Compact Edition, Firebird, Firebird Embedded, Postgresql and Oracle. Relational databases are still supported although Jet is now the default option. Modes of operation Plastic can work in 2 modes: Centralized: With workspaces (working copies) connected directly to a server. Users perform checkin operations without the need for an additional push step. Distributed: Users host their own repositories on their computers and push/pull to a central server. Differences with Git Plastic SCM is not based on Git although it can act as a Git server and a Git client. Differences can be summarized as: improvements in merge, native support for large files and projects, optional file-locking, can work distributed and centralized. There are differences in the branching structure too: while in Git branches are just pointers, in Plastic branches are containers. Plastic versions directories and files identifying them with "item ids" which is good for move/rename tracking, while Git relies on diffs to rebuild the renames/moves and doesn't version directories. Interoperability with other version control systems Git Plastic can interoperate with Git in the following ways: GitSync: Every Plastic client can push and pull from a Git repository. GitServer: A Plastic server can act as a Git server, so any git client can push/pull to a Plastic server. Fast-import/export support: Fast-export and fast-import commands are available to export Plastic repositories to Git intermediate format and import from Git intermediate format. Perforce Plastic can do bi-directional sync with Perforce depots to ease migration Other version controls Import/export from other systems is achieved through Git's fast-import/export format. Availability, release cycle and supported platforms Plastic SCM is available to download from the plasticscm.com website. Major releases are published yearly as pre-built executables for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Minor releases are available on a weekly basis. Licensing and terms of use Plastic SCM is free for individuals (Personal Edition), non-profit organizations and open-source projects (Community Edition). Cloud Edition is a commercial version for teams that do not need an on-premise server. Customers pay per active monthly user and cloud storage. The subscription includes all the Plastic SCM software. Enterprise Edition is a commercial version for teams over 15 users, typically used by corporations. It can be purchased in perpetual edition mode or with a monthly or annual subscription. History Codice Software started in August 2005 backed by an angel investor and the founders. The goal was to create a version control stronger