# Graphite code review 52 Hacker News commenters recommended Graphite code review and 16 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend it for stacking dependent pull requests and speeding up PR review on GitHub, which eases rebasing pain. Critics say it is complex, the AI review is weak and paid, and it is worth less than GitHub alone. ## Why people recommend it - Stacked pull requests ease rebasing (9 comments): "More sophisticated processes like Graphite's stacking of PRs are genuinely helpful in breaking down massive PRs into smaller chunks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48169422)) "I've mostly been a happy user, they simplify a lot of the git pain of continually rebasing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46327534)) "Graphite solves the problem of how to keep your stack of GitHub pull requests in sync" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46328478)) - Faster, cleaner PR review interface (3 comments): "The Graphite review UI/UX is at least 3x better than GitHub, and also somehow loads faster." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46333875)) "I can get a PR to load at least 2-3x faster in Graphite than GitHub." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46141947)) "Graphite was basically what GitHub should have been but never was" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46327511)) - Stack-aware merge queue and dashboard (2 comments): "This is a tool I hadn't heard of before and the merge queue seems like a very useful concept." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47759621)) "With Graphite, I also get a stack-aware merge queue and review dashboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46187882)) ## What people warn about - Complex and cluttered for simple needs (4 comments): "Graphite is a really complicated suite of software with many moving pieces and a couple more levels of abstraction than your typical B2B SaaS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46329786)) "Graphite is an incredible amount of "extra" for a team that just communicates and knows how to use git" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48563859)) "I've tried graphite but found that they made it too convoluted for what it is." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113901)) - AI review weak and paywalled (3 comments): "Their AI review is sub par, but everything else is really good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46333886)) "undismissable "Pay use more to enable AI reviews" nag that Graphite places above your CI checks and assigned reviewers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46331770)) "instead of trying to charge me $40 a month for an AI reviewer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238512)) - Little gain over plain GitHub (3 comments): "I haven't really been able to see its appeal over just doing a PR within Github" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46332845)) "I didn't see the appeal of bespoke PR stacking tools when it was the headline feature of Graphite" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49126462)) "We had previously tried out Graphite but it didn't really stick" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160419)) - Worries about Cursor acquisition direction (3 comments): "paid software with a strong VC based motivation to become everyone's everything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46852082)) "this appears to be the final nail in the original products coffin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46331866)) "this statement makes it more likely that it will go to trash" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46328000)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [GitHub Stacked PRs](https://hackerapproved.com/p/github-stacked-prs.md): 64 recommend - [Gerrit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gerrit.md): 60 recommend - [CodeRabbit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coderabbit.md): 34 recommend - [Stage](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stage.md): 32 recommend - [Whiteboard IDE](https://hackerapproved.com/p/whiteboard.md): 29 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://graphite.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Graphite code review", https://hackerapproved.com/p/graphite/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).