# GitLab vs Graphite

| Attribute | GitLab | Graphite |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.1 (61% (medium)) | 56.8 (35% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"seat_priced_ee"}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","vcs_model":"distributed","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"seat_priced_ee","monorepo_scale":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"closed"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Cursor Cloud Agents"},{"name":"Semgrep"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals reviewing agent-generated code in personal repos","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$20/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Stacking and limited Agent interactions for individuals and small teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$40/month (most popular)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited AI reviews and chat, stacking, merge queue, and advanced team features","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free trial for 30 days. Plans from free (Hobby) to $40/month (Team).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://staging-graphite-splash.vercel.app/blog/introducing-graphite-agent-and-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:42:54.799Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | GitLab | Graphite |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | - | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | - | 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 | - | - |
| **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) | - | - |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:00:43.431Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*