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Guys, hoping you can help me out. I'm looking to move our company away from using SourceForge OnDemand (now CollabNet), towards something a bit more… fresher? In my analysis, I looked mainly at simplicity… simplicity for the developer and project manager. I'm probably missing tons, but I found some lower cost alternatives that were even more feature-rich than SourceForge OnDemand, while focusing on simplicity and ease of use.

Among the tops options are Assembla, Codespaces, and Unfuddle.

Have you guys used any of these tools? Thoughts? Do you suggest any alternatives?

11 responses to “Assembla? Codespaces? Unfuddle? Looking for your input!”

1. Bob Silverberg Says:
   May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM The only host I've ever used for this stuff is Assembla, and I've been pretty impressed thus far with their features, interface and service.
2. Jamie McDaniel Says:
   May 19, 2009 at 6:30 PM I use Assembla. I finally decided to use SVN after reading the book "Advanced Flex Application Development." Now it seems crazy not to since Subclipse is integrated into Eclipse and can also be used with the standalone version of Flex Builder. Anyway, the book's authors preferred using a hosted provider for SVN rather than using your own since it is a bit of a headache to setup and maintain. The book listed www.hosted-projects.com but after doing my own research, I settled on Assembla. I do freelance work and my latest client (a development shop in Atlanta) also used Assembla.
3. Pat Says:
   May 19, 2009 at 7:05 PM I was an Assembla user for quite a while. LOVED them, but had to switch to Unfuddle because I had 20-30 little tiny projects, and I just couldn't justify paying for it when I could setup an SVN service on my hosted server in minutes. I found Unfuddle and have been VERY happy with them.
4. Sami Hoda Says:
   May 19, 2009 at 7:22 PM Pat,
   
   I'm hearing good things about Assembla. How would you compare it with Unfuddle?
   
   As for pricing, I believe Unfuddle has a 50 project limit @ $99, while 100 spaces at $249. For us, the Assembla $99 plan, with 20 spaces would make sense. I read somewhere both are looking to customize their pricing for your needs, but don't remember where... So, if the price were the same which one would you choose?
   
   All,
   
   Thanks for your comments!
5. C. G. Brown Says:
   May 20, 2009 at 6:36 AM I work for ProjectLocker (<a href="http://www.projectlocker.com">http://www.projectlocker.com</a>;). We have free plans for up to 5 users and 500 MB, and paid plans with more space and users for as little as $2.08 a month annualized. We do Subversion hosting, Git hosting, and Trac hosting, and integrate to a number of popular tools. We encourage you to take a look at us as well.
6. Sami Hoda Says:
   May 20, 2009 at 11:14 AM C.G.,
   
   We did look at ProjectLocker earlier... For reasons I don't remember off the top of my head, it didn't make our cut. Probably because we're not fans of Trac...
   
   Thanks for writing though.
7. Don Bellamy Says:
   May 20, 2009 at 11:22 AM Another vote for Assembla, using it for about a dozen projects at the moment, couldn't be happier. :)
8. Anastasia Vosk Says:
   Jun 5, 2009 at 12:44 PM I would use Assembla. It's comprehensive and very easy to use. I know a lot of people who use it and they all say good things about it too.
9. Laszlo Varga Says:
   Oct 22, 2009 at 9:58 PM Projectlocker is very good, I tested it. If you can improve the user interface, it will rule. The price/value ratio is very good, imho.
10. Christiaan Says:
    Mar 16, 2010 at 7:25 AM No time tracking in ProjectLocker.
11. BigALL Says:
    Apr 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM now Assembla offers 2GB private subversion and git repositories for FREE! Are they crazy or what?

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