file | ? | ? | ? |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ syntevo GmbH. "SmartGit as SVN client". http://syntevo.com/git-svn/features.html. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ http://www.zeusedit.com/agent/
- ^ http://code.google.com/p/blsvn/downloads/detail?name=blsvn_0.1.exe&can=2&q=
- ^ http://www.conifersystems.com/cascade/pricing/
- ^ http://www.conifersystems.com/download/cascade/1.2.0.1069/release_notes.txt
- ^ http://subversion.assembla.com/svn/easysvn-tortoise/installers/0.4-beta1/EasySVN-0.4.0.456-beta-win32-svn-1.7.1.msi
- ^ http://subversion.assembla.com/svn/easysvn-tortoise/installers/0.4-beta1/EasySVN-0.4.0.456-beta-x64-svn-1.7.1.msi
- ^ http://forum.assembla.com/forums/9-EasySVN/topics/3770-Easy-SVN-User-Guide
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/esvn/files/eSvn/0.6.12/
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/esvn/files/eSvn/0.6.11/
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/ifsvnadmin/files/
- ^ http://kdesvn.alwins-world.de/blog/2010-09-14/rel_1_5_5
- ^ http://magnetsvn.com/download.html
- ^ http://code.google.com/p/pbscc-proxy/downloads/list
- ^ http://pixelnovel.com/press/
- ^ http://pixelnovel.com/press/pressrelease-timeline/
- ^ http://pushok.com/soft_svn_history.php
- ^ http://qct.sourceforge.net/qct-1.7.tar.gz
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/qct/files/qct/1.7/Qct-1.7-standalone-win32.exe/download
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/qct/files/qct/1.7/
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/sd-svn/files/sdSVN/1.0/
- ^ http://syntevo.com/smartgit/changelog.txt
- ^ http://blog.syntevo.net/2011/12/21/1324490730845.html
- ^ Help — Eclipse SDK
- ^ http://subclipse.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectProcess?pageID=p4wYuA
- ^ http://subclipse.tigris.org/subclipse_1.8.x/changes.html
- ^ https://subdiversvn.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/subdiversvn/trunk/ChangeLog
- ^ Eclipse Subversive — Documentation
- ^ http://www.eclipse.org/subversive/downloads.php
- ^ http://www.grafxsoftware.com/download_noreg.php
- ^ http://svnnotifier.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/svnnotifier/trunk/ReleaseNotes.txt
- ^ http://pysvn.tigris.org/project_status.html
- ^ http://pysvn.tigris.org/project_status.html
- ^ http://www.vercue.com/about.html
- ^ http://www.vercue.com/history/history.txt
- ^ http://www.pushok.com/user_view_subscr_archive.php?subscription=6
- ^ http://code.google.com/p/svnx/downloads/list?can=1&q=&colspec=Filename+Summary+Uploaded+ReleaseDate+Size+DownloadCount
- ^ http://www.daveswebsite.com/software/tamtamsvn/bugs.shtml
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/tkcvs/files/tkcvs/
- ^ http://sourceforge.net/projects/tkcvs/files/tkcvs/8.2.3/
- ^ "TortoiseSVN Project home". Tigris.org. 16 December 2011. http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org.
- ^ http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracDownload
- ^ http://trac.edgewall.org/browser/tags/trac-0.12.2/RELEASE
- ^ http://aigenta.com/products/UnifiedSCC/manual/index.htm?page=source%2Fchangelog.htm
- ^ http://www.versionsapp.com/releasenotes
- ^ http://www.visualsvn.com/visualsvn/changes/
- ^ http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Development/Source/ZigVersion.shtml
