| Veracity | Git | Mercurial | Bazaar | Fossil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 2011 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 |
| License | Apache | GPL | GPL | GPL | BSD |
| Implementation | C | C | Python | Python | C |
| Immutability Doctrine | Conservative | Liberal | Conservative | Conservative | Conservative |
| Revision IDs | Local rev numbers, or hashes | Hashes | Local rev numbers, or hashes | Local rev numbers, or pseudorandom | Hashes |
| Formal Rename | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| File Locks | Yes | plugin? | |||
| SHA-1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SHA-2 | Yes | ||||
| Skein | Yes | ||||
| User Accounts | Yes | Yes | |||
| Repository Storage Plugins | Yes | Yes | |||
| iPad Client | Yes | ||||
| Visual Studio Integration | Planned | Git Extensions | VisualHG | ||
| Decentralized Database | Yes | ||||
| Bisect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Fast-Import | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fast-Export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rebase | Yes | plugin | plugin | ||
| Submodules | Planned | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| Pervasive JSON Flavor | Yes | ||||
| Integrated Web Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Embedded Scripting Language | Javascript | (Python) | (Python) | TH1 |
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| Tortoise-ish | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Popular Hosting Site | onVeracity | github | bitbucket | Launchpad | chiselapp |
| Bug-Tracking | Yes | Yes | |||
| Scrum Burndown Charts | Yes | ||||
| Build Tracking | Yes | ||||
| Wiki | Yes | Yes |