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Comparison

Gerrit vs GitHub

On the evidence we track, GitHub leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Gerrit full profile →GitHub full profile →
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Gerrit51
★GitHub67
Score
Vioscale score
Gerrit51 / 100medium · 54%
GitHub67 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Gerrit✓
GitHub✓
Model
Gerritcommercial
GitHubfreemium
Price level
Gerritfree
GitHublow
Transparent
Gerrit✓
GitHub✓
Integrations
Count
Gerrit–
GitHub24
Security
Disclosure policy
Gerrit–
GitHub✓
Gdpr
Gerrit–
GitHub✓
Iso27001
Gerrit–
GitHub✓
Scorecard
Gerrit3.2
GitHub–
Soc2
Gerrit–
GitHub✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Gerrit–
GitHub✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gerrit0
GitHub–
Github stars
Gerrit1,220
GitHub–
Package downloads weekly
Gerrit60,170
GitHub–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gerrit100
GitHub–
License
Spdx
GerritApache-2.0
GitHub–
Language
Primary
GerritJava
GitHub–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for version control. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Model
VCS model
GerritCentralized
GitHubDistributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
GerritGit
GitHubGit
Deployment
Hosting
GerritSelf-hosted only
GitHubCloud + self-hosted
Review
Code review
GerritGerrit change-based
GitHubPR / MR
Storage
Large-file / binary handling
Gerrit-
GitHub-
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
Gerrit✓
GitHub-
DevOps
Built-in CI
Gerrit✗
GitHub✓
Access
Access control granularity
Gerrit-
GitHubBranch
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
Gerrit-
GitHub-
Licensing
Open-source core
GerritOpen-source
GitHubClosed
Self-managed license model
GerritFree
GitHubSeat-priced EE
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
GerritREST
GitHubREST, GraphQL, Webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
Gerrit-
GitHub-
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
Gerrit-
GitHub-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gerrit

An open-source web-based code review system that uses patchset-based review workflows similar to traditional mailing list practices. It provides fine-grained access controls, scales to thousands of developers, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines through a REST API and extensible plugin architecture.

Independently observed

GitHub

Leader

A comprehensive platform for hosting repositories, reviewing code changes, automating deployments, managing dependencies, scanning for vulnerabilities, and facilitating team collaboration on software projects.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gerrit

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

GitHub

Leader
from $4/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Team $4/user/month. Enterprise from $21/user/month. 30-day free trial for enterprise features.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited public/private repositories
    • Dependabot security and version updates
    • 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month (public repos)
    • 500MB Packages storage (public repos)
    • Issues & Projects
    • +1 more
  • Team$4/user/month
    • All Free features
    • GitHub Codespaces
    • Repository rules
    • Multiple reviewers in pull requests
    • Draft pull requests
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Team features
    • Advanced security and compliance
    • Flexible deployment options
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Gerrit✓
GitHub✓
CLI
Gerrit✗
GitHub✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gerrit✗
GitHub✓
Self-hosted
Gerrit✓
GitHub✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Gerrit

Not documented yet.

GitHub

Leader
24 total
  • Render
  • Linear Code
  • OpenCode
  • CodeRabbit
  • Codemagic
  • CircleCI
  • Imgbot
  • CodeFactor
  • Rewind Backups
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Codacy
  • Codecov
  • Zenhub
  • Zube
  • Percy
  • Argos
  • AccessLint
  • PullRequest
  • Crowdin
  • WakaTime
  • Coveralls
  • CodeScene
  • TestQuality
  • Slack
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.