How does Reviu pricing compare to Tower?

Reviu is free for local Git and the agent panel. Reviu Pro adds GitHub workflows for $9/month or $79/year. Tower is a paid subscription billed annually.

Does Reviu have an agent panel?

Yes. Reviu runs Claude or Codex from the sidebar so you can review the diff it produced and send inline comments back. Tower offers AI-generated commit messages but not a review-to-agent panel.

Is Reviu source-available?

Yes. The Reviu desktop client is source-available on GitHub under FSL-1.1 and converts to Apache-2.0 two years after each release. Tower is proprietary.

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Reviu vs Tower

Tower is a mature, native Git client for macOS and Windows with strong power-user features like drag-and-drop interactive rebase, unlimited undo, and a merge conflict wizard, sold as an annual subscription.

Reviu is a native Rust client focused on the agent-to-GitHub review loop: read the diff, comment inline, send fixes back to the agent, then review and merge pull requests in Reviu Pro.

How Reviu and Tower compare

	Reviu	Tower
Rendering engine	Native Rust + GPUI, GPU-accelerated	Native
Platforms	macOS, Windows, Linux	macOS, Windows
Pricing	Free local Git, Pro $9/mo or $79/yr	Paid annual subscription
Source available	Yes, FSL-1.1 (Apache-2.0 after 2 years)	No (proprietary)
Keyboard-first command palette	Yes, every Git action	Limited
AI agent panel (review-to-agent)	Yes, Claude and Codex, free	No (has AI commit messages)
In-app GitHub PR review	Yes, inline/split diff, comments, checks, merge (Pro)	Limited

When Tower is the better choice

You want mature power-user Git features like drag-and-drop interactive rebase and unlimited undo.
You review pull requests entirely in the browser and do not need an agent panel.

When Reviu fits better

You want in-app GitHub pull request review, checks, and merge, plus an agent review loop.
You want a source-available native Rust client, keyboard-first commands, or Linux support.

Frequently asked questions

How does Reviu pricing compare to Tower?: Reviu is free for local Git and the agent panel. Reviu Pro adds GitHub workflows for $9/month or $79/year. Tower is a paid subscription billed annually.
Does Reviu have an agent panel?: Yes. Reviu runs Claude or Codex from the sidebar so you can review the diff it produced and send inline comments back. Tower offers AI-generated commit messages but not a review-to-agent panel.
Is Reviu source-available?: Yes. The Reviu desktop client is source-available on GitHub under FSL-1.1 and converts to Apache-2.0 two years after each release. Tower is proprietary.

Try Reviu

Use Reviu free for local Git and the agent panel, then start Reviu Pro for GitHub pull request review, notifications, issues, and merge in the desktop app.

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