Changes to the GitKraken Student Plan #173802
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So they've taken something free and made it paid. How is that an "offer"? In this cost of living crisis, how many students can realistically afford a monthly subscription for what is basically a git GUI? No one needs more AI bloatware, yet it seems students will be made to pay for it. |
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I'd prefer if they removed the AI stuff (expensive) and focused on core features for the student plan. |
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Hi @adawright - just a quick idea: wouldn’t it be feasible to allow students access to just a desktop client for free? Afaik it shouldn’t put too much pressure on your services as it runs locally. The rest of the useful features like launchpad or ai suggestions could be still behind the paid plan. For me it would be helpful as the main feature that is missing from the free plan is private repo management and during uni projects it’s often required not to disclose the source code until its handed out. |
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It's disheartening to me that you consider the folks at GitKraken to be your "friends". You should view them as business partners and that's about it. Git Kraken's entire business model is just about as antithetical to Git's whole philosophy as you can get. As much as I dislike Git Kraken, however, it is wild to me that you can do such crazy distortions to spin this as
These changes don't do anything of the sort. Git Kraken used to be free for students. Now it isn't. While I think this is a good thing, personally, can you stop with the marketing flair? Just tell it like it is, don't be embarrassed or anything. |
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Where's the excitement? $35USD monthly for students... sorry but many of us can't afford it. |
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I have been using GitKraken for almost a decade now, from student work to teaching, and I have recommended it to several students during that time. On top of making GitKraken worse with every release by introducing arbitrary restrictions to the free license (private repositories, no self-hosted repositories, and license enforcement), all of which are basic git functionality, they have now also removed teachers from the educational packs. If they want to charge for expensive computational resources like AI, they can charge for them directly, not remove essential, basic features from the core product to force them down users' throats. I will look for another piece of software and also recommend others do the same. |
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"We are excited to announce changes to our offer from our friends at GitKraken!", do you realize how cold and tone-deaf this sounds? It actually doesn't even make logical sense - why would Github Education be excited to tell us that one of their partners is backing out of the Student Developer Pack? |
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Since GitKraken clearly doesn't want student users, we're happy to oblige and stop using it. Good luck keeping any users at all with this attitude. |
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Oh i just switched away from vscode/gitlens for my workflow towards Zed and more open tools and im so glad i did it now, I was only tolerating GitLens licensing due to having that student plan tbh |
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We are excited to announce changes to our offer from our friends at GitKraken!
These changes will help students improve productivity and streamline workflows while working with Git 👾
About the new offer:
Make Git simpler and safer with the new GitKraken Student plan! Now free for 6 months and then up to 80% off the Pro price as long as you’re a student. Unlock access to professional Git tools with AI assistance and GitHub integration wherever you do your best work: GitKraken desktop for Windows/Mac/Linux, GitLens for IDEs like VS Code, GitKraken CLI, and browser extension — all included in your subscription
Check it out here!
Share how you've used GitKraken as part of your SDP Benefits below! 👇
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