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Jujutsu, git filter-repo, and Sapling. 3 alternatives to Git, in Rust, Python. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.

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3 open source alternatives to Git
Tool	Fit	Stars	Licence	Terms	Self-hosted	Language	Latest	Last push
Jujutsu	Partial	32k	Apache-2.0	Open source	No	Rust	v0.46.0	2026-10-19
git filter-repo	Partial	13k	Other	Open source	No	Python	v2.47.0	2026-07-09
Sapling	Partial	7.2k	GPL-2.0	Open source	No	Rust	0.2.20260929-102736+288e0c2d	2026-10-19

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3 alternatives

Jujutsu Partial

A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful

A separate version control interface that stores its data in Git repositories.

Language: Rust
Licence: Apache-2.0
Stars: 32k
Latest: v0.46.0
Last push: 2026-10-19

git filter-repo Partial

Quickly rewrite git repository history (filter-branch replacement)

Rewrites history faster than git filter-branch, which ships with Git.

Language: Python
Licence: Other
Stars: 13k
Latest: v2.47.0
Last push: 2026-07-09

Sapling Partial

A Scalable, User-Friendly Source Control System.

A source control client with stacked commits and its own server backend, able to work against Git repositories.

Language: Rust
Licence: GPL-2.0
Stars: 7.2k
Latest: 0.2.20260929-102736+288e0c2d
Last push: 2026-10-19

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Language: C
Licence: Other
Stars: 64k
Last push: 2026-10-18