rickub
rickub is a European hosted Git platform for repositories, code review, CI, releases, packages and team collaboration. It aims to provide a faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient and EU-sovereign alternative to GitHub and GitLab, with built-in AI review.
At a Glance
- Individual developers and power users
- Software development teams and organizations
- Businesses seeking EU data sovereignty
- Open-source and private-project maintainers
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EU Sovereign Git Platform AI
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Latest News
rickub launched publicly on Hacker News in a Show HN post titled ‘Rickub – The Smartest Git in the Universe’.
Founder published ‘1.8× faster than GitHub Actions, and the two rows where they beat us,’ reporting an open benchmark of rickub CI versus GitHub Actions.
Independent migration review described rickub as a new European hosted Git alternative, tested its Actions compatibility, MicroVM CI and GitHub migration path.
rickub published its public pricing and launched personal and organization plans starting at free and €3 per month/seat.
Products & Services
Hosted source-code collaboration with public and private repositories, organizations, teams, merge requests, approvals, protected branches, releases, Git LFS and repository import from GitHub or GitLab.
Actions-compatible continuous integration with lean MicroVM-backed runners, live logs, reruns, cancellation, status badges, artifacts and built-in test reports. Existing .github/workflows can run unchanged, with .rickub/workflows also supported.
Built-in AI code-review assistant for merge requests. It can be triggered on a merge request, posts inline and threaded feedback, flags logic errors, missing tests and risky migrations, and is disabled by default.
OCI-compatible registry for container images, Helm charts, SBOMs, WASM and other artifacts, using the same namespace and permissions as code repositories.
Market Position
rickub positions itself as a European, EU-hosted alternative to GitHub and GitLab. Its differentiation is low pricing, euro billing, EU data residency, Actions compatibility, MicroVM-based CI, embedded test reports and AI review included in every plan. It competes with GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Forgejo-based hosted services and other European hosted Git alternatives.
Leadership
Founders
Olivier Girardot
Software developer and technical writer who created rickub after becoming dissatisfied with the state of existing Git providers; he authored the platform's CI benchmark and launched rickub.com.
Executive Team
Olivier Girardot
Founder and creator
Software developer and author of rickub's public CI benchmark and launch materials; he describes himself as the person who built and launched the platform.
Founding Story
Olivier Girardot says he grew tired of the current state of Git providers and decided to build a platform he could be proud of. His initial vision combined familiar Git features with stronger security, an OCI-compatible registry, integrated AI code review, and a better CI system, using technologies such as MicroVMs to improve speed, efficiency and developer experience.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Monthly subscriptions: flat-rate personal plans and per-seat organization plans, billed in euros; additional CI usage is charged per minute on paid plans. Public repositories are unlimited on every plan.
Pricing Tiers
Unlimited public repositories, 5 private repositories, 500 CI minutes per month and 50 AI reviews per month.
Unlimited public and private repositories, 3,000 CI minutes per month, 1,000 AI reviews per month; extra CI is €0.003 per minute.
Unlimited public repositories, 5 private repositories, 5 members, 500 CI minutes per month and 50 AI reviews per month.
Unlimited public and private repositories and members, 3,000 CI minutes per month and 1,000 AI reviews per month; extra CI is €0.003 per minute.
Unlimited public and private repositories and members, 50,000 CI minutes per month, 10,000 AI reviews per month, extra CI at €0.003 per minute, SSO/SAML, audit log and SIEM forwarding.
Target Markets
- Individual developers and power users
- Software development teams and organizations
- Businesses seeking EU data sovereignty
- Open-source and private-project maintainers
- Teams seeking a lower-cost GitHub/GitLab alternative
- Migrating repositories, issues, pull requests and CI from GitHub or GitLab
- Hosting private software projects for individuals and teams
- Running fast, isolated continuous-integration builds
- Reviewing merge requests with human and AI feedback
- Publishing container images, Helm charts, SBOMs and other OCI artifacts
- Agent-driven repository and merge-request automation through API, CLI or MCP
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