AWS CodeCommit vs Assembla

AWS CodeCommit8.5Visit Assembla8.4Visit

Higher score AWS CodeCommit #3 in Git Hosting Services 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit AWS CodeCommit

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

• AWS CodeCommit fits best

  AWS-centered teams needing inexpensive private Git

• Assembla fits best

  Teams needing hosting plus project planning

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Side by side

Feature	AWS CodeCommit 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Assembla 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Git Hosting Services	#4 in Git Hosting Services
Best for	AWS-centered teams needing inexpensive private Git	Teams needing hosting plus project planning
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$12.50/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS CodeCommit 0/3 · Assembla 1/3
Built-in CI/CD	—	—
Built-in wiki	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Merge queue	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Artifact storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Git LFS storage	Not checked yet	10 GB
SSO support	Not checked yet	Saml
Our review
Pros	Private repositories with pull requests, reviews, branching, and merging IAM access control plus encryption with AWS KMS Connects with AWS Lambda, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and CloudWatch	Git LFS, file locking, reviews, and branch controls Built-in tickets, wikis, sprints, and milestones REST API plus Jenkins, Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations
Cons	Current pricing states it is unavailable to new customers Storage and Git requests are billed separately It focuses on repository hosting rather than CI/CD	No free plan is available No built-in CI/CD workflow engine Starter pricing requires annual billing
Our verdict	AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed service for hosting private Git repositories in the AWS Cloud. It is aimed at software development teams and organizations that want source control near AWS build, staging, and production environments… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS CodeCommit — where it wins

  • Private repositories with pull requests, reviews, branching, and merging
  • IAM access control plus encryption with AWS KMS
  • Connects with AWS Lambda, CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and CloudWatch

  Where it doesn't

  • Current pricing states it is unavailable to new customers
  • Storage and Git requests are billed separately
  • It focuses on repository hosting rather than CI/CD

• 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

• AWS CodeCommit8.5/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost private Git service for teams already invested in AWS.

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• Assembla8.4/10 · 14-day trial

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

  Visit AssemblaFull verdict →