Git GUI client (by Sublime HQ)
Sublime Merge is a fast, lightweight Git GUI client from the makers of Sublime Text.
True to Sublime's reputation, Sublime Merge is fast and lightweight compared to some of the heavier Electron-based git GUIs, with the same snappy feel as Sublime Text.
It's a pure git client, same category as Fork and Tower — no Jira integration, no ticket-linked branch naming, no status automation. You'd pair it with something else for the Jira side.
This is really the whole reason Jitly exists — it's not trying to replace Sublime Merge at what Sublime Merge is good at. Jitly's job is narrower and more specific: jitly start ABC-123 creates your branch and moves the Jira ticket to In Progress in one shot, jitly done commits, pushes, and updates the status to whatever your team's workflow has, fetched live so it never gets out of sync with how your Jira is actually configured.
Mainly developers who like Sublime Text's speed and want a matching git client. If that's not you, this comparison probably isn't that relevant to your day — Sublime Merge and Jitly solve different problems most of the time.