Assembla vs Git

Assembla8.4Visit Git8.2Visit

Higher score Assembla #4 in Git Hosting Services 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Assembla

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Git #5 in Git Hosting Services 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Git

• Assembla fits best

  Teams needing hosting plus project planning

• Git fits best

  Developers building self-hosted Git infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	Assembla 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Git 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Git Hosting Services	#5 in Git Hosting Services
Best for	Teams needing hosting plus project planning	Developers building self-hosted Git infrastructure
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$12.50/user/mo	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Assembla 1/3 · Git 0/3
Built-in CI/CD	—	Not checked yet
Built-in wiki	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Merge queue	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Artifact storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Git LFS storage	10 GB	Not checked yet
SSO support	Saml	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations	Distributed version control with complete local repository history Powerful branching, merging, rebasing, and change-management commands Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with a broad extension ecosystem
Cons	No free plan is available No built-in CI/CD workflow engine Starter pricing requires annual billing	Primarily a command-line tool rather than a hosted web workspace Hosted reviews, issues, and web administration are outside core Git Large-file handling and file locking require the separate Git LFS extension
Our verdict	Assembla is a managed source-code hosting platform for teams using Git, Git LFS, SVN, or Perforce. Its Git tools cover hosted repositories, merge requests, code review, inline comments, review voting, branch protection, access controls,… Read the review →	Git is a free, open-source distributed version control system for developers and teams managing software projects from small codebases to very large repositories. It records file changes in local repositories, preserves project history,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Assembla — where it wins

  • Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls
  • Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones
  • REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • No built-in CI/CD workflow engine
  • Starter pricing requires annual billing

• Git — where it wins

  • Distributed version control with complete local repository history
  • Powerful branching, merging, rebasing, and change-management commands
  • Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with a broad extension ecosystem

  Where it doesn't

  • Primarily a command-line tool rather than a hosted web workspace
  • Hosted reviews, issues, and web administration are outside core Git
  • Large-file handling and file locking require the separate Git LFS extension

• Assembla8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  A paid Git host for teams that want code management and planning in one workspace.

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• Git8.2/10 · Free plan

  A mature, flexible foundation for teams building their own Git infrastructure.

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