Why Helix Core for Software Version Control?

For starters, it's the fastest version control software on seven continents.

Helix Core leverages the versioning engine that Perforce customers rely on for lightning-fast, file-level asset management. Helix Core securely manages all digital content—even large files—in a single repository, and it delivers files quickly to large, distributed teams.

With support for multi-factor authentication and other powerful security features, Helix Core is the most securable version control software platform for ironclad protection of your most valuable assets – your intellectual property.

PRODUCT BRIEF

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What Makes up the Helix Software Version Control System?

Helix Swarm

Code review and collaboration

Helix Apps

Desktop clients for all users

Integrations

Seamless development tool chain

Helix4Git

Now available with Helix TeamHub Enterprise

Lightning-Fast and Massively Scalable for the World's Innovators

Finally, versioning software that can keep up with you.

Key Version Control Software Features for Modern Development Teams

Everything you need to code continuously and at scale.

Single Source of Truth

Store any type of assets for any number of users, no file size limits

  • Easily version small and large files of any type
  • Scale to terabytes of total data
  • Support tens of 1,000s of concurrent users
  • Handle high-volume, automated environments
  • Federated architecture synchronizes global teams

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Helix Core version control software provides lightning-fast version control to manage and deliver your files to large, distributed teams.

Workflow Freedom

Helix version control software grants you and your developers unprecedented freedom to work where, when, and how you prefer:

  • Work remotely from anywhere in the world
  • Pull only the files you need
  • Lock files to prevent overwrites on binaries
  • Rename folders and files for maximum efficiency
  • Set granular file-level permissions for total control
  • Expect consistent performance as repos scale

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The Helix Core software version control system allows you to work when, how, and where you want.

Flexible Branching

Easily manage any project — from the simplest to the most complex:

  • Streams: Simplify and automate branching best practices
  • Task Streams: Isolate individual tasks in "lightweight branches"
  • Shelves: Safely stash work in progress on the server for reviews or task switching
  • DVCS or Centralized: Work locally or against a central trunk

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Helix Core, a scalable and secure version control tool, provides flexible branching functionality

Productive Desktop Experience

Consistent experience across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux:

  • Global Visibility: See which files are checked out and by whom
  • File Locking: Prevent others from overwriting your binary files
  • Powerful Search: Scan your entire repository for any content
  • Visual Tools: Time lapse, revision graphs, and P4Merge. Learn more.
  • Diffs: Folder, text, and image diffs to compare history

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Helix Core version control software provides a consistent experience across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Security and Protection

Unified, flexible, fine-grained access control with complete traceability:

  • Authenticate with LDAP, Active Directory, and other sources
  • Integrate the Helix Core server and clients with your multi-factor authentication. Out-of-the-box MFA integration with Okta, and configurable MFA with other tools.
  • Control access at the file level by user, IP address, or path
  • Maintain per-file access logs for audit compliance
  • Verify chain-of-custody using signatures recorded for each file
  • Undo an entire change list without losing your audit trails

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Helix Core software version control includes top-notch security and protection

DevOps Ready

Helix versioning software is renowned for an open ecosystem and massive continuous integration/delivery and scalability:

  • Out-of-box plugins for industry standard tools
  • Jira integration
  • APIs and SDKs for many programming languages
  • Field tested for > 80 million CI transactions a day
  • High performance in Helix4Git at bleeding-edge scale for CI/CT/CD

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Helix Core Integrates with your DevOps Environment
Expedia
Fast and Reliable.

When people ask me why we use Perforce, that's the first thing I tell them."

Jeff Josephson, Sr. Systems Engineer, Expedia
National Instruments
"Perforce is one of the most important software applications in use at National Instruments today.

With so many different groups relying daily on Perforce, we really appreciate the flexibility of the system."

Steve Lysohir, Perforce Administrator at National Instruments
Ubisoft
Helix has become the central and critical tool to store everybody's work.

Our teams are getting bigger and bigger. The speed, reliability, and scalability of Helix are crucial to Ubisoft, with more than 1,000 users depending on it."

Nicolas Beaufils, Technical Architect at Ubisoft

Hosted vs. On-Premises

Helix Core is available both in the cloud or on-premises. Cloud makes work easy and convenient. But depending on the makeup of your team, your goals, and your development stack, an on-premises deployment might be a better option.

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Helix Core Hosted vs. On-Premises

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