Graphite review
A strong fit for GitHub teams that organize work with stacked pull requests.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Graphite is a cloud-based code review and pull-request workflow platform for engineering teams using GitHub. Its core workflow combines stacked pull requests, a pull-request inbox and review page, AI-powered review comments, suggested fixes, CI summaries, and a stack-aware merge queue. The CLI and VS Code extension extend that workflow beyond the web interface, while Slack notifications and review analytics support team coordination. It is best suited to GitHub teams that want structured pull-request sequencing alongside automated review assistance.
The freemium structure starts with Hobby, which supports personal account repositories, inbox and in-app notifications, the CLI for stacked pull requests, MCP, the VS Code extension, and limited Graphite Chat. Starter adds GitHub organization repositories, Slack notifications, and team insights at $20 per user per month billed annually. Team adds unlimited Graphite Chat, unlimited AI Reviews, AI review customizations, automations, and Merge Queue at $40 per user per month billed annually. A 30-day trial is available, while Enterprise adds advanced Merge Queue settings, custom analytics, ACLs, SAML, audit logs, and GitHub Enterprise Server support.
Graphite’s main advantage is its depth around stacked pull requests: teams can combine stack-aware merging with custom review rules and exclusions, AI analysis, suggested fixes, and acceptance-rate tracking. The platform integrates with GitHub, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, GitHub Enterprise Server, Slack, and VS Code, and supports web, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its fit is narrower for teams working across other code hosts or requiring self-hosted deployment, since Graphite itself has no self-hosted option. Choose it for a GitHub-centered review process built around stacked changes; consider an alternative if broader code-host coverage or self-hosting is essential.
Graphite pros and cons
- Where it wins
- AI reviews can suggest fixes and summarize CI results.
- Stack-aware merge queues support ordered pull-request workflows.
- CLI, VS Code, Slack, analytics, and custom review rules are included.
- Where it doesn't
- Code-host support is limited to GitHub and its enterprise variants.
- Graphite does not offer self-hosted deployment.
- Team features begin at $20 per user per month billed annually.
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