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GitHub CLI vs GitKraken CLI: catalog facts
GitHub CLI	GitKraken CLI
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. Using it requires a GitHub account, which has…	Free Free to download from GitKraken's GitHub repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Create, review, check out and merge pull requests without opening a browser Works against GitHub.com, Enterprise Cloud and supported Enterprise Server versions	Work Items group changes across several repositories AI-generated commit messages and pull requests
GitHub only; GitLab and other forges need different tools Requires a GitHub account and an authenticated session	The GitHub repository holds releases and documentation, so the source code is not clearly published Built around GitKraken's own workflow concepts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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