GitHub
Repo hosting and CI/CD via GitHub Actions. Automatic quality gate (tsc + biome + tests) on every push.
Strengths
- Industry standard, the entire ecosystem (CI, deploy, packages) connects to it
- GitHub Actions: powerful declarative CI/CD, 2000 free minutes/month
- Pull Requests, reviews, CODEOWNERS, branch protection, solid team workflow
- GitHub Pages, Releases, Packages, static hosting + artifacts in one place
Limitations
- Actions minutes limited on free, heavy test suites burn the quota fast
- Code review UI less advanced than GitLab for project management
- Copilot is paid ($10-19/month), no real free integrated alternative
Best for
- Any development project, it's the standard, not a choice to justify
- Open source: visibility, contributions, public Issues, Discussions