When comparing GitKraken vs GitUp, the Slant community recommends GitUp for most people. In the question“What are the best visual git GUIs?” GitUp is ranked 7th while GitKraken is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose GitUp is:
Fast Git GUI. Everything is already there and loaded when you open up the window.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Supports Tabs for Multi-Repo Access
Since GitKraken's v6.0 release, the Git GUI has supported tabs for accessing and toggling between multiple repositories. https://blog.axosoft.com/gitkraken-v6-0/
Pro Performance Improvements & Reduced Memory Consumption
GitKraken's v6.5 release came with more perf and speed improvements making the Git GUI 10% faster, with 20% reduced memory consumption, taking up 30% less disk space. https://blog.axosoft.com/gitkraken-v6-5-fork-perf-improvements/
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
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.
