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title: "GitHub vs. GitLab: a Complete Comparison in 2025"
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author: Tianzhou
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updated_at: 2024/12/25 12:00
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updated_at: 2025/01/03 12:00
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feature_image: /content/blog/github-vs-gitlab/cover.webp
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tags: Industry
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description: 'An extensive comparison between GitHub and GitLab on history, deployment model, tech stack, repository management, code review,
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solutions. Drawing from our hands-on experience, we provide a detailed comparison of GitHub and GitLab
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- [Summary](#summary)
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- [History](#history)
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- [Open Source](#open-source)
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- [Deployment Model](#deployment-model)
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- [Tech Stack](#tech-stack)
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- [Repository Management](#repository-management)
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- [Security](#security)
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- [Project Management](#project-management)
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- [AI](#ai)
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- [Open Source](#open-source)
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- [Pricing](#pricing)
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- [Summary - GitHub vs GitLab](#summary-github-vs-gitlab)
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- [GitHub vs GitLab](#github-or-gitlab)
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## Summary
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| | GitHub | GitLab | Notes |
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| --------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Cloud | github.com | gitlab.com | |
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| Self-host | GitHub Enterprise (paid) | GitLab Community (free), GetLab Enterprise (paid) | |
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| Open-source ||| |
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| Tech Stack | RoR + MySQL | RoR + Go + Postgres | |
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| Repository Management | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | |
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| Code Review | ⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️ | Alternatives: [Graphite](https://graphite.dev/), [Gerrit](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/) |
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| Code Search | ⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️ | Alternatives: [Sourcegraph](sourcegraph.com) |
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| Security | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️ | |
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| Project Management | ⭐️ | ⭐️ | Alternatives: [Linear](https://linear.app/), [Jira](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira) |
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| AI | ⭐️ | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | |
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## Open Source
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GitLab is fully open-source. However, while GitHub is the go-to platform for hosting and promoting open-source projects, GitHub itself is not open-source. Nevertheless, GitHub has contributed significantly to the open-source ecosystem, developing impactful projects like [gh-ost](https://github.com/github/gh-ost), a MySQL online schema migration tool.
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Bytebase has integrated [gh-ost](/docs/change-database/online-schema-migration-for-mysql/), offering a more user-friendly interface with the built-in approval workflow.
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GitHub began as a SaaS platform and later introduced self-hosted options through GitHub Enterprise.
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GitLab is fully open-source. However, while GitHub is the go-to platform for hosting and promoting open-source projects, GitHub itself is not open-source. Nevertheless, GitHub has contributed significantly to the open-source ecosystem, developing impactful projects like [gh-ost](https://github.com/github/gh-ost), a MySQL online schema migration tool.
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Bytebase has integrated [gh-ost](/docs/change-database/online-schema-migration-for-mysql/), offering a more user-friendly interface with the built-in approval workflow.
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![pricing-github](/content/blog/github-vs-gitlab/pricing-github.webp)
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Both GitHub and GitLab offer three tiers, starting with a free plan. GitHub [provides a free tier for Copilot](https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-in-vscode-free/), while GitLab Duo is available at an additional cost.
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GitLab offers a free self-hosted tier and advanced features without relying on third-party integrations.
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