Assembla vs Zenhub (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Zenhub grades higher than Assembla: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Assembla grades higher on features. Zenhub grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Assembla
Managed Git, SVN and Perforce hosting with project management
Zenhub
Agile project management built on top of GitHub issues
Which one is for you
Pick Assembla if
- Fits if you still keep code in SVN and want tickets beside it
- Works for teams that want code hosting in several regions
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as only a 14-day trial exists
- Not for you if you want project management on Starter, as it begins at Growth
- Pricey if you need Perforce Cloud, which starts at $52.20 a user a month yearly
- Watch out: extra storage and 24x5 support are add-ons below Custom Cloud
Pick Zenhub if
- Fits if your team already plans its work on GitHub issues
- Works for teams of up to 50 on Teams, with 50 repositories and 5,000 issues
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your work isn't on GitHub, because the boards are made of GitHub issues
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 workspace, 2 repositories and 250 issues
- Pricey if you pass 50 users or 5,000 issues, or need automations, advanced reports or Figma, Loom and Miro, all Enterprise at a custom price
- Not for you if you want a phone app, as no native mobile app is listed, and the extension is Chrome and Firefox only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAssemblaFair | 2.4GPAZenhubFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $12.50 a user a month on yearly billing, but project management needs Growth at $19, past the $15.95 where the dearer quarter starts. | BTeams is $4.99 a user a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter for project tools here, covering 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues with AI labels and sprint reviews. Pay monthly and it's $7.50, and past those limits it's Enterprise at a custom price. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card is the only free part. There is no free plan. | CFree for up to 50 people, but the caps land fast: 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, and a working team gets through 250 issues in no time. New accounts start with a 14-day Teams trial. |
| Features | CGit and SVN hosting, code review, tickets, sprints, time tracking and wikis. Project management is not in Starter. | DIt needs another product to do anything: boards are made of GitHub issues, and setting up means linking a GitHub organization. On top of that it adds multi-repository boards, sprint planning, estimates, planning poker, roadmaps and velocity reports. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Repositories, permissions and integrations have to be set up. | BNo store rating on record, but there's genuinely little to set up: it's a tool inside an account you already have, syncing the issues, pull requests and permissions that are already there, and the extension draws the boards inside GitHub's own pages. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Slack, Jira, GitHub, Travis CI, Zapier and TestRail links. | BWeb with an extension for Chrome and Firefox, connected to GitHub and Slack, with a public API. No native mobile app is listed, though the FAQ says the web app works in a phone browser. Figma, Loom and Miro are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | Git or SVN hosting with ticketing on the side | teams that plan their work on GitHub issues |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Assembla and Zenhub. How we grade
Price against what you get
Assembla starts at $12.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zenhub starts at $4.99 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Zenhub starts $7.51 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 51 score higher than Assembla for less, and 10 score higher than Zenhub for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Zenhub is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Assembla also covers wiki and time tracking.
- Zenhub also covers kanban boards, workflow automation and reports.
At a glance
| Assembla | Zenhub | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.50 per user / month, billed annually | $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | Up to 50 users, 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, with sprints, planning poker, roadmaps and basic sprint reports. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day Teams trial with every new account; 60-day Enterprise trial through sales |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Assembla | Zenhub |
| Price read from | get.assembla.com | zenhub.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Assembla
- Project management is included only from Growth; Starter is code hosting.
- Storage beyond the included amount is an add-on, and premium 24x5 support is an add-on until Custom Cloud.
- Perforce Cloud is priced separately, from $52.20 per user / month billed annually ($58 month to month).
- The pricing page shows an annual-billing toggle with a 10% badge; the per-user prices here match its annual totals but the monthly-billing figures are not in the page text.
Zenhub
- Zenhub works on top of GitHub: setting up means linking a GitHub organization, and boards are made of GitHub issues.
- The Free plan is limited to 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues.
- Teams stops at 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues; workspace automations, advanced reporting and Figma, Loom and Miro integrations are Enterprise only.
- No native mobile app is listed: the FAQ says the web app also works in mobile browsers, and the extension supports Chrome and Firefox.
Key features
Assembla
- Git and SVN hosting
- Unlimited repositories for Git and Apache Subversion, with Git LFS.
- Code review
- Merge requests, inline comments and multi-reviewer approvals.
- Ticketing and sprints
- Growth includes ticketing, backlog, milestones, a standup board and burndown charts.
- Time tracking
- Time tracking and reports are listed under project management.
- Wikis and message board
- Documentation and discussion live next to the code.
- Hosting regions
- EU, US and APAC regions are listed for Starter and Growth.
Zenhub
- Boards built on GitHub issues
- Zenhub syncs issues, pull requests and permissions from a connected GitHub organization and arranges them on Kanban boards that can span several repositories.
- Extension for Chrome and Firefox
- The browser extension places Zenhub's boards, planning poker and automations inside GitHub's interface. The same workspace is also available as a separate web app.
- Sprints, estimates and planning poker
- Automated sprint planning, story estimates and planning poker are included on every plan, the free one included.
- Roadmaps and work hierarchy
- Real-time roadmaps sit on every plan, and work can be nested as objectives, projects, epics, tasks and sub-tasks that stay in step with GitHub.
- Agile reports
- Basic sprint reports, a velocity report and sprint insights come with every plan. Advanced reporting and GitHub insights are reserved for Enterprise.
- Zenhub AI
- Teams adds AI suggested labels and AI sprint reviews. AI-written acceptance criteria are listed for Enterprise only.
Plans
Assembla
Starter$12.50
per user / month, billed annually
Managed Git and SVN hosting with 10 GB of storage per user, wikis, code review and standard 12x5 support. Recommended for up to 5 users.
Growth$19
per user / month, billed annually
Adds project management (ticketing, agile sprints, backlog, time tracking), 50 GB of storage per user and more integrations. Recommended for up to 25 users.
Custom CloudCustom
12-month term, unlimited users, a single-tenant environment, 250 GB of storage and premium support included.
Zenhub
Free$0
Up to 50 users, 1 workspace, 2 connected repositories and 250 issues, with the GitHub extension, sprints, planning poker, roadmaps and velocity reports.
Teams$4.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($7.50 billed monthly)
Up to 10 workspaces, 50 users, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues, adding AI suggested labels, AI sprint reviews and private workspaces.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users, repositories and issues, up to 10 GitHub organizations, workspace automations, advanced reporting, priority support and a self-hosted option.
Ways to pay less
Assembla
- Annual discount
10% off with annual billing
The pricing page has a billing toggle with annual billing marked at 10% off.
Zenhub
- Annual discount
33% off with annual payment
Teams is $4.99 per user / month billed yearly against $7.50 billed monthly. Zenhub's FAQ describes this as 4 months free, or 33% off.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Assembla or Zenhub?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Zenhub is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month for each person, against $12.50 a month for each person for Assembla. Assembla starts at $12.50 per user / month, billed annually, and Zenhub starts at $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Assembla or Zenhub?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Zenhub has a free plan. Assembla does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Assembla and Zenhub run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Zenhub lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.