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Developer Tools vs Tower

Developer Tools and Tower are both developer tools tools. Developer Tools is aimed at freelancers and small businesses, while Tower is aimed at developers and freelancers. Only Developer Tools has a free plan.

Developer Tools

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Tower

Desktop Git client for Mac and Windows with undo and PR workflows

PricingFreePaid · $6
Starting priceNot published$5.75/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—30 days
Built forFreelancers, Small businesses, DevelopersDevelopers, Freelancers, Small businesses, Enterprise
Platformsweb, ios, android, macos, windows, linuxmacos, windows
CountryTR · 2015DE · 2010
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Choose Developer Tools if

Choose Tower if

Developers and small teams on Mac or Windows who use Git heavily and want a fast, full-featured GUI with safe undo.

  • One license works on both macOS and Windows
  • Undo covers mistakes that are hard to fix on the command line
  • Exposes advanced Git features without hiding how Git works

Look elsewhere if: Linux users or anyone who wants a free or one-time-purchase Git GUI (GitKraken, Sourcetree, Fork).

Developer Tools vs Tower pricing

Developer Tools

    Tower

    • Basic$5.75/seat/mo$69/yr, annual only; 1 user, cloud-hosted PRs
    • Pro$10.75/seat/mo$129/yr; workflows, stacked branches; 10% off 10+ seats
    • Enterprise$12.42/seat/mo$149/yr; SAML SSO, invoicing, priority support

    Developer Tools · Key features

      Tower · Key features

      • Undo for commits, branch deletions, discarded changes and more
      • Pull requests for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps
      • Interactive rebase, single-line staging and drag-and-drop actions
      • Conflict wizard plus external diff tools such as Kaleidoscope
      • Worktrees, submodules, Git LFS and built-in git-flow support
      • Stacked branches, advanced custom workflows and Graphite support in Pro

      Cons

      • No Linux version
      • Subscription only, with no perpetual license or monthly billing
      • No free plan for commercial use

      Developer Tools vs Tower: FAQ

      Do Developer Tools and Tower have a free plan?

      Developer Tools has a free plan. Tower has no free plan, a 30-day free trial.

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