Recommendation: Codespaces.com

One of the first tasks I faced when setting up a new development project was the need to have a version control system. After a bit of searching, I learned of CodeSpaces, and it was a quick decision to sign up.

At its core, Codespaces is a hosted Subversion provider, but their featureset goes well beyond simply version control. They have a very capable Agile-oriented project management platform that is free for a 2 user subscription. Their platform includes defining tasks (called work items), milestones (which can equate to sprints) as well as bug tracking. It has a clean user interface, and the Subversion repository management is integrated in to the product. Very nice.

After creating an account, it was easy to create a new repository and configure TortoiseSVN to use it.

I had also looked at Google Code and Microsoft's CodePlex, but these platforms both require that the projects they host be open source, which mine was not.

My hat goes off to the CodeSpaces team for a great product.