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GitLab vs Harness Open Source
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | GitLab | Harness Open Source |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Ruby | Go |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 25k | 38k |
| Latest | v19.4.1 | v2.28.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 16 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 2+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 15 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Harness Open Source replaces GitLab. Alternatives to GitLab →
Full replacementSource control, CI pipelines and artifact registries in one self-hosted platform.
Both replace GitHub. Alternatives to GitHub →
Full replacementGitLabRepositories, merge requests, CI/CD and registries on your own server. Some features need a paid tier.
Full replacementHarness Open SourceRepositories, pull requests, pipelines and artifact registries on your own server, with pipelines in its own format.
GitLab
This repository publishes tags, not GitHub releases.
GitLab
unsigned The latest release, v19.4.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Harness Open Source
unsigned The latest release, v2.28.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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