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GitLab vs Pushary

GitLab and Pushary are both security & identity tools. GitLab is aimed at developers and enterprise, while Pushary is aimed at developers and small businesses. Pushary costs less, from $9.99/mo versus $29/mo for GitLab. Only GitLab has a free plan.

GitLab

DevSecOps platform with Git hosting, CI/CD, security scans and AI

Pushary

Approve coding agent requests from your phone or Mac, with a record

PricingFreemium · $29Paid · $10
Starting price$29/mo$9.99/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial30 days3 days
Built forDevelopers, Enterprise, Small businessesDevelopers, Small businesses, Freelancers
Platformsweb, linuxweb, macos, windows, linux, ios, android
CountryUS · 2014EE
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Choose GitLab if

Engineering teams that want source control, CI/CD and security scanning in one platform, with a self-hosting option.

  • One platform replaces separate Git, CI and security tools
  • Self-hosting suits regulated and air-gapped environments
  • Flexible built-in CI/CD with your own runners

Look elsewhere if: Small teams that only need simple Git hosting or a dedicated planning tool (GitHub, Linear, Jira).

Choose Pushary if

Developers and small engineering teams that let coding agents run unattended but want a human sign-off on risky steps.

  • Works across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents
  • One-command setup with a QR code pairing for the phone
  • No automatic overage charges on any plan

Look elsewhere if: Teams that need SSO, formal certifications or full enterprise compliance today (PagerDuty for paging, or native agent permission settings).

GitLab vs Pushary pricing

GitLab

  • Free$05 users per private group, 400 compute minutes, 10 GiB
  • Premium$29/user/moBilled annually; 10,000 compute minutes, approvals, code owners
  • UltimateCustomContact sales; security scans, compliance, 50,000 minutes
  • GitLab Credits$1/creditUsage-based AI agent credits; volume discounts on commit

Pushary

  • Agent$9.99/mo5K notifications/mo, phone and Mac approvals, 30-day history
  • Agent Pro$19.99/moUnlimited notifications, budgets, Policy Autopilot, 90 days
  • Team$59/mo5 people, $12 per extra person; shared audit trail, 365 days
  • Partner Launch$99/moFor agent vendors: 5K end users, 25K approval requests/mo
  • Partner Growth$299/mo25K users, 100K requests/mo, 10 people, 365-day history

GitLab · Key features

  • Git repositories with merge requests, code owners and approval rules
  • Built-in CI/CD pipelines with shared or self-hosted runners
  • SAST, dependency, secret and container scanning in merge requests
  • Container, package and Terraform module registries
  • Issue boards, epics and roadmaps for planning
  • Duo Agent Platform with agents for planning, security and code review

Cons

  • Premium at $29 per user is costly for small teams
  • Best security and compliance features need Ultimate
  • Dense interface with a real learning curve

Pushary · Key features

  • Agent permission prompts delivered to iPhone, Android or the Mac notch
  • Yes/no, multiple-choice and free-text questions from agents
  • Permission rules that auto-approve safe steps and escalate risky ones
  • Per-person routing so each agent asks the developer who started it
  • Routing rules by tool pattern and repository, such as git push to a lead
  • Shared team audit trail with CSV and JSON export

Cons

  • No free plan and only a 3-day trial
  • Answers typed at the agent's own prompt are not recorded
  • Slack and web-link answers are not tied to a name

GitLab vs Pushary: FAQ

Which is cheaper, GitLab or Pushary?

Pushary starts at $9.99/mo and GitLab at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do GitLab and Pushary have a free plan?

GitLab has a free plan. Pushary has no free plan, a 3-day free trial.

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