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