Gitee review

Gitee is more than a Git repository host: it combines code hosting and review with project management, CI, code scanning, testing, artifact management and project metrics. Gitee describes AI features for requirements, code reading, reviews and project management, alongside workflows including agile, waterfall, Gantt, Kanban and Scrum.

The platform has community, enterprise, professional and flagship offerings, with private deployment options listed. That breadth may suit teams looking to consolidate source control and project work, but it also means Gitee is a bigger platform decision than simply moving repositories.

For a small team, the free edition includes up to five members, 10 projects and 12,000 build minutes a year. Paid plans are priced in CNY and billed annually per user; monthly prices are not published. The listed paid starting point is ¥24.92 per user per month, with a five-user minimum on Standard.

The appeal is having code and delivery workflows under one roof. Gitee lists pull requests and code reviews, configurable CI pipeline plugins for Java, Node.js, Python and Golang, code scanning with quality gates, and test-case and report management. Project tools cover several common planning styles, while metrics are intended to show progress and bottlenecks. Those are useful capabilities to compare if your current stack spreads source control, planning and build work across separate products.

The free tier gives a small team a way to start without a subscription, though storage and project limits are real. Standard and Deluxe remove the project cap and raise annual build minutes to 18,000 and 24,000 respectively. Gitee Go build-minute packs are also listed, starting at ¥100 for 400 minutes; one-year unlimited duration costs ¥5,000.

Git can make provider changes less painful: a commenter in one Reddit thread noted that Git preserves repository history when moving between providers. That helps with code portability, but it does not guarantee that Gitee-specific project data or workflows transfer too.

The free edition is tight if repositories contain large files: it allows 5GB total storage, 0.5GB per repository and 50MB per file. It also caps teams at five members, knowledge-base capacity at 3GB, projects at 10 and builds at 12,000 minutes a year. Standard raises those limits, but still has a 100MB per-file cap and requires at least five users. Deluxe keeps that same file cap. Both paid plans add seats in groups of five, and the price for additional seats is not published.

Pricing needs clarification before budgeting. Gitee lists Standard at ¥24.92 per user per month billed annually, while also listing a five-user starting price of ¥1,298 per year. Monthly billing prices are not published. Professional/private deployment pricing and plan limits are also not provided, so buyers cannot compare its total cost from the available figures.

There are adoption and trust questions, too. One Reddit user who tried migrating a repository reported Chinese phone verification was required to edit their profile. Older Reddit discussions also raised concerns about code review and access; those threads are not proof of current policy, but teams should check the rules and access requirements that apply to them.

Gitee lists a free plan for up to 5 members, with 5GB total repository storage, 10 projects, and 12,000 build minutes per year. The Standard plan is listed at ¥24.92 per user per month, billed annually, with a 5-user minimum. But the pricing details also give a Standard starting price of ¥1,298 per year for five users; that does not match ¥24.92 × 12 × 5 (¥1,495.20), so confirm the amount before budgeting. Standard includes 20GB total repository storage and 18,000 build minutes yearly.

Deluxe rises to ¥41.58 per user per month, billed annually, for 30GB storage and 24,000 build minutes. That is ¥16.66 more per seat each month on an annual billing basis. Monthly plan prices are not published. Extra Gitee Go minutes cost ¥100 for 400, ¥200 for 800, or ¥500 for 2,000; unlimited for one year is ¥5,000. Added seats are sold in groups of five, but their price is not published. A 30-day trial is listed; its scope is not.

Gitee says teams can import third-party repositories, so bringing code over is part of the product’s stated workflow. The published details do not say how much migration effort to expect, which platforms are supported, or whether issues, pull requests, CI settings, artifacts, test records, and project boards transfer with repository history. Check those separately before committing to a move.

The listed plans have concrete storage ceilings: 5GB total on Free, 20GB on Standard, and 30GB on Deluxe. Free also caps teams at 5 members and projects at 10. Before switching in either direction, compare your current repository sizes and identify which non-code records you need to retain; export options and private-deployment limits are not provided here. Gitee lists code hosting alongside project workflows, scanning, CI, testing, and metrics, so leaving could mean replacing more than a Git remote—but the source does not document how portable those parts are. No Reddit posts or comments were supplied, so we can’t responsibly attribute common reasons users leave to Reddit.