GitLab/Phabricator Feature Matrix
This page provides a feature comparison between GitLab and Phabricator. It is important to recognize that comparison on features alone is not a good evaluation of each technology - this is only one aspect to take into account.
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Code hosting |
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UI for adding/removing files |
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UI for editing files & committing |
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Preview README markdown files |
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Image previews |
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Browse or download file tree for each Git tag |
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Add release notes to Git tags |
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Attach files (such as tarballs) to Git tags |
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UI to create branches |
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Branch comparison tool |
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GitLab does global branch file diffs in one page as well as commits, Phabricator only lists commits and has a per file page to see the visual diff |
Fork to personal repo |
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Organize repos into groups |
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Download repo's files at any point in history (like git archive) |
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Visual Git blame |
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Phabricator only shows the commit hash; GitLab shows author and commit summary |
Download RAW file |
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Public RAW URLs |
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Phabricator has opaques URLs for RAW files |
Fine grained access control |
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Temporary access control |
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In GitLab you can grant access to user/groups with expiry date |
Per-project code search |
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Phabricator only offers search by commit message and file names |
Global code search |
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This is an EE only feature in GitLab; We can workaround this by using the GitHub mirror |
Repo activity charts |
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Issues |
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Milestones/deadlines |
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Phabricator can define milestones using tags, and has a Countdown plugin for date-based deadlines |
Freeform tags |
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Phabricator supports this through custom fields, controlled by the sysadmin; or project tags |
Subscribe to issues |
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Assign issue to a Git project |
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Phabricator assigns tasks to tags, so each Git project needs a tag (though tags do not necessarily map to repositories) |
Reassign issues between projects |
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Phabricator doesn't have the concept of product per bug, just project tags; each task can have multiple tags |
Search issues in all modules |
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Reply using email |
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Dependencies between issues |
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Gitlab issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/2035 |
Private/confidential issues |
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Refer to users inline in comments |
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Merge duplicate tasks |
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Gitlab issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26372 |
Custom issue creation forms |
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Phabricator allows creating ad hoc forms for different type of tasks |
Add/remove custom fields |
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Attach files to comments |
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Inline attachment previews |
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DnD for reordering issues |
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https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/22/gitlab-9-0-released/#reorder-issues-in-board-list-ce-ee |
Export issues in CVS/JSON for local processing or migration |
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Fast-forward commit vs branch merge |
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In GitLab fast-forward is a EE option only. However, we have been discussing this with them and it is possible that the feature could be migrated to CE. |
Suggest existing issues |
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Bugzilla will suggest possible existing bugs when you are adding a new one. Not supported by Phab. |
Code review |
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Personal fork and merge request |
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Upload diff file |
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Per line comments |
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Global diff view |
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Autoclose on push through commit log |
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Post-commit audit |
Phabricator also allows assigning auditing/post-commit reviews to users |
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Tooling |
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REST API |
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Android+iOS client |
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Phabricator has specific mobile web UI |
CLI |
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GitLab's are community based. Phabricator has an official tool (Archanist); however the community git-phab might be a better option. |
Python API |
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Other features |
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Project pages (similar to GitHub io pages) |
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GitLab: https://pages.gitlab.io/ |
Personal contributor overview pages |
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With Phab it's something you need to configure and set up: https://phacility.com/phabricator/dashboards/ |
Continuous integration |
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Design review |
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Automated global and personal filter rules (Herald) |
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