# Graphite vs Mercurial

| Attribute | Graphite | Mercurial |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.8 (35% (low)) | 64.2 (14% (low)) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 86,972 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Mercurial is an open-source, distributed version control tool designed to efficiently handle projects of any size. It provides each developer with a complete copy of the project history, enabling fast local operations and flexible collaboration workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"CLI","built_in_ci":false,"code_review":"none","license_model":"free","sso_saml_scim":false,"underlying_vcs":"Mercurial","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Cursor Cloud Agents"},{"name":"Semgrep"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:35:30.923Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Graphite | Mercurial |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Distributed | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Mercurial |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | PR / MR | None (engine only) |
| **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 | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | Seat-priced EE | Free |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | CLI |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | ✗ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:06:31.849Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*