Comparison

Graphite vs Sapling

On the evidence we track, Graphite leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Graphite57
Sapling50
Score
Vioscale score
Graphite57 / 100low · 35%
Sapling50 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
Graphite
Sapling
Model
Graphitefreemium
Price level
Graphitemid
Saplingfree
Transparent
Graphite
Sapling
Integrations
Count
Graphite5
Sapling1
Security
Disclosure policy
Graphite
Sapling
Scorecard
Graphite
Sapling5.8
Reliability
Status page
Graphite
Sapling
Adoption
Dependent repos
Graphite
Sapling7
Github stars
Graphite
Sapling6,993
Activity
Commits last 30d
Graphite
Sapling100
Release
Cadence days
Graphite
Sapling34
History
Graphite
Sapling20 items
License
Spdx
Graphite
SaplingGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Graphite
SaplingRust
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Model
VCS model
GraphiteDistributed
SaplingDistributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
GraphiteGit
SaplingGit
Deployment
Hosting
GraphiteCloud only
SaplingSelf-hosted only
Review
Code review
GraphitePR / MR
SaplingPR / MR
Storage
Large-file / binary handling
Graphite-
Sapling-
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
Graphite
Sapling-
DevOps
Built-in CI
Graphite
Sapling-
Access
Access control granularity
Graphite-
Sapling-
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
Graphite-
Sapling-
Licensing
Open-source core
GraphiteClosed
SaplingOpen-source
Self-managed license model
GraphiteSeat-priced EE
Sapling-
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
Graphite-
SaplingCLI, webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
Graphite-
Sapling-
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
Graphite-
Sapling-

What each one is

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

Graphite

Leader

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

Sapling

An open-source version control system from Meta designed to work with Git repositories, offering both command-line and web-based interfaces for managing code and code review workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Graphite

Leader
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 verify ↗

Sapling

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Graphite
Sapling
macOS
Graphite
Sapling
Windows
Graphite
Sapling
Linux
Graphite
Sapling
CLI
Graphite
Sapling
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Graphite
Sapling
Self-hosted
Graphite
Sapling

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Graphite

Leader
5 total - 4 not shared
  • Linear
  • Slack
  • Cursor Cloud Agents
  • Semgrep
Independently observed

Sapling

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed

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