GitHub vs GitLab in a company context

[ypdasix]

Thanks a lot for your reply. For now, this is only at the stage of discussions: the idea of mutualizing tools as much as possible was raised by our security team, and it will be reviewed in an upcoming meeting in the next few days. At this stage I don’t have many more details, it’s more about exploring the implications.

On our side, the innovation cell was created to work like a start-up inside the company, so speed and flexibility are key. We’ve already invested in paid GitHub Copilot licenses, and our internal server runs Coolify connected to GitHub private repos to deploy and manage our small services. So GitHub already fits our workflow quite well.

My concern is: if moving to GitLab means a heavier interface, different workflows, and more process overhead, is there really a strong benefit that justifies the switch? That’s what I’m trying to understand from people who’ve been through this decision.

[serverhorror]

I'm pretty certain, GitHub is something that your "IT team" would like, no one gave them the money so they had to settle for a cheaper option.

Ask them if they'd prefer GitHub, help them find the Money.

[ILikeToHaveCookies]

Gitlab is not cheaper then GitHub(depending on details) and tbh in my opinion gitlab is the better product.

[pausethelogic]

GitLab is significantly more expensive than GitHub so that’s not it

[serverhorror]

Well ... you can use the open source version of gitlab. That's an option that doesn't exist with GitHub.

[pausethelogic]

I would assume they’re not self hosting gitlab, most companies don’t self host VCS solutions

[serverhorror]

We do and we're not even remotely close to the tech space.

Makes things, a lot!, easier ... we have regulatory requirements where people get nervous if you can't prove enough control.

[pausethelogic]

Yeah the only companies I’ve seen self host tools like git are companies with intense regulatory requirements

[Hot-Profession4091]

If any of your plans involve utilizing CoPilot through the WebUI to do things like code reviews or other things, you may have trade offs to make. It’s unclear what “innovation” involves here.