GitLab
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242 Ratings
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Based on 242 reviews and ratings
26 Ratings
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Based on 26 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Project Management
GitLab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.8
Redmine
78%
Redmine ranks higher in 14/14 features
Redmine ranks higher in 14/14 features
Task Management
N/A
0 Ratings
9.5
95%
11 Ratings
Resource Management
N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
10 Ratings
Gantt Charts
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
10 Ratings
Scheduling
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
9 Ratings
Workflow Automation
N/A
0 Ratings
5.8
58%
8 Ratings
Team Collaboration
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
10 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
N/A
0 Ratings
6.9
69%
10 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
N/A
0 Ratings
7.8
78%
9 Ratings
Document Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
9 Ratings
Email integration
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
91%
9 Ratings
Mobile Access
N/A
0 Ratings
5.5
55%
9 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
N/A
0 Ratings
7.5
75%
10 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
10 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
10 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
GitLab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.5
Redmine
75%
Redmine ranks higher in 4/4 features
Redmine ranks higher in 4/4 features
Quotes/estimates
N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
3 Ratings
Invoicing
N/A
0 Ratings
7.8
78%
2 Ratings
Project & financial reporting
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
5 Ratings
Integration with accounting software
N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- GitLab is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
GitLab
90%
87 Ratings
8.3
Redmine
83%
11 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.3
GitLab
93%
3 Ratings
Redmine
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability
9.0
GitLab
90%
4 Ratings
8.0
Redmine
80%
1 Rating
Support Rating
9.0
GitLab
90%
20 Ratings
6.5
Redmine
65%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
GitLab
In our organisation we have a lot of applications that require a reliable source to manage source code and GitLab helps us to achieve this very well. We have functionality like after every merge request merger we have to deploy code to our server which is running on Kubernetes pods and GitLab is very helpful in this as it has a nice and easy implementation for integrating CI/CD for the deployment of code to servers and then we can our manual jobs to fetching data. Gitlab provides us a job status with visual logs and suggestions to make it better.
Software Engineer
Scripbox Advisor Pvt. Ltd.Investment Management, 201-500 employees
Redmine
Redmine is a perfect solution for businesses that are looking for a FREE and open source solution for project management. It is great for teams that are managing numerous tasks or projects at one time. Redmine is easy to set up and is fairly self-explanatory for anyone who is semi tech-savvy.

Verified User
Partner in Corporate
Information Technology and Services Company, 1-10 employeesPros
GitLab
- Safeguards implemented are customizable and allow our organization to set our level of verification before merging.
- One of the smoothest and most well-organized version control software products on the market.
- Super widespread use so our use of GitLab is understandable and usable by the customer with little "translation" as to what we are doing and what they are doing.
Software Engineer
Kythera Space SolutionsAviation & Aerospace, 201-500 employees
Redmine
- Issue Tracker - Redmine allows in-depth issue tracking complete with workflows and customization.
- Release Tracker - Redmine allows releases to be tracked by milestones, collecting relevant issues in each milestone.
- Agile Management - With a few free or low-cost add-ons, Redmine becomes a great tool for Agile project management

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Financial Services Company, 11-50 employeesCons
GitLab
- GitLab could improve some of the confusion around how permissions work (sometimes unclear why one user can do an action, but not another)
- GitLab should provide a way to rerun a merge pipeline, without rerunning the original Merge Request pipeline
- When jobs fail, it would be awesome if every user could see the information on the runner and the versions of the software it is running on (to better debug the issue)

Verified User
Team Lead in Engineering
Internet Company, 201-500 employeesRedmine
- The design and user-interface are a little outdated. It looks like a product that was designed ten years ago and doesn't have a polished look and feel like newer apps have.
- It's not particularly designed to support agile-based project management methodologies such as Scrum.
Senior Web Application Developer
City of PortlandGovernment Administration, 5001-10,000 employees
Pricing Details
GitLab
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per user per month
GitLab Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
Free | $01 |
---|---|
Premium | $191 |
Ultimate | $991 |
- per user per month
SaaS Edition
Free | $01 |
---|---|
SaaS Premium | $191 |
SaaS Ultimate | $991 |
- per user per month
Additional Pricing Details
We provide free Gold and Ultimate licenses to qualifying open source projects and educational institutions, find out more by visiting our pricing page.Redmine
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Redmine Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
GitLab
GitLab 9.3
Based on 3 answers
Gitlab is the best in its segment. They have a free version, they have open-source software, they provide a good service with their SaaS product, they are a fully-remote company since the beginning (which means they are fully distributed and have forward-thinking IMO). I would certainly recommend them to everyone.
Backend Engineer
DoistInternet, 1001-5000 employees
Redmine
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
GitLab
GitLab 9.0
Based on 4 answers
The web console management is superior and I would have given Gitlab a 10, but sometimes it is hard to find documentation about a configuration setting in the gitlab.rb configuration file. As we move everything to code that means moving our CVS tools to code as well - and Gitlab to code. The usability of Gitlab from the end user's perspective is superior and the usability from the operations team is very good and getting better but there could be a little improvement in the gitlab.rb config file layout and documentation.
Managing Member
ZenPan Technology Solutions, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Redmine
Redmine 8.0
Based on 1 answer
Redmine is a great product to have in an organization. It's extremely flexible, costs much less to maintain than other alternatives, and as a tool, it is relatively fast to get experienced with. The primary advantages of working with Redmine are: flexible platform, API, open-source and highly configurable, stability.
Researcher
Instituto de TelecomunicaçõesTelecommunications, 501-1000 employees
Support Rating
GitLab
GitLab 9.0
Based on 20 answers
At this point, I do not have much experience with Gitlab support as I have never had to engage them. They have documentation that is helpful, not quite as extensive as other documentation, but helpful nonetheless. They also seem to be relatively responsive on social media platforms (twitter) and really thrived when GitHub was acquired by Microsoft

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Services Company, 501-1000 employeesRedmine
Redmine 6.5
Based on 6 answers
Redmine is free, easy to use and it's everything you could want in a free project management program. The fact that it has wiki integration and that it can track on such a granular level is amazing. Assigning tasks to other users, such as our development team, is fantastic and ensures we are always up-to-date on where we are what - on what projects.

Verified User
Partner in Corporate
Information Technology and Services Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
GitLab
Gitlab made our product life cycle efficient. It has a better user interface and user experience. GitLab doesn't clutter with many features upfront and provides a lot of free services, which is missing in any other product. For small teams, it's the best piece of software. I always recommend giving it a try.
Director of Engineering
VenturePact LLCInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees
Redmine
Basecamp was very busy and seemed more into the "wow" factor than into being an efficient tool. Redmine has none of the characters or kid-like appearance of Basecamp's model. I found Basecamp to be too cluttered in views and its interactions confusing, making it difficult to find where centrally kept information was.
Redmine has a straightforward no-nonsense default UI, though you can change it how you like of course. The views were designed for simplicity and thinking of the least amount of steps to get to one goal instead of trying to make a pleasing color palette that was overstimulating. I think Basecamp is more geared towards the "chat" aspect whereas Redmine is good for the larger overview of a project.
Project Manager for Software Development
CTI Solutions IncComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
GitLab
- We are moving towards Gitlab only as our SCM & CI tool. So it would be an alternative to Jenkins. Saving our licensing cost there.
- We have also stopped using Confluence & using Gitlab for our documentation purposes. Reducing cost there as well.
Senior Software Engineer
Pitney BowesInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Redmine
- Positive: Redmine's initial impact is minimal: in terms of Dollars-the cost of acquisition is the price you pay for Electricity, Internet bandwidth and hardware
- Redmine's REAL cost is time and knowledge: You will need a Linux expert to implement Redmine.
- Readmine's configuration is also Time intensive, and it's better to augment your current staff, or hire someone directly to implement your Redmine configuration changes.

Verified User
Consultant in Corporate
Computer & Network Security Company, 1-10 employees