GitHub vs Sublime Text: who evaluates each
Updated
In our data, 57 companies have people who reviewed both GitHub and Sublime Text: 10% of the 572 companies whose people reviewed GitHub, and 13% of the 425 that reviewed Sublime Text.
GitHub
- Companies
- 572
- Contacts
- 638
- Countries
- 70
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Sublime Text
- Companies
- 425
- Contacts
- 454
- Countries
- 54
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How many companies evaluated both
- GitHub only
- 515
- companies
- Both
- 57
- companies
- Sublime Text only
- 368
- companies
57 companies reviewed both GitHub and Sublime Text, suggesting modest overlap among buyers evaluating development tools in this category. GitHub's reviewer base is notably larger, with 572 companies compared to 425 for Sublime Text, yet the share of each product's audience that also looked at the other remains low—10% for GitHub and 13% for Sublime Text.
Who reviews each, by team
| GitHub | Sublime Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 20% | 61% |
| Marketing | 102% | 102% |
| Engineering & IT | 44570% | 31870% |
| Operations & Finance | 122% | 164% |
| Consulting & Analysis | 609% | 368% |
| Leadership | 193% | 102% |
| Other | 9014% | 5813% |
Engineering & IT teams dominate reviews for both products, but the composition differs in supporting roles. GitHub drew significant interest from Consulting & Analysis and Other departments, while Sublime Text saw more balanced input from Operations & Finance.
What else they compared
Companies that reviewed GitHub also reviewed
Companies that reviewed Sublime Text also reviewed
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Frequently asked questions
- How many companies reviewed only GitHub or only Sublime Text?
- 515 companies reviewed GitHub without also reviewing Sublime Text, while 368 companies reviewed Sublime Text without also reviewing GitHub.
- Which teams reviewed each product most?
- Engineering & IT led evaluations for both: 445 reviewers for GitHub and 318 for Sublime Text. Beyond that core group, GitHub attracted more Consulting & Analysis reviewers (60), while Sublime Text saw higher participation from Operations & Finance (16).
- Do most evaluators of one product also look at the other?
- No. Only 10% of GitHub's reviewer base also evaluated Sublime Text, and only 13% of Sublime Text's base also looked at GitHub, indicating these products tend to be assessed separately by most companies.