Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: GitHub
GitHub clearly comes out ahead of GitLab on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $4/mo for GitHub and $29/mo for GitLab.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | moderate | steep |
| Integration | low | high |
| Trending | Active | Active |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | developer-toolsdevops | developer-toolsdevops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
GitHub
freemium
per user
| Feature | github | gitlab |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Collaboration | ||
| For Individuals Working On Personal Projects And Open Source Contributions | ||
| Advanced Security | ||
| For Scaling Organizations Seeking Enhanced Productivity And Collaboration | ||
| Compliance | ||
| Includes $12 In Gitlab Credits/User/Month For Gitlab Duo Agent Platform | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Essential Development Tools | ||
| Increased Ci/Cd Capacity | ||
| Protected Branches | ||
| Saml Sso |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, GitHub comes out ahead overall, though GitLab can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
GitHub's paid plans start at $4/mo and GitLab's start at $29/mo, so GitHub is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both GitHub and GitLab offer a free tier.
GitHub scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
GitLab is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
