# Graphite vs Sapling **Leader by Vioscale score:** Graphite | Attribute | Graphite | Sapling | |---|---|---| | **Vioscale score** | 56.8 (35% (low)) | 49.6 (46% (low)) | | activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 | | adoption.dependent_repos | - | 7 | | adoption.github_stars | - | 6,993 | | 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. | 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. | | 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, webhooks","code_review":"pr_mr","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` | | integrations.count | 5 | 1 | | integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Cursor Cloud Agents"},{"name":"Semgrep"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` | | language.primary | - | Rust | | license.spdx | - | GPL-2.0 | | market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - | | platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":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":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://sapling-scm.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:04:03.788Z"}` | | pricing.free_tier | yes | yes | | pricing.model | freemium | open_source | | pricing.price_level | mid | free | | pricing.transparent | yes | yes | | release.cadence_days | - | 34 | | release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260811-150444%2B8fb02b32","date":"2026-08-11T22:19:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260811-150444+8fb02b32"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260522-084851%2B1e764c94","date":"2026-05-22T16:00:15Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260522-084851+1e764c94"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260317-201835%2B0234c21f","date":"2026-03-18T04:38:46Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260317-201835+0234c21f"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20250521-115337%2B25ed6ac4","date":"2025-05-21T19:12:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20250521-115337+25ed6ac4"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20241203-120811%2Ba2174689","date":"2024-12-03T20:48:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20241203-120811+a2174689"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240718-145624%2Bf4e9df48","date":"2024-07-18T23:06:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240718-145624+f4e9df48"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240219-172743%2B3e819974","date":"2024-02-20T02:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240219-172743+3e819974"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240116-133042%2B8acecb66","date":"2024-01-16T21:56:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240116-133042+8acecb66"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20231113-145254%2B995db0d6","date":"2023-11-13T23:13:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20231113-145254+995db0d6"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230523-092610%2Bf12b7eee","date":"2023-05-23T16:50:52Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230523-092610+f12b7eee"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230426-145232%2B7ea1f245","date":"2023-04-26T22:39:10Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230426-145232+7ea1f245"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651","date":"2023-03-31T18:25:56Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e","date":"2023-02-28T23:07:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a","date":"2023-01-25T02:34:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef","date":"2023-01-24T21:13:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09","date":"2022-12-23T01:47:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12","date":"2022-12-14T01:28:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228","date":"2022-12-12T22:49:57Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a","date":"2022-12-09T06:20:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221208-111736-r4b499bce","date":"2022-12-08T19:51:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.1.20221208-111736-r4b499bce"}]` | | reliability.status_page | yes | yes | | security.disclosure_policy | yes | - | | security.scorecard | - | 5.8 | | security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=esl01-minibytes&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | ## Capabilities (Version Control) | Capability | Graphite | Sapling | |---|:--:|:--:| | **Model** | | | | VCS model | Distributed | Distributed | | Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Git | | **Deployment** | | | | Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted 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 | Open-source | | Self-managed license model | Seat-priced EE | - | | **Integration** | | | | API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | CLI, webhooks | | **Enterprise** | | | | SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | - | | **Security** | | | | Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - | *Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:53:19.395Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*