Workflow Complexity Team Size Release Cadence Actions
Feature Branch Workflow Low Small Continuous View Details
Gitflow Workflow High Large Scheduled View Details
GitHub Flow Low Any Continuous View Details
GitLab Flow Medium Medium Env-based View Details
Release Branch Workflow Medium Medium Scheduled View Details
Trunk-Based Development Medium Large Continuous View Details

Which workflow is right for you?

🚀

Just getting started with Git?

Small team, no CI/CD yet, simple project.

Feature Branch
🔄

Shipping continuously to production?

SaaS product, automated tests, deploy on every merge.

GitHub Flow
🌍

Multiple deployment environments?

Separate staging and production environments that must stay in sync.

GitLab Flow
📦

Versioned, scheduled releases?

Need release branches, changelogs, and a stabilisation period.

Release Branch
🏢

Enterprise with strict release control?

Multiple parallel versions, hotfix process, large team.

Gitflow

Large team, highest throughput?

Feature flags, strong CI/CD, everyone commits to main.

Trunk-Based