| Git | GitHub |
|---|---|
| Git is a software | GitHub is a service |
| Provides a desktop interface called git GUI | Provides a desktop interface called GitHub Desktop. |
| This is a distributed version control system installed on local machines which allow developers to keep track of commit histories and supports collaborative work. | This is a cloud-based source code repository developed by using git. |
| This is maintained by “The Linux Foundation”. | This was acquired by “Microsoft” |
| SVN, Mercurial, etc are the competitors | GitLab, Atlassian BitBucket, etc are the competitors. |
