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GitLab vs npm

Side-by-side comparison of licensing terms between GitLab and npm.

License Comparison

Hover or tap any field name to see what it means. Highlighted rows indicate differences.

Field	GitLab Visit GitLab	npm Free (Public Registry) · Free Visit npm
	✓	✓
	~Depends entirely on each repository's license. Same licensing model as GitHub - each project sets its own license.	~Depends on each package's license field in package.json. MIT (most common) allows commercial use. GPL allows commercial use but requires open-sourcing derivatives. Some packages are proprietary.
	~Depends on the repository license. Most open-source licenses allow modification.	~Depends on the package license. MIT, Apache, and ISC allow modification. GPL allows modification with share-alike requirements.
	Varies	Varies
	✗	✗
	~Depends on the repository license. No license = no redistribution rights.	~Depends on the package license. Most open-source licenses allow redistribution with conditions.
	~Depends on repository license.	~Depends on package license. Rarely relevant for code packages.
	~Depends on repository license.	~Depends on package license. Most open-source licenses allow digital use.
	~Depends on repository license. GPL may impose restrictions on client work.	~Depends on package license. MIT and Apache allow client work. GPL may require clients to open-source their code.
	✓Published	✓Published
	✗	✗
	✗	✗

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GitLab:

GitLab

Free

Visit Platform

npm

Free (Public Registry)

Visit Platform

Price

Free

Prices may vary by region and are subject to change.

Download

Yes

Commercial Use

Depends entirely on each repository's license. Same licensing model as GitHub - each project sets its own license.

Depends on each package's license field in package.json. MIT (most common) allows commercial use. GPL allows commercial use but requires open-sourcing derivatives. Some packages are proprietary.

Editing

Depends on the repository license. Most open-source licenses allow modification.

Depends on the package license. MIT, Apache, and ISC allow modification. GPL allows modification with share-alike requirements.

Attribution

Nice to

Exclusive Rights

Redistribution

Depends on the repository license. No license = no redistribution rights.

Depends on the package license. Most open-source licenses allow redistribution with conditions.

Print Use

Depends on repository license.

Depends on package license. Rarely relevant for code packages.

Digital Use

Depends on repository license.

Depends on package license. Most open-source licenses allow digital use.

Client Work

Depends on repository license. GPL may impose restrictions on client work.

Depends on package license. MIT and Apache allow client work. GPL may require clients to open-source their code.

Survives Cancellation

Forever

GitLab:

GitLab's Duo AI features may generate code influenced by open-source repositories with various licenses.

npm:

Always check the 'license' field in package.json before using a package. MIT is the most common but not universal - some packages are GPL, proprietary, or have no license specified.

Key Differences

These platforms have identical license terms across all fields for their primary tier.

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