When comparing GitPrep vs Bonobo Git Server, the Slant community recommends Bonobo Git Server for most people. In the question“What are the best self-hosted web-based Git repository managers?” Bonobo Git Server is ranked 17th while GitPrep is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Bonobo Git Server is:
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Private and public repositories supported
GitPrep supports private and public repositories.
Pro Fast and lightweight
GitPrep is written in Perl and uses SQLite as a database, this makes of GitPrep one of the lighter and less resource-intensive alternatives out there.
Pro Easy Installation
GitPrep's setup and installation is very easy. It's only for linux/unix systems though, but it requires just some commands on the terminal to install.
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
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.