Developers ask AI: Where should I host my git repository?
Representative prompt — one of many ways developers ask this questionGitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket hold the top three spots, unchanged from last month.
The biggest mover is Beanstalk, jumping 11 spots from #23 to #12.
| Rank Ordered by prominence across all models, compared to September 2026. | Product Company or product name that appeared in model responses for this category. | Prominence Prominence (1–100) weights how often a product is ranked ahead of others. Hover a score for average position and visibility. | Models Per-model prominence. Ring fill shows each model's prominence score. Hover a dot for prominence, average position, and visibility. |
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| 1 — | 100 |
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| 2 — | 90 |
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| 3 — |
Atlassian
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84 |
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| 4 — |
Microsoft
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81 |
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| 5 — |
Gitea Ltd
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56 |
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| 6 ▲1 | 48 |
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| 7 ▼1 |
Codeberg e.V.
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47 |
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| 8 ▲4 |
JetBrains
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41 |
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| 9 ▲2 |
Idera
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30 |
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| 10 ▲4 |
Slashdot Media
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25 |
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| 11 ▼1 |
Canonical
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21 |
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| 12 ▲11 |
Wildbit
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20 |
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| 13 ⭐ |
Harness
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15 |
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Also tracked
These products appeared in at least one model response but did not meet the threshold to rank. This is not a comprehensive list. Many factors influence whether a product appears in AI-generated results. Rankings reflect AI model behavior at time of testing. Appearance or absence does not constitute an endorsement or evaluation by LLM Rank.
Top 10 over time
October 2026How standings changed across April 2026 → May 2026 → June 2026 → July 2026 → August 2026 → September 2026 → October 2026. Hover a point or product name for details.
Dashed lines = months outside the top 10.
The top Code Hosting tools, according to…
October 2026 · top 5 per model
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GitHub 100
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GitLab 90
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3
Bitbucket 85
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4
Azure DevOps 81
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GitHub 100
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GitLab 90
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3
Bitbucket 84
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4
Azure DevOps 82
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Gitea 47
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GitHub 100
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GitLab 90
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3
Bitbucket 85
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Azure DevOps 81
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Gitea 78
Code Hosting developers also ask about…
What are the best open-source self-hosted git platforms? Representative prompt — one of several specialized views within Code Hosting
Rankings for a specialized prompt within Code Hosting.
| Rank Ordered by prominence across all models. | Product Company or product name that appeared in model responses for this category. | Prominence Prominence (1–100) weights how often a product is ranked ahead of others. Hover a score for average position and visibility. | Models Per-model prominence. Ring fill shows each model's prominence score. Hover a dot for prominence, average position, and visibility. |
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| 1 |
GitLab
2
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100 |
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| 2 |
Gitea
5
Gitea Ltd
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90 |
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| 3 |
Forgejo
NR
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85 |
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| 4 |
OneDev
NR
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79 |
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| 5 |
Gogs
NR
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78 |
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| 6 | 69 |
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| 7 |
RhodeCode
NR
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67 |
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| 8 |
GitBucket
NR
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67 |
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| 9 |
Gerrit
NR
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54 |
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| 10 |
Kallithea
NR
Software Freedom Conservancy
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51 |
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What are the best enterprise code hosting platforms? Representative prompt — one of several specialized views within Code Hosting
Rankings for a specialized prompt within Code Hosting.
| Rank Ordered by prominence across all models. | Product Company or product name that appeared in model responses for this category. | Prominence Prominence (1–100) weights how often a product is ranked ahead of others. Hover a score for average position and visibility. | Models Per-model prominence. Ring fill shows each model's prominence score. Hover a dot for prominence, average position, and visibility. |
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| 1 |
GitHub
1
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97 |
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| 2 |
GitLab
2
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90 |
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| 3 |
Atlassian
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83 |
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| 4 |
Microsoft
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82 |
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| 5 |
Perforce
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75 |
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| 6 |
Assembla
9
Idera
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59 |
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| 7 |
Gitea
5
Gitea Ltd
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53 |
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| 8 |
RhodeCode
NR
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48 |
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| 9 |
Amazon Web Services
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45 |
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| 10 | 40 |
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In the October 2026 export
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- 90 runs, with verbatim replies
- 2 prompt variants scored
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