Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#1

Post by marky_nolan » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 2:40 AM UTC

MovingToGitlab has become a buzzword after the Microsoft-GitHub deal announcement. Thanks to the Gitlab marketing team on playing the right game at the right time. The Gitlab imports are on the rise.

But, Gitlab is not the only good alternative to GitHub.

I know a few more alternatives like Bitbucket and Codegiant that are equally good and maybe even better in a few aspects.

If you know any good alternatives, do list them here. let's not fall prey to the Gitlab marketing movement without proper evaluation.

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#2

Post by neandrake » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 2:48 AM UTC

If you've been keeping up with HN the past day or so there have been a bunch of great discussion around alternatives

[1] Kallithea https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17246386

[2] Phabricator https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17245649

[3] GitTorrent https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17234498

[4] GitHub Alternatives https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17241487

[5] Gitea https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17245246

[6] Pagure https://pagure.io/pagure

[7] ReviewBoard https://www.reviewboard.org/

[8] GitBucket https://gitbucket.github.io/

[9] Tuleap https://www.tuleap.org/

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#3

Post by marky_nolan » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 2:55 AM UTC

neandrake wrote: post #2

If you've been keeping up with HN the past day or so there have been a bunch of great discussion around alternatives [1] Kallithea https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17246386 [2] Phabricator https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17245649 [3] GitTorrent https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17234498 [4] GitHub Alternatives https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17241487 [5] Gitea https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=172…

This is a good list. Thank you :)

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#4

Post by parvenu74 » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 3:35 AM UTC

Likewise, Git isn't the only distributed source control solution... and probably not even the best, as detailed here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17242015

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#5

Post by rovr138 » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 4:10 AM UTC

parvenu74 wrote: post #4

Likewise, Git isn't the only distributed source control solution... and probably not even the best, as detailed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17242015

There’s no server with Git. You only have remotes. The fact you can use a server and others as well is a byproduct.

Regarding pull requests, GitHub’s implementation is their own, but Git does have `requests-pull`, https://www.git-scm.com/docs/git-request-pull

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#6

Post by wow-bot » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 8:40 AM UTC

I've used Phabricator, BitBucket and GitLab and I still think GitLab suits me best. Upvote for choices though

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#7

Post by eb0la » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 8:59 AM UTC

IMHO it is not a good time to move out of Github right now. I think Microsoft will offer a bundled developer ecosystem like Atlassian (bitbucket/trello/jira/confluence/pipelines), Amazon (Cloud9/Codecommit/codestar/chime).

I bet a bundle with something like skype / github / visual studio / linkedIn Learning... will come soon.

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#8

Post by znpy » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 9:10 AM UTC

I remember I used to run Indefero for a short while. It was nice, although it'd largely dead and buried now.

Sources seems to still be available though: https://github.com/avit/indefero

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#9

Post by whatsstolat » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 10:25 AM UTC

Zip it and stick it in dropbox

Re: Gitlab is not the only GitHub alternative

#10

Post by mrunkel » Thu, Jun 07, 2018, 12:35 PM UTC

I am a huge fan of Beanstalk. https://beanstalkapp.com/

Pricing is good, service is excellent, code reviews are really very nice. I have found them excellent to work with.

They don't really do the pull request model (at least they didn't a year ago when I switched companies), but work great for feature branches.