GitLab Merge Trains comparisons
GitLab Merge Trains is compared head-to-head with Mergify, Bitbucket and Prow and more: 7 head-to-heads in Merge Queue Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
GitLab Merge Trains head-to-head
- GitLab Merge Trains vs Mergify
- GitLab Merge Trains vs Bitbucket
- GitLab Merge Trains vs Prow
- GitLab Merge Trains vs Trunk Merge Queue
- GitLab Merge Trains vs Aviator MergeQueue
- GitLab Merge Trains vs GitHub Merge Queue
- GitLab Merge Trains vs Marge-bot
GitLab Merge Trains vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | GitHub support | Batch validation | Merge trains | Deployment model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | GitLab Merge Trains | No | $29/user/mo | No | Yes | Yes | Hybrid | 7.7 |
| 1 | Mergify | Yes | $21/seat/mo | 8.9 | ||||
| 2 | Bitbucket | Yes | 8.5 | |||||
| 3 | Prow | Free | 8.1 | |||||
| 4 | Trunk Merge Queue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hybrid | 7.9 | ||
| 5 | Aviator MergeQueue | No | $20/user/mo | Yes | Yes | No | Hybrid | 7.8 |
| 7 | GitHub Merge Queue | Yes | $4/user/mo | Yes | Yes | No | Cloud | 7.6 |
| 8 | Marge-bot | Yes | Free | No | Yes | No | Self_hosted | 7.5 |
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