# GitHub vs GitLab

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GitHub

| Attribute | GitHub | GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 66.5 (73% (medium)) | 60.1 (61% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A comprehensive platform for hosting repositories, reviewing code changes, automating deployments, managing dependencies, scanning for vulnerabilities, and facilitating team collaboration on software projects. | GitLab is an integrated DevOps platform combining source code management, CI/CD, planning, and security scanning with AI agents that automate development workflows while maintaining team control. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"REST, GraphQL, Webhooks","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"seat_priced_ee","access_control":"branch","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"closed"}` | `{"hosting":"both","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"seat_priced_ee"}` |
| integrations.count | 24 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Render"},{"name":"Linear Code"},{"name":"OpenCode"},{"name":"CodeRabbit"},{"name":"Codemagic"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Imgbot"},{"name":"CodeFactor"},{"name":"Rewind Backups"},{"name":"Azure Pipelines"},{"name":"Codacy"},{"name":"Codecov"},{"name":"Zenhub"},{"name":"Zube"},{"name":"Percy"},{"name":"Argos"},{"name":"AccessLint"},{"name":"PullRequest"},{"name":"Crowdin"},{"name":"WakaTime"},{"name":"Coveralls"},{"name":"CodeScene"},{"name":"TestQuality"},{"name":"Slack"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["Unlimited public/private repositories","Dependabot security and version updates","2,000 CI/CD minutes/month (public repos)","500MB Packages storage (public repos)","Issues & Projects","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes":"2000/mo (public)","packages_storage":"500MB (public)"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$4/user/month","features":["All Free features","GitHub Codespaces","Repository rules","Multiple reviewers in pull requests","Draft pull requests","Code owners","Required reviewers","Pages and Wikis","Environment deployment branches and secrets","3,000 CI/CD minutes/month (public repos)","2GB Packages storage (public repos)","Web-based support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ci_cd_minutes":"3000/mo (public)","packages_storage":"2GB (public)"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starting at $21/user/month","features":["All Team features","Advanced security and compliance","Flexible deployment options"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":21,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"GitHub Codespaces","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.18,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.07,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Team $4/user/month. Enterprise from $21/user/month. 30-day free trial for enterprise features.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:40:37.434Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Flexible pricing with seat-based licenses and usage-based credits; annual commitment option available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:52:27.821Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | GitHub | GitLab |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Distributed | - |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **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 | - |
| 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) | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:33:53.854Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*