Subversion vs. XYZ
How does Subversion compare to XYZ Version Control System?
Subversion is a hot topic in the field of Configuration Management. Since its first official stable release it took the Open Source market by storm and based on the traffic on the SVN Users mailing list many commercial companies have also moved their version control to it.
As usual, people want to compare Subversion with other version control tools. On this page, I am going to collect links to articles and discussions on these issues, grouped by the various other CM tools.
General
- SubVersion - Pros and cons in big projects (July 2005) (also mentioned to VSS, ClearCase and Perforce and Team System).
- Better SCM (May 2005), an item by item comparison of several SCM tools including Subversion and SVK. Written by Shlomi Fish.
- Subversion Testimonials (see dates on site) on the Subversion project site listing several (favorable) testimonials.
- Thick vs Thin Client SCM Tools (July 2005) Discussing how much information should the server know about the workspaces. (Also mentions ClearCase)
Subversion vs ClearCase
Subversion vs ClearCase discussing this comparison (July 2005) ClearCase vs. Subversion, from a long time ClearCase user and part 2 of the same discussion. (Aug 2004) Working across the continents (July 2005) is an interesting discussion on ClearCase vs Subversion + SVK
Subversion vs CVS
- CVS/SVN comparison (October 2004)
Subversion vs StarTeam
Subversion vs. Perforce
- SVN / PERFORCE comparison
- SVN / PERFORCE comparison (Perforce Jobs)
- This is possible with PERFORCE > is it with SVN (yet ;) ) ?
Subversion vs. PVCS
Subversion vs Visual SourceSafe (VSS)
Subversion vs. Microsoft Team Foundation
- Microsoft Team Foundation vs. Subversion (July 2005) Comparing while TFS is still in beta.
Subversion vs. GIT
- git is a lot better than SVN (???) (August 2005)
referring the Linux: Using Git For More Than The Kernel article
Other
- VSS and Starteam to Subversion, VSS and Starteam to Subversion (2)
- ClearCase vs. CVS from an e-mail discussion with references to Subversion as well.
- PVCS vs Subversion vs CVS vs VSS also mentioning BitKeeper, Perforce and SourceVault
- SCM Comparisons maintained by the Perforce people this page compares Perforce with ClearCase, CVS, PVCS and VSS.
- Clearcase vs. CVS? (January 2004) A Slashdot discussion
- PVCS vs CVS
Migration Tools
StarTeam to Subversion
- Migration from StarTeam to Subversion on the Trac mailing list
- Migration from StarTeam to Subversion and
- Migration from StarTeam to Subversion (May 2004)
- StarTeam to Subversion (July 2005)
ClearCase to Subversion
- Subversion and ClearCase (November 2004) Minor issue in the conversion tools.
- ClearCase to SVN, Speaking of clearcase... and Speaking of clearcase... (April 2005)
- cc2svn by Kasia Trapszo the migration utility itself
PVCS to Subversion
- Convert from PVCS to Subversion (June 2004)
- PVCS / Subversion import tool (September 2004)
- PVCS to Subversion (November 2004)
Perforce to Subversion
- p42svn - Perforce to SVN help (July 2005)
- p42svn dilemma (July 2005)
- Migrating sources from Perforce to Subversion (June 2005)
- Search the archive for p42svn
CVS to Subversion
- cvs2svn
- Convert cvs working copy to svn working copy? (August 2005)