--- title: "Mergify vs Aviator" description: "Compare Mergify and Aviator for merge queues. Both batch, prioritize, and handle flaky failures. See where they differ: monorepo lanes by plan, freezes, rule engine, CI and test insights, and pricing." url: https://mergify.com/compare/aviator --- # Mergify vs Aviator Aviator sells its merge queue next to a review inbox, AI code verification, and release tooling. Mergify is built around the path from approval to main, with CI Insights and Test Engine in the same plan as the queue. [Start a free 14-day trial](https://dashboard.mergify.com/)[See pricing](https://mergify.com/pricing) ## Feature comparison | Feature | Aviator | Mergify | | --- | --- | --- | | Speculative checks | ✓ | ✓ | | CI batching with bisect-on-failure | ✓ | ✓ | | Merge when a later batch proves an earlier failure was flaky | ✓ | ✓ | | Two-step CI | ✓ | ✓ | | Monorepo lanes from your build graph (Bazel, Nx, Turborepo, Pants) | Scale plan ($50/dev) | Free and Max plans | | PR priorities | ✓ | Multiple levels | | Queue pause | UI + API | UI + API | | Scheduled freeze with exceptions (e.g. hotfixes) | Cron pause/unpause | ✓ | | Flaky test detection + quarantine | Queue-level handling | Full product (Test Engine) | | Custom merge conditions (rule engine) | Fixed list of options | Full YAML rule engine | | Queue analytics | ✓ | ✓ | | Monitoring integrations (Datadog) | ✓ | ✓ | | Slack notifications | ✓ | ✓ | | CI Insights (job health, auto-retry) | – | Full product | | Queue event log | Per-PR timeline | Queue-wide | | AI code verification | Verify (early access) | – | | Billing by active contributors only | Per developer | Active contributors | | Fast-forward merge | ✓ | ✓ | | On-premise deployment | Enterprise | Enterprise | [Get started](https://dashboard.mergify.com/) Used by the platform teams that ship fast and keep CI green "Two-step CI completely transformed how we handle long hardware tests. Instead of burning hours on repeated runs, we validate once and merge with confidence." Rushin Shah, Sr. Manager DevInfra · Cerebras "The merge queue is a huge value from Mergify: it keeps our main stable and allows us to merge quickly with confidence." Minh Tran, Platform Engineer · Apex Fintech Solutions "You get the benefits of Mergify immediately. There is no competitor doing stuff like this." Florian Berchtold, Software Engineer · Luminar "The merge queue is a time-saver! Contributors no longer have to carry the mental load of monitoring their PRs!" Johan Lorenzo, Staff Release Engineer · Mozilla "We transitioned from manual chaos to over 20 safe deploys per day. Mergify is becoming a critical part of our delivery function." Chris Irving, Engineering Manager · Jane "Our merge queue is like a safety net. Every PR that lands has been tested, approved, and verified under the exact same conditions." Fabien Marty, Senior Staff Software Engineer · Botify "With dozens of engineers and long-running CI jobs, Mergify turned what used to be a daily bottleneck into a background process. Our teams focus on hardware, not merge logistics." Ben Holtzman, Senior Design Enablement Engineer · AheadComputing "Before Mergify, we spent too much time manually coordinating merges. Now everything flows automatically." Nicolas Beaussart-Hatchuel, Senior Staff Software Engineer · PayFit "Mergify was the best fit. It saved a couple of hours per engineer per month and resolved our bottleneck with the merge queue." Tomas Nekolny, Engineering Manager · Productboard "The support on Slack is really good, reactive and transparent. We have other partners where problems feel less transparent. With Mergify, it's fluid." Clément Danjou, VP Blockchain · Zama ## More than a merge queue On Aviator, the queue starts on the Team plan and monorepo lanes on Scale. Mergify includes the queue, CI observability, test intelligence, and merge governance in every plan. ✓ Three products in one plan: Merge Queue, CI Insights, and Test Engine ✓ Monorepo scopes on the Free and Max plans, not a higher tier ✓ Scheduled freezes with exceptions, so a hotfix can still land during a release window ✓ Full YAML rule engine for merge conditions on labels, files, authors, and schedules ✓ Fair billing: only active contributors count (inactive users are free) ✓ Running since 2018 with 8 years of GitHub edge case handling in production ## Evaluating merge queue tools? We'll walk you through how Mergify compares for your specific setup. No pitch, just answers. [Book a discovery call](https://mergify.com/discovery) > Early on, as the team, tests, and CI complexity grew, it was quite clear that we needed an automated tool to resolve bottlenecks. Our team loves the way Mergify solved our growing pains. Tomasz Biernacki Quality Assurance Engineer at Pitch ## What Aviator doesn't cover Aviator's queue covers the basics well. These are the differences teams run into as the repository grows. ### Monorepo lanes cost extra Affected targets, Aviator's monorepo-aware queue, is on the Scale plan at $50 per developer per month. Mergify's scopes are on the Free and Max plans. ### A failure resets the queue In Aviator's parallel mode, a failing draft PR is removed and every draft behind it is closed and re-validated. In Mergify's parallel mode, only batches that share a scope are chained, so a failure in one lane leaves the others running. ### Freezes are cron rules Aviator can pause and unpause the queue on a cron schedule. Mergify's scheduled freezes take exceptions, so a pull request labelled hotfix can still merge while everything else waits. ### Merge conditions from a fixed list Aviator's pre-queue conditions cover approvals, required checks, resolved conversations, and a regex on the title and body. Mergify's rule engine combines labels, files, authors, and time windows however you need. ### No test-level flaky detection Aviator handles flaky failures inside the queue. Knowing which test is flaky, how often, and quarantining it is Test Engine, which every Mergify plan includes. ### Audit log on Enterprise only Aviator's audit log is an Enterprise feature and records configuration changes. Queue activity lives on each PR's timeline. Mergify keeps a queue-wide event log. > Mergify is a no-brainer. If you want to have your main branch always working then you have to introduce some merge queue functionality. Paco Sevilla DevOps Engineer at DeepDrive ## The pricing question Aviator's merge queue starts on its Team plan at $20 per developer per month, and the monorepo-aware queue needs Scale at $50. Mergify Max is $21 per active contributor per month, with scopes, CI Insights, and Test Engine included. Mergify is free for up to 5 active contributors on private repos, merge queue included. Aviator's free plan does not include the merge queue. [See Mergify pricing](https://mergify.com/pricing)[Book a discovery call](https://mergify.com/discovery) ## Teams that merge more and break main less. [ ### 2x merge throughput with 3‑hour CI runs Read story → Cerebras 350 engineers · AI Infrastructure ](https://mergify.com/customers/cerebras) [ ### Cut CI time and kept main green Read story → Apex Fintech Solutions 350 engineers · Financial Technology ](https://mergify.com/customers/apex) [ ### 2x faster merges across a massive monorepo Read story → Back Market 300 engineers · E-commerce ](https://mergify.com/customers/back-market) [ ### 100% green main, faster shipping Read story → PayFit 150 engineers · HR Tech ](https://mergify.com/customers/payfit) Last updated: September 29, 2026 ## Try the complete CI platform Merge queue, CI Insights, and Test Engine. All included, up to 5 users free. [Get started](https://dashboard.mergify.com/)[See how Merge Queue works](https://mergify.com/product/merge-queue)