Subversion was the king of version control in terms of adoption in the last decade. For many, it was unthinkable to consider one day it would be gone. Nowadays, Git is the new standard and SVN is long forgotten.
So, why do teams choose Plastic SCM instead of Git?
This is the question we answer for teams worldwide on a daily basis.
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When repos grow really large or projects need to handle big binaries, Git usually falls short. This is one of the key reasons why teams go for Plastic, because they can still implement Git-like workflows but without size limits.
Security controls are a first-class citizen in Plastic SCM. Every object can be secured with an ACL. This allows companies to enforce best practices and policies that are out of the scope of Git.
Local clones are mandatory in Git, by design. In Plastic, you can work distributed (Git-style) but also centralized (SVN-style) and still have all the power of branching and merging. For many companies saving space on each workstation and build server is key.
Studios require locking for assets, images, videos, and easy-to-use workflows and tools for artists, while coders still have full branching and merging. Take a look at Gluon and see why Telltale went for Plastic.
Plastic SCM speaks the Git protocol. This means you can run Plastic as a GitServer or connect push/pull to any Git service (like GitHub Enterprise) as if it was a Git Client.
Teams with hundreds or even thousands of developers who require an on-premises server need high scalability. Many on-premises Git server solutions are known to scale poorly. That's why many teams choose Plastic.
Git's merge engine is awesome. Plastic's is even better providing full rename tracking which is super useful in refactors.
It is all about the tools after all. Plastic comes with side-by-side diff, 3-way merge, code-aware semantic diff, image diffs, high-quality IDE integrations, and easy to use GUIs development by the same core team as a no-no sense solution. Just check out the Branch Explorer. When productivity is at stake, many go for Plastic.
Many teams require professional support and that's something we excel in. We are the product designers, from the bottom up, so we do know each piece of the software and can solve any question you might have. We also listen and rapidly evolve our product adapting it to what our users need. Meet us!