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Should I use Assembla?

Managed cloud hosting for Perforce, SVN & Git with project management - get.assembla.com

Depends. Buy if you need managed SVN or Perforce hosting with SOC 2 compliance — game studios and regulated shops fit best. Git-first startups, solo devs, and cost-sensitive teams should use GitHub or GitLab instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources; most snippets truncated, so details are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo dimension-level evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

$10.35/user/month

Assembla Cloud

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Perforce Enterprise CloudCustom quote

Best for

  • Game studios needing managed Perforce
  • Teams stuck on SVN
  • Compliance-driven shops wanting SOC 2
  • Agencies outsourcing repo hosting

Not for

  • Git-first startups — GitHub/GitLab are stronger and cheaper
  • Solo devs and hobby projects — free GitHub does more
  • Small teams wanting modern CI/CD ecosystems
  • Anyone avoiding per-user pricing creep

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Per-user model scales badly; some plans cited at $45/user/month.

medium

Six pricing editions listed on G2; verify which features sit in which tier.

medium

Free tier limited to small-scale projects; check size limits first.

medium

Jenkins plugin had 2026 CVEs (CSRF, XXE); patch integrations promptly.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Managed Git, SVN, and Perforce hosting under one roof.
  • SOC 2, GDPR, AES-256 claims for compliance-heavy buyers.
  • Rated 4.2/5 across 149 G2 reviews.
  • Task management bundled with version control hosting.
  • Game-studio case studies: Two Point Studios, Made with Unity.

Cons

  • Niche value: GitHub outclasses it for Git-first teams.
  • Per-user pricing climbs; Reddit cites $45/user/month on some plans.
  • Small vendor; third-party trackers note flat growth.

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/03/2026 - 14 sources - Official SOC 2/GDPR/AES-256 claims; 2026 CVEs found in the Jenkins plugin; one historical session-takeover exploit report.

official x5review x5security x3news x1
  • CVE-2026-57305: Jenkins Assembla Plugin CSRF vulnerability, Cross-site request forgery in the Jenkins Assembla plugin, version 1.4 and earlier. Affects the CI integration, not the core platform.
  • CVE-2026-57303: Jenkins Assembla Plugin XXE vulnerability, XML external entity vulnerability in the Jenkins Assembla plugin disclosed September 2026.
  • Historical session takeover exploit report, A researcher publicly reported a session takeover exploit in Assembla on Medium.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $10.35/user/month

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Cheap entry tier; per-user costs climb fast
  • Ease of use. No dimension-level evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Git, SVN, Perforce plus task management
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. SOC 2 claims; plugin CVEs and old exploit
  • 4.2/5 G2 rating 149 reviews
  • $10.35/user/mo Starting price Assembla Cloud (Git/SVN)
  • Yes Free tier Small-scale projects only
  • $10.8M ARR (2018) Raised just $375K

Pricing

Assembla Cloud

$10.35/user/month

  • Managed Git & SVN hosting
  • Git LFS with no separate charge
  • Includes project management

Perforce Enterprise Cloud

Not disclosed

  • Managed Helix Core (Perforce) hosting
  • Assembla manages server operations

Security

Official SOC 2/GDPR/AES-256 claims; 2026 CVEs found in the Jenkins plugin; one historical session-takeover exploit report.

  • CVE-2026-57305: Jenkins Assembla Plugin CSRF vulnerabilityCross-site request forgery in the Jenkins Assembla plugin, version 1.4 and earlier. Affects the CI integration, not the core platform.⁹
  • CVE-2026-57303: Jenkins Assembla Plugin XXE vulnerabilityXML external entity vulnerability in the Jenkins Assembla plugin disclosed September 2026.10
  • Historical session takeover exploit reportA researcher publicly reported a session takeover exploit in Assembla on Medium.11

What users say

Game studios and SVN/Perforce shops rate it well (4.2/5 on G2 across 149 reviews), with gripes mostly about per-user pricing.

“Basically, we live on Assembla & Sl…”
Reddit, r/ProgrammerHumor
“I'm loving Assembla”
Reddit, r/business
“Assembla offers free small-scale pr…”
Reddit, r/gamedev

Companies that use it

  • Two Point Studios⁸
  • Made with Unity
  • Blue Rocket
Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources; most snippets truncated, so details are partial.

Managed SVN/Perforce hosting niche: great for game studios and compliance shops; Git-first teams should just use GitHub.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources; most snippets truncated, so details are partial.

Sources

  1. Assembla Reviews on G2 (149 reviews)g2.com
    review
  2. Assembla seller rating on G2 (4.2/5)g2.com
    review
  3. Assembla Pricing on Capterracapterra.com
    review
  4. Assembla homepage — managed Perforce, SVN & Git hostingget.assembla.com
    official
  5. Assembla Cloud pricing pageget.assembla.com
    official
  6. Assembla security & compliance page (SOC 2, GDPR, AES)get.assembla.com
    official
  7. Perforce Enterprise Cloud product pageget.assembla.com
    official
  8. Two Point Studios customer storyget.assembla.com
    official
  9. CVE-2026-57305 — Jenkins Assembla Plugin CSRFnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. CVE-2026-57303 — Jenkins Assembla Plugin XXEadvisories.gitlab.com
    security
  11. Assembla session takeover exploit reportmedium.com
    security
  12. Reddit r/gamedev — version control pricing thread ($45/user/mo)reddit.com
    review
  13. GetLatka — Assembla revenue $10.8M ARR, $375K raisedgetlatka.com
    news
  14. CheckThat.ai — Assembla profile, flat growth notecheckthat.ai
    review

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