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Gerrit Code Review vs Hound: What are the differences?
Gerrit Code Review: OpenSource Git Code Review Tool. Gerrit is a self-hosted pre-commit code review tool. It serves as a Git hosting server with option to comment incoming changes. It is highly configurable and extensible with default guarding policies, webhooks, project access control and more; Hound: A hosted service that comments on Ruby style guide violations in your GitHub pull requests. Take care of pesky code reviews with a trusty Hound. Hound reviews GitHub pull requests for style guide violations.
Gerrit Code Review and Hound can be categorized as "Code Review" tools.
Some of the features offered by Gerrit Code Review are:
- git repository hosting
- pre-commit code review
- commenting on diffs
On the other hand, Hound provides the following key features:
- Open source
- Free for public repos
- Automated reviews of GitHub pull requests for style guide violations
"Code review" is the top reason why over 6 developers like Gerrit Code Review, while over 3 developers mention "Comments on style so I don't have to" as the leading cause for choosing Hound.
Hound is an open source tool with 1.72K GitHub stars and 393 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Hound's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, Gerrit Code Review has a broader approval, being mentioned in 11 company stacks & 6 developers stacks; compared to Hound, which is listed in 10 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of Gerrit Code Review
- Code review14
- Good workflow12
- Cleaner repository story11
- Open source10
- Good integration with Jenkins10
- Unlimited repo support6
- Comparison dashboard3
- Great for team collaboration1
Pros of Hound
- Comments on style so I don't have to4
- Easy configuration3
- Fast3
- Free for OSS2
- Inline comments2
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