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Gerrit Code Review vs Scrutinizer: What are the differences?
Developers describe Gerrit Code Review as "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. On the other hand, Scrutinizer is detailed as "Continuous inspection platform - improve code quality and find bugs before they hit production". Scrutinizer is a continuous inspection platform helping you to create better software.
Gerrit Code Review and Scrutinizer can be primarily classified 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, Scrutinizer provides the following key features:
- Continuously measure and track your code quality
- Project quality broken down
- Know your problem areas
"Code review" is the primary reason why developers consider Gerrit Code Review over the competitors, whereas "Github integration / sync" was stated as the key factor in picking Scrutinizer.
LinkORB, TheIconic, and OSInet are some of the popular companies that use Scrutinizer, whereas Gerrit Code Review is used by Citrix, Midokura, and Wonga.com. Scrutinizer has a broader approval, being mentioned in 17 company stacks & 7 developers stacks; compared to Gerrit Code Review, which is listed in 11 company stacks and 6 developer stacks.
Pros of Gerrit Code Review
- Code review13
- Good workflow11
- Cleaner repository story10
- Open source9
- Good integration with Jenkins9
- Unlimited repo support5
- Comparison dashboard2
Pros of Scrutinizer
- Github integration / sync7
- Bitbucket integration / sync4
- Gitlab integration / sync2
- Private Git repo sync2
- Python inspection1
- Easy setup1
- Code review features1
- Coverage Report changes1
- Free for open source1
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Cons of Gerrit Code Review
Cons of Scrutinizer
- Pricing1