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I've heard some people saying that the recent free private repos from github could potentially hurt or impact gitlab. I'm not entirely sure why since it is free

by notus 8y ago

I've heard some people saying that the recent free private repos from github could potentially hurt or impact gitlab. I'm not entirely sure why since it is free stuff and not things you are paying for. Is there any merit to that or was I just listening to the wrong person? I'm thinking about applying there

Macha 8y ago
I'd imagine the concern is reducing the earliest part of a customer funnel. First they get the free users. GitHub has the network effects and most open source projects using it, so gitlab need to be better in other areas like having free private repos. Then they can upsell these people for features, or be in the mind of someone making a decision on an enterprise license. If the early stage of that funnel is cut off, they lose their chance to get customers to the more profitable parts.
bdcravens 8y ago
Maybe, but to me, Gitlab's USP is features they offer that Github doesn't (like CI), not price.