GitKraken
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A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Make Git Easy: Visual, Powerful, AI-Assisted
How to Replace GitKrakenOverview
Features
76 features across 20 categories
AI(14)
Automatically generate changelog documentation from commits (coming soon)
Use AI to organize Git commits into clear, logical stories
Generate natural language explanations of commits directly from the UI
Generate commit messages automatically based on staged changes
Generate natural language explanations of commits tied to a branch
AI suggests context-aware fixes for conflicts and explains why they work
Create pull requests with AI-generated titles and descriptions based on incoming changes
Generate stash messages automatically based on staged changes
Use your own API Key from an AI provider of choice at user or org level
GitLens automatically defaults to GitHub Copilot if installed
AI-powered features built into GitKraken products to assist workflows and reduce friction
Model Context Protocol powers AI IDEs like Copilot and Cursor with secure repo and Git context
Safely equip AI agents with Git context and control to power workflows
Leverage self-hosted or private LLMs for AI features at user or org level
Analytics(4)
Measure how fast pull requests are merged with detailed cycle time metrics
Data-driven code insights to track and improve development velocity
Comprehensive engineering intelligence with DORA metrics, code quality, AI impact, and developer sentiment
Track throughput and delivery metrics to measure team velocity
Automation(1)
Increase control and consistency across team while accelerating code reviews
Code Review(4)
Edit code directly in the diff view
Suggest, edit, and apply code changes inline across any file for collaborative code reviews
View, edit, create and merge pull requests across multiple Git hosting providers
Create and manage pull requests from within GitKraken Desktop using hosting integrations
Collaboration(3)
Securely store and share patches with links allowing collaborators to view, download and apply WIP code
Know when you are modifying the same file as another team member
Share links that open a repo to a specific workspace, repo, branch or commit
Configuration(1)
Create and switch between different sets of Git configurations, integrations, and app settings
Conflict Resolution(3)
Detect conflicts across teammates' unmerged branches and get predictive merge conflict alerts
Edit the output while resolving merge conflicts
Visualize changes side-by-side to untangle and resolve merge conflicts faster with AI suggestions
Deployment(1)
Self-hosted server and serverless options available for license control and secure air-gapped environments
Education(1)
Built-in training and certification for Git foundations
Git Operations(5)
Trigger hooks when performing commits, merges, rebases, and other Git operations
Create a worktree to check out more than one branch at a time
Easily undo or redo Git operations with one click
Plan which commits will be reordered, edited, squashed or dropped before cherry pick
Plan which commits will be reordered, edited, squashed or dropped before initiating rebase
Git Workflow(1)
Use Gitflow to start and finish features, releases, and hotfixes
Licensing(1)
Use single license across Windows, Mac, and Linux machines
Repository Management(6)
Create Workspaces that include PR and issue information for all repos with sharing capabilities
Work with LFS in repos with large binary files
Group local repos together to view branch status and run Git operations across multiple repos
Group repos together in Workspace to pull or fetch multiple repositories at once
Work with repositories that have submodules
Group and sync multiple Git repositories to simplify multi-repo actions and speed up developer onboarding
Security(9)
Control how seats in organization access and use GitKraken AI features across platform
One-click SSH key generation for repository access
Host organization's Cloud Patches on dedicated AWS S3 bucket by GitKraken
Host organization's Cloud Patches on own AWS S3 bucket
Admin control over conflict prevention across team
Select GitKraken or self-hosted LLM for org and define permissions for team
Verify commits have been signed and review sign details in Commit Panel
Manage SSO for multiple domains within organization
SSO support for Azure Entra (AD), Okta, Google, Ping Identity, and SAML 2.0 providers
Support(5)
12-hour customer support response time for business tier
Dedicated customer success manager for business accounts
Email support from GitKraken's team with no bots
1-business-day support response time
Support through Slack and Help Center
Task Management(3)
Centralized view of all PRs, issues, and tasks across multiple repos to maintain focus and avoid interruptions
Prioritize pull requests, issues and WIPs by pinning important items to the top
Snooze less important items to the Snoozed tab for later review
Team Collaboration(3)
Share Cloud Workspaces with team members and individuals in your organization for quick provisioning
Get visibility on pull requests and issues for all repos in a Cloud Workspace
See active branches and file modifications by team members in real-time in Left Panel
Team Management(2)
Create multiple teams within organization
Centralized directory for internal software and team structure
UI/UX(3)
Navigate views and perform operations with keyboard commands
Customize application appearance with multiple theme options
Navigate views and perform operations with customizable keyboard commands
Visualization(6)
Create visual understanding of code structure to reduce time hunting through files
Visualize complex Git history across entire team in seconds, showing who did what and when
See changes to a file over time by author
See only commits made by specific teams in the Commit Graph
Focus on branches you want to see in the Commit Graph
See entire history of any file including when changes were made, size, and who made them
Pricing
Community
- ✓Free 14-day trial of Advanced plan
- ✓GitKraken Desktop, CLI & GitLens for OSS development
- ✓Unlimited cloud Git integrations (non-enterprise only)
- ✓Local repos and public remotes only
- ✓Slack and Help Center support
- ✓Built-in GitHub Copilot (GitLens)
- ✓250,000 AI tokens per week
- ✓One user license for all machines
Pro
- ✓Everything in Community, plus
- ✓Up to 2 seats
- ✓Works with private repos
- ✓Access privately-hosted repo remotes
- ✓Cloud issue tracker integrations (Jira Cloud, Trello)
- ✓Conflict Prevention
- ✓GitKraken MCP
- ✓Launchpad
- ✓Cloud Patches preview
- ✓Code Suggest preview
- ✓Shared Cloud Workspaces
- ✓25 repos in Cloud Workspaces
- ✓Multiple profiles
- ✓Timely email support
- ✓1,000,000 AI tokens per week
- ✓Bring your own key (user level)
- ✓Basic AI use cases
Advanced
- ✓Everything in Pro, plus
- ✓Up to 10 seats
- ✓Self-hosted Git integrations
- ✓Enterprise integrations (self-hosted)
- ✓Single domain SSO
- ✓Team Launchpad
- ✓Create and manage teams
- ✓Automations preview
- ✓250 repos in Cloud Workspaces
- ✓Priority support (1-business-day)
- ✓2,000,000 AI tokens per week
- ✓Advanced workflows
- ✓AI security controls
- ✓Private AI model providers (user level)
Business
- ✓Everything in Advanced, plus
- ✓Up to 100 seats
- ✓Multi-domain SSO
- ✓Internal software directory
- ✓Customer success manager
- ✓GitKraken Insights (with access limits)
- ✓Admin Conflict Prevention control
- ✓Self-hosted Cloud Patches
- ✓Foundations of Git training and certification
- ✓12-hour customer support response time
- ✓2,000,000 AI tokens per week (escalated)
- ✓Bring your own key (org level)
- ✓Private AI model providers (org level)
- ✓Enforceable AI controls (org level)
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Buying GitKraken saves ~$92,400 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
24 known integrations