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npm vs GitLab

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

License Comparison

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

Field	npm Free (Public Registry) · Free Visit npm	GitLab Visit GitLab
	✓	✓
	~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 entirely on each repository's license. Same licensing model as GitHub - each project sets its own license.
	~Depends on the package license. MIT, Apache, and ISC allow modification. GPL allows modification with share-alike requirements.	~Depends on the repository license. Most open-source licenses allow modification.
	Varies	Varies
	✗	✗
	~Depends on the package license. Most open-source licenses allow redistribution with conditions.	~Depends on the repository license. No license = no redistribution rights.
	~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.
	~Depends on package license. MIT and Apache allow client work. GPL may require clients to open-source their code.	~Depends on repository license. GPL may impose restrictions on client work.
	✓Published	✓Published
	✗	✗
	✗	✗

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GitLab:

npm

Free (Public Registry)

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GitLab

Free

Visit Platform

Price

Free

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Download

Yes

Commercial Use

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

Editing

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

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

Attribution

Nice to

Exclusive Rights

Redistribution

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

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

Print Use

Depends on package license. Rarely relevant for code packages.

Depends on repository license.

Digital Use

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

Depends on repository license.

Client Work

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

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

Survives Cancellation

Forever

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.

GitLab:

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

Key Differences

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

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