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Apache Subversion vs Fossil: catalog facts
Apache Subversion	Fossil
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Simple centralized model that is easy to explain to a team Long track record in open source and corporate use	Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in
Centralized design means most operations need access to the server Fewer new projects use it than Git	Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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