When comparing GitUp vs GitAhead, the Slant community recommends GitAhead for most people. In the question“What are the best Git clients for Windows?” GitAhead is ranked 12th while GitUp is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose GitAhead is:
Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Blazing fast
Fast Git GUI. Everything is already there and loaded when you open up the window.
Pro Allows doing complex things without memorizing git
Git usage beyond basic checkout/commit is arcane; GitUp lets you do things in git in seconds that would take you a half hour of research with the command line.
Pro Full undo
You can backup, or edit commits, if you make a mistake.
Pro Open Source, GPL-licensed
Pro Multi-platform
Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Pro All basic Git features included
Branches, Pull, Push, Fetch, Cherry-pick, Stash, Revert, Rebase...
Pro It is now free and open source
No longer requires an account.
Pro Qt-based
This means it is fast, looks great on any platform and integrates especially well with KDE.
Pro Fastest on Linux
Not based on web technologies and fastest to start and work with, yet featuring all required features.
Pro Designed to support repository exploration
Pro Can link to most used git cloud providers
Link to gitlab, github and bitbucket accounts.
Cons
Con OS X Only
Only available for OSX, so if you are used to working with different OSes and you want the same tools in each of them, it's impossible to have that with GitUp.
Con Font size is not adjustable
Tiny font not good for those with poor vision.
Con GitAhead is no longer under active development
GitAhead is no longer under active development. Low-level maintenance and bug fix releases will be made as necessary for the forseeable future, but no new features or major changes are planned at this time.