The best Git implementations, according to hackers
4 Git implementations were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended Git implementation with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Active development and Rust adoption
Praised as a fast, high quality Rust implementation of Git that people find great to use; the most common caveat is that it is not yet feature complete, especially networking.
All 4 Git implementations, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gitoxide | 13 | 2 | 87% | 5 | — | Approved |
| 2 | libgit2 | 8 | 7 | 53% | 6 | — | — |
| 3 | Grit Git rewrite in Rust | 7 | 37 | 16% | 3 | — | — |
| 4 | ziggit | 6 | 7 | 46% | 2 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same Git implementation in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to Git implementations that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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