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	GitLab	GitHub Best match for you
Your score	7.4	7.9
AppDuo score	7.4	7.9
Ease of use	7.2	8.0
Features	8.6	9.2
Value for money	7.5	8.6
Performance	6.8	7.8
Support	7.1	7.4
Privacy & security	7.3	6.4
Starts at	Free	Free
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	—	30-day free trial
Web	Yes	Yes
iOS	No	Yes
Android	No	Yes
Windows	No	No
macOS	No	No
Linux	Yes	No
Works offline	No	No
Public API	Yes	No
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
Open source	Yes	No
AI features	Yes	Yes
Real-time collaboration	Yes	Yes
End-to-end encryption	No	No
Templates	No	No
Integrations	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	No	Yes
Launched	2011	2008
Developer	GitLab Inc.	GitHub, Inc. (Microsoft)
Best for	Teams that need to self-host their repositories and CI/CD on their own infrastructure Organisations that want security scanning, approvals and audit trails in the same pipeline Open source, education and startup projects eligible for free Ultimate licences	Open-source projects and small teams wanting Git hosting, pull requests, issues and CI/CD in one place Companies needing SSO, audit logs and a choice between Cloud and self-hosted (Enterprise Server) People who want close integration with VS Code and Copilot

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