# Gerrit

> The open source, patchset based, code review platform for Git-based development

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/gerrit
- **Category:** Version Control
- **Homepage:** https://www.gerritcodereview.com/
- **Also known as:** gerrit
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T20:58:53.658Z

## Vioscale score

**60.7 / 100**, confidence 29% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 6 | 600 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 28.9 | 16 | 462.5 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 58.2 | 5 | 290.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 64 | 26 | 1663.2 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 80 | 8 | 640 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

> Free and open source with no licensing fees or vendor lock-in

## About

Gerrit is a web-based code review system that enables teams to collaborate on Git repositories with powerful patchset based review workflows, fine-grained permissions, and seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Version Control. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Model** | |
| VCS model | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** | |
| Code review | Gerrit change-based |
| **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 | Open-source |
| **Integration** | |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | REST API |
| **Enterprise** | |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - |
| **Security** | |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Self-managed license model | Free |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) | 2026-08-03 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/GerritCodeReview/gerrit/pulse) | 2026-08-03 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 1,211 | [link](https://github.com/GerritCodeReview/gerrit) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 84,134 | [link](https://pypistats.org/packages/python-gerrit-api) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Java | [link](https://github.com/GerritCodeReview/gerrit) | 2026-08-03 | 63% (medium) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/GerritCodeReview/gerrit) | 2026-08-03 | 67% (medium) |

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