GitHub vs GitHub Desktop

Side-by-side comparison of GitHub and GitHub Desktop to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	GitHub	GitHub Desktop
Pricing	Free / $4-$21/user/mo	Free
Rating	⭐ 4.8/5	⭐ 4.3/5
Categories	version-control, code-review, ci-cd	version-control
Pull requests	✅	❌
GitHub Actions	✅	❌
Copilot	✅	❌
Code search	✅	❌
Codespaces	✅	❌
Security scanning	✅	❌
Visual diff	❌	✅
Branch management	❌	✅
Conflict resolution	❌	✅
Pull request integration	❌	✅
Two-factor auth	❌	✅
Multi-account	❌	✅

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