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GitHub vs Gitlab
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language.
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MCP server for GitLab API — projects, MRs, pipelines, CI/CD, approvals, issues, code review.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours GitHub (98/100 against 83). GitHub is hosted and callable through the gateway; Gitlab runs on your own machine. GitHub has noticeably more public adoption.
| GitHub | Gitlab | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A98/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 33k | 6 |
| Downloads / week | – | 933 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 83 |
| Write actions | — | 38 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-20 |
| Category | Developer tools | Developer tools |