| Git | Mercurial | SVN |
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| It’s a distributed version control system. | It’s a distributed version control system. | It’s a Centralized version control system |
| Git is a little bit of complex than Mercurial. | Mercurial is simpler than Git. | SVN is simple among both but always need to be online |
| No VCS are entirely secured, but Git offers many functions to enhance safety. | Mercurial may be safer for fresher. It has more security features. | SVN is also safer, because code at remote server onlu |
| Git has a powerful and effective branching model. Branching in Git is better than Branching in Mercurial. | Branching in Mercurial doesn’t refer the same meaning as in Git. | SVN Supports Branch concepts |
| Git supports the staging area, which is known as the index file. | There is no index or staging area before the commit in Mercurial. | There is no staging area before the commit in Mercurial. |
| The most significant benefit with Git is that it has become an industry-standard, which means more developers are familiar with it. | Mercurial’s significant benefit is that it’s easy to learn and use, which is useful for less-technical content contributors. | The most significant benefit with SVN is that it has become an industry-standard, which means more developers are familiar with it. |
| Git needs periodic maintenance for repositories. | It does not require any maintenance. | SVN needs periodic maintenance for repositories. |
| It holds Linux heritage. | It is python based. | It is C based. |
| Git is slightly slower than Mercurial. | It is faster than Git. | It is Slower than both |
| Git supports the unlimited number of parents. | Mercurial allows only two parents. | supports the unlimited number of parents. |