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Add to SafariWhen comparing GitStack vs Bonobo Git Server, the Slant community recommends GitStack for most people. In the question“What are the best self-hosted web-based Git repository managers?” GitStack is ranked 13th while Bonobo Git Server is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose GitStack is:
GitStack is free and open source. It's source code can be found on GitHub.
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
GitStack is free and open source. It's source code can be found on GitHub.
Pro FREE Business Edition if you write a blog post about them
They offer a FREE Business Edition if you have a blog and write a post about them. That's $720 you don't have to pay.
Pro Easy setup
There is a wizard setup that installs GitStack on windows in about 3 minutes.
Pro Can manage users and groups out of the box
GitStack supports user and group management and permissions. Different users or groups can have different permissions.
Pro LDAP support
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Pro Free
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License.
Pro Web User Interface
Manage users and have full control over your repositories with a nice user friendly graphical interface.
Pro Simple to use
Pro Easy setup and installation
Pro Easy administration
Adding Teams and repositories can done from the UI or by editing files. Very easy
Pro Open source
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License. The source code is available on github and is very extensible.
Pro Very simple LDAP integration
Cons
Con Windows only
Unfortunately GitStack is not cross-platform. It only runs on windows.
Con Does not support issue tracking
There is no issue tracking out of the box for GitStack, companies that choose to use it usually have a issue tracking software already installed and running.
Con Git only
Supports only Git version control system.
Con Clear Port 80
When installing, you must have port 80 clear or it won't install. You can change the port after install, but for install, it must be clear.
Con Windows-only
Runs under IIS on Windows.
Con Only repository management
Not a full DevOps solution, like issue tracking, project management, deploy, etc.
Con Inaccurate installation instructions made for a painful and failed installation
Inaccurate installation instructions which did not reflect what was displayed on the screen, despite following the instructions step by step. Is it really so difficult for developers to test their own instructions against a fresh server to see if they work? Two hours down the drain before moving on to another product... Not as advertised :(
Con Branch level UAC
Not easy to have branch let user access control.
Con Not self-hosted
Strictly speaking, when IIS is needed it is not "self hosted". Gitea and Gogs for instance do not need anything else installed.
