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Gitolite vs SCM-Manager: catalog facts
Gitolite	SCM-Manager
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.
Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Fine-grained per-repository and per-branch access rules Lightweight, runs over plain SSH	Git, Mercurial and Subversion in one interface No external database or web server required
No web interface, issue tracker or pull requests Setup assumes solid Unix and SSH knowledge	Smaller community than Gitea or GitLab Fewer built-in collaboration features than full forges
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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