Comparison

GitHub vs Graphite

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.

GitHub full profile →Graphite full profile →

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★GitHub67

Graphite57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GitHubLeader	Graphite
Vioscale score	67 / 100medium · 73%updating	57 / 100low · 35%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	24	5
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

GitHub67 / 100medium · 73%updating

Graphite57 / 100low · 35%updating

Pricing

Free tier

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

Model

GitHubfreemium

Graphitefreemium

Price level

GitHublow

Graphitemid

Transparent

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

Integrations

Count

GitHub24

Graphite5

Security

Disclosure policy

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

Gdpr

GitHub✓

Graphite–

Iso27001

GitHub✓

Graphite–

Soc2

GitHub✓

Graphite–

Reliability

Status page

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

Market

Availability

GitHubAvailable worldwide

GraphiteAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Version Control
Capability	GitHub	Graphite
Model
VCS model	Distributed	Distributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)	Git	Git
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud only
Review
Code review	PR / MR	PR / MR
Storage
Large-file / binary handling	-	-
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)	-	✓
DevOps
Built-in CI	✓	✓
Access
Access control granularity	Branch	-
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)	-	-
Licensing
Open-source core	Closed	Closed
Self-managed license model	Seat-priced EE	Seat-priced EE
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)	REST, GraphQL, Webhooks	-
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM	-	-
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)	-	-

Model

VCS model

GitHubDistributed

GraphiteDistributed

Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)

GitHubGit

GraphiteGit

Deployment

Hosting

GitHubCloud + self-hosted

GraphiteCloud only

Review

Code review

GitHubPR / MR

GraphitePR / MR

Storage

Large-file / binary handling

GitHub-

Graphite-

Scale

Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)

GitHub-

Graphite✓

DevOps

Built-in CI

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

Access

Access control granularity

GitHubBranch

Graphite-

Federation

Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)

GitHub-

Graphite-

Licensing

Open-source core

GitHubClosed

GraphiteClosed

Self-managed license model

GitHubSeat-priced EE

GraphiteSeat-priced EE

Integration

API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)

GitHubREST, GraphQL, Webhooks

Graphite-

Enterprise

SSO / SAML / SCIM

GitHub-

Graphite-

Security

Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)

GitHub-

Graphite-

What each one is

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

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

Graphite

Graphite is an AI code review platform that helps engineering teams review and merge pull requests faster. It features stacked PRs for breaking down large changes, AI-assisted code review with conversational chat, and an intelligent merge queue to keep branches conflict-free.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Graphite

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free trial for 30 days. Plans from free (Hobby) to $40/month (Team).

HobbyFree
Starter$20/month
Team$40/month (most popular)

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	GitHub	Graphite
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

CLI

GitHub✓

Graphite✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GitHub✓

Graphite✓

Self-hosted

GitHub✓

Graphite✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Slack

GitHub

Leader

24 total - 23 not shared

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

Independently observed

Graphite

5 total - 4 not shared

GitHub
Linear
Cursor Cloud Agents
Semgrep

Independently observed

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