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Head-to-head · Git Hosting Services

Assembla vs SourceHut

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Assembla #4 in Git Hosting Services 7.7/10 From $12.50/user/mo · 14-day trial ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Assembla
SourceHut #6 in Git Hosting Services 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $4/user/mo Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit SourceHut

Assembla leads on 0 checks, SourceHut on 3, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAssembla · 7.7/10
  • Lowest starting priceSourceHut · $4/user/mo
  • Free planonly SourceHut
  • Most featuresSourceHut · 2 of 3

Assembla scores higher on our rubric for git hosting services: 7.7 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

SourceHut offers free plan; Assembla doesn't. SourceHut is cheaper to start at $4/user/mo against $12.5/user/mo. SourceHut offers built-in ci/cd; Assembla doesn't.

Assembla is the better fit for teams needing hosting plus project planning. SourceHut is the better fit for unix-oriented teams needing Git and Mercurial.

  • Assembla fits best

    Teams needing hosting plus project planning

  • SourceHut fits best

    Unix-oriented teams needing Git and Mercurial

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Side by side

Feature Assembla 7.7/10 Visit ↗ SourceHut 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.7 6.9
Ranking #4 in Git Hosting Services #6 in Git Hosting Services
Best for Teams needing hosting plus project planning Unix-oriented teams needing Git and Mercurial
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $12.5/user/mo $4/user/mo (best)
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Linux
Support Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs Email, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA 2FA
Integrations 5 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Assembla 1/3 · SourceHut 2/3
Built-in CI/CD — ✓ (best)
Built-in wiki ✓ ✓
Merge queue Not published Not published
Specs
Artifact storage Not published Not published
Git LFS storage 10 GB Not published
SSO support Saml Not published
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
  • Hosts Git and Mercurial repositories with fine-grained access controls
  • Combines patch review, CI, issues, wikis, mailing lists, and Pages
  • Supports Linux and BSD builds with email and webhook triggers
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • No built-in CI/CD workflow engine
  • Starter pricing requires annual billing
  • No free plan for hosting your own projects
  • Integrations center on a relatively narrow set of tools
  • The hosted service is currently described as a public alpha
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,…

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SourceHut is an open-source software development platform for free and open-source projects, with hosted Git and Mercurial repositories, patch and code review, issue tracking, mailing lists, continuous integration, wikis, static hosting,…

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  1. AssemblaGit Hosting Services 7.7From $12.50/user/mo · 14-day trial
  2. SourceHutGit Hosting Services 6.9Free plan · paid from $4/user/mo

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

  • SourceHut — where it wins

    • Hosts Git and Mercurial repositories with fine-grained access controls
    • Combines patch review, CI, issues, wikis, mailing lists, and Pages
    • Supports Linux and BSD builds with email and webhook triggers

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan for hosting your own projects
    • Integrations center on a relatively narrow set of tools
    • The hosted service is currently described as a public alpha
  • Assembla7.7/10 · From $12.50/user/mo · 14-day trial

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

    Visit AssemblaFull verdict →
  • SourceHut6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $4/user/mo

    A focused Git and Mercurial forge for Unix-oriented, email-friendly workflows.

    Visit SourceHutFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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