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I think GitHub are doing well, but one cannot deny that GitLab has carved out a fantastic niche (on-prem, private instances, OSS, etc) that GitHub doesn't compe

I think GitHub are doing well, but one cannot deny that GitLab has carved out a fantastic niche (on-prem, private instances, OSS, etc) that GitHub doesn't compete in. So while I agree GitHub are "the" company to beat, I think GitLab is doing a good job of contrasting. PS - No affiliation with anyone.

muglug 7y ago
GitHub absolutely does compete for on-prem installation. Source: we use an on-prem installation at Vimeo
- ascendantlogic 7y ago
  Not at the $0 price point they don't.
  - toyg 7y ago
    I can see that happening at some point... as long as you host in Azure.
    - globular-toast 7y ago
      > on-prem
      - Spivak 7y ago
        People still consider using AWS and Azure as "on-prem". Hypervisor as a service doesn't really change much in the day-to-day operations.
wlll 7y ago
Github Enterprise is on-premises: https://github.com/enterprise https://github.com/enterprise That only really leaves the fact that its OSS that differentiates Gitlab in your list. Not comparing the two, just making sure you're aware.
- jjeaff 7y ago
  But you can also run Gitlab on prem for free.
  - richardwhiuk 7y ago
    Only without costing TCO
taytus 7y ago
> "PS - No affiliation with anyone." Sure, that's why the throwaway account.
- closeparen 7y ago
  Six years old with 33k karma. What's your definition of a throwaway account?
- justusthane 7y ago
  Account created in 2014 with 33.5k karma...hardly seems like a throwaway account.
- dang 7y ago
  "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
sytse 7y ago
Thanks for the kind words! For developers everywhere competition is great. We recently made 18 new features free and open source https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-features-to-core/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-features-to-cor... and today Github with an improved free plan and their team plan came down to the exact same price as our most affordable plan. BTW Maybe an idea to rename their lowest tier from team, may we suggest bronze? :) Since you mentioned contrasting here is a quick take on the features that you lose if you go from a GitHub Pro account to a Free account, I got the list from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22867974 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22867974 : Protected branches in private repos => Free on GItLab Draft PRs in private repos => Free on GItLab GitHub Pages in private repos (using 1) => => Free on GItLab Wikis in private repos => Free on GItLab Code owners in private repos => Bronze on GItLab Multiple issue assignees in private repos => Bronze on GItLab Multiple PR assignees in private repos => Bronze on GItLab Code review automatic assignment in private repos => ? Scheduled reminders in private repos => TODOs are free on GitLab Standard support => Bronze on GitLab For a complete comparison across all the stages (like monitor and defend) please see https://about.gitlab.com/devops-tools/github-vs-gitlab.html https://about.gitlab.com/devops-tools/github-vs-gitlab.html
- sitsye 7y ago
  Trying to be snide that GitHub should copy you is not a good look. I'm sure most people haven't forgotten that you built your entire business off their work. You used their open source git libraries without contributing back, you ripped off pull requests, and you copy-pasted their CSS for a long time.
- mgw 7y ago
  One big differentiator that GitHub has vs GitLab is the availability of monthly pricing. This was a deal breaker against GitLab for us.
  - sytse 7y ago
    Thanks, good point, we're looking at changing this.
samanthalee233 7y ago
GitLab community advocate here, wanted to see if you're interested in participating in our #GitChallenge - If you send us your review of GitLab vs GitHub (whether positive/negative/neutral), we'll send you some swag. Here's some more info if you're interested! https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/04/14/github-free-for-teams/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/04/14/github-free-for-tea...

muglug 7y ago

GitHub absolutely does compete for on-prem installation. Source: we use an on-prem installation at Vimeo

ascendantlogic 7y ago
Not at the $0 price point they don't.
- toyg 7y ago
  I can see that happening at some point... as long as you host in Azure.
  - globular-toast 7y ago
    > on-prem
    - Spivak 7y ago
      People still consider using AWS and Azure as "on-prem". Hypervisor as a service doesn't really change much in the day-to-day operations.

wlll 7y ago

Github Enterprise is on-premises: https://github.com/enterprise https://github.com/enterprise That only really leaves the fact that its OSS that differentiates Gitlab in your list. Not comparing the two, just making sure you're aware.

jjeaff 7y ago
But you can also run Gitlab on prem for free.
- richardwhiuk 7y ago
  Only without costing TCO

taytus 7y ago

> "PS - No affiliation with anyone." Sure, that's why the throwaway account.

closeparen 7y ago
Six years old with 33k karma. What's your definition of a throwaway account?
justusthane 7y ago
Account created in 2014 with 33.5k karma...hardly seems like a throwaway account.
dang 7y ago
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

sytse 7y ago

Thanks for the kind words! For developers everywhere competition is great. We recently made 18 new features free and open source https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-features-to-core/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-features-to-cor... and today Github with an improved free plan and their team plan came down to the exact same price as our most affordable plan. BTW Maybe an idea to rename their lowest tier from team, may we suggest bronze? :) Since you mentioned contrasting here is a quick take on the features that you lose if you go from a GitHub Pro account to a Free account, I got the list from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22867974 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22867974 : Protected branches in private repos => Free on GItLab Draft PRs in private repos => Free on GItLab GitHub Pages in private repos (using 1) => => Free on GItLab Wikis in private repos => Free on GItLab Code owners in private repos => Bronze on GItLab Multiple issue assignees in private repos => Bronze on GItLab Multiple PR assignees in private repos => Bronze on GItLab Code review automatic assignment in private repos => ? Scheduled reminders in private repos => TODOs are free on GitLab Standard support => Bronze on GitLab For a complete comparison across all the stages (like monitor and defend) please see https://about.gitlab.com/devops-tools/github-vs-gitlab.html https://about.gitlab.com/devops-tools/github-vs-gitlab.html

sitsye 7y ago
Trying to be snide that GitHub should copy you is not a good look. I'm sure most people haven't forgotten that you built your entire business off their work. You used their open source git libraries without contributing back, you ripped off pull requests, and you copy-pasted their CSS for a long time.
mgw 7y ago
One big differentiator that GitHub has vs GitLab is the availability of monthly pricing. This was a deal breaker against GitLab for us.
- sytse 7y ago
  Thanks, good point, we're looking at changing this.

samanthalee233 7y ago

GitLab community advocate here, wanted to see if you're interested in participating in our #GitChallenge - If you send us your review of GitLab vs GitHub (whether positive/negative/neutral), we'll send you some swag. Here's some more info if you're interested! https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/04/14/github-free-for-teams/ https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/04/14/github-free-for-tea...