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Perforce P4 (Helix Core)

Version control for large binaries and big parallel teams

P4 (formerly Helix Core) is a version control system built for large files and many parallel contributors. It offers exclusive file locking, Streams for branching, and a Git connector for mixed Git and art teams. It is available as a Perforce-hosted cloud service or on-premises.

Pull request review (not listed)
Branch protection rules (not listed)
Built-in CI/CD (not listed)
Self-hosted option
Code security scanning (not listed)
Fine-grained permissions

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Bitbucket

Free plan· $3.65/user/mo 1–500+ people

Atlassian's Git hosting with Pipelines CI/CD and Jira links

Key features

Pull request review
Branch protection rules
Built-in CI/CD
Self-hosted option
Code security scanning
Fine-grained permissions

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GitHub

Free plan 1–500+ people

Git hosting with pull requests, Actions CI/CD and security tooling

Key features

Pull request review
Branch protection rules
Built-in CI/CD
Self-hosted option
Code security scanning
Fine-grained permissions

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GitLab

Free plan· $29/user/mo billed annually 2–500+ people

DevSecOps platform with Git hosting, CI/CD and security scanning

Key features

Pull request review
Branch protection rules
Built-in CI/CD
Self-hosted option
Code security scanning
Fine-grained permissions

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