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What is GitLab?

GitLab DevSecOps platform enables software innovation by aiming to empower development, security, and operations teams to build better software, faster. With GitLab, teams can create, deliver, and manage code quickly and continuously instead of managing disparate tools and scripts.…

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A very valuable, Cost effective and Performance booster platform

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 3, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
My organization is using git for the source code management like pull, push, merge request and changes history. We are also using GitLab to track the issues and resolutions. I...
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Pankaj Choudhary
Engineer - Engineering
Freelancer Android Developer
Freelancer
GitLab5 years of experience

Gitlab is a must have!

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 30, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It addresses repository and CI/CD pipelines and allows you to use your own agents. Because of all its integrations, it’s very good for managing an organization with different ...
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Marco Urrea
Engineer - Information Technology
DevOps Engineer
DigitalOnUs
GitLab6 years of experience

GitLab is an effective, all-in-one solution for version control

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 30, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use GitLab to as our version control solution. We have multiple Git repositories that are store in GitLab. Furthermore, we use GitLab to branch and merge project branches. ...
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Henry Tien
Administrator - Information Technology
System Administrator
SAIC
GitLab6 years of experience

Modern VCS for Next Gen Agile Development.

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 22, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Gitlab to track issues by project, whether Terraform IaC projects, Node JS projects, Jupyter Notebook data analysis products, or custom in-house Python packages. We als...
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Austin Franchino
Engineer - Engineering
Senior Data and Security Engineer
Lumos Data
GitLab6 years of experience

It is a good remote source control software with plenty of useful integrations and customization capabilities

Rating: 8 out of 10
July 9, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use GitLab to store and manage the codebase of our organization. We have multiple projects in there but they are all part of the same platform. We do the code review in Git...
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Andrés Alberto Herrera García
Engineer - Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Ingenious.Build
GitLab3 years of experience
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How GitLab Differs From Its Competitors

Security

Yes, we have been using Gitlab Ultimate, and while we are uncertain if the pricing will scale with additional developers, we have been very pleased with the SAST, DAST, and Container Scanning that comes with our plan. We have very limited resources with regard to time, so the Ultimate plan has …
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Continuous Integration

Our Terraform projects are deployed directly from Gitlab, and we are pleased to use their managed TF State file. We no longer need to manage an S3 backend with a DynamoDB component to keep our state from drifting. It also manages all the security that comes with managing an IaC product. We also …
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Continuous Integration

Yes i checked this feature just for the demo project, But we are not using in any one of our projects, Because we are not having this type of the requirement. We are having our separate applications. Why the way this feature is very helpful for the apps which is using same modules in different …
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Continuous Integration

In our GitLab projects we have pre-merge and post-merge pipelines. In the pre-merge pipelines we have jobs to verify static analysis, unit tests, feature tests, e2e tests, secrets detection, style verification, building verification, and we also check that before merging to any of the main stages, …
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Continuous Integration

We have not yet enabled continuous integration into our practices. We are actively discussing the possibility and are working through the details of it. We are trying to shift the mindset of our users, and to adhere to DevOPS best practices, but still have a ways to before that happens. But it is …
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Security

The paid plan is more on the security feature. We are very happy that Gitlab provide Secret Detection. This feature scans code for sensitive information like API keys or passwords that may have been accidentally committed. Our business is very sensitive about the security especially our clients …
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Continuous Integration

Merge Conflicts is a big headache when we doing integration. We need to integrate all the developers code daily so Gitlab provide automatic testing so we will not allow our developer work on long branches. So if the developers have potential conflicts are flagged and resolved earlier in the …
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Security

Yes, it provides secure shell to connect with the local computer, for transfering and managing version of code.
Also the feature of securing particular branch in codebase, helps in avoiding unnecessary commits by any users.
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Continuous Integration

We have large number of people in our team who are working on The same feature. Using GitLab We have successfully achieved the cicd approach As everyone works on their local copy, then pushes the code onto the feature branch, then, after being reviewed, a pull request Is created, which then merge …
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Continuous Integration

Yes, we heavily used the CD part of GitLab for creating and testing builds.

It is way easier to use the GitLab CD functionality than other competitor products because their API is way easier to use, and the errors from GitLab were more intuitive, so it's faster to iterate setting pielines up.

Also, …
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Security

We don't consider GitLab's security features to be comprehensive enough for us but they provide an easy way to keep track of outdated libraries with known security issues as well as scanning for base images in Dockerfiles. The vulnerability scanning and remediation capabilities are not always as …
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Continuous Integration

The continuous integration features allow us to integrate changes on a single branch and validate the code by running a suite of tests before the merge happens. After merging the code a deploy to a UAT environment is triggered and performed automatically. Testing of tickets happens on UAT …
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Security

We did not use gitlab security features, we did however integrate gitlab with other solutions such as sonarqube and secured the infrastructures on the technical level (ex. remove internet access on the project level, expose the service on a restricted internal network).
Note that you can deploy …
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Continuous Integration

GitLab continuous integration solution is used whether in a self-hosted, on premise or SaaS version. Note that for new users on the SaaS version (starting around 3 years ago), GitLab no longer provides free runners since the feature was being abused by crypto miner. I myself still have free …
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Security

We have not gone through the Paid Plan feature yet but have used the branch protection feature which helped us to prevent unauthorized merges of code and The two-factor authentication feature also helps to protect Git from any random user accessing it. The dependencing feature is also used …
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Continuous Integration

In our team when one developer creates a merge request then CI pipeline runs itself to check and validate the changes before merging and the pull request helps the other developer to check that changes merged can affect their code changes or not. CI also can be integrated into various tools which …
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Security

I don't work with the team that manages that so I'm unsure. However the security around who can approve code has been amazing.
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Continuous Integration

This has been a life saver. Having the ability to integrate and share code in real time has provided real value in man-hours and thus money! The time saved is on the order of up to 5 hours per week!
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Security

Security vulnerabilities are handled well in Gitlab. There is tokenisation in built in the system that ensures encryption across domains.
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Continuous Integration

This has enabled the team to reduce development time by 50% and chances of bugs by similar margin. Continous integration and continous development in a repository offers ease of use, code review and validation while sharing the code across multiple users working on the same.
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Continuous Integration

The shared repository feature has allowed us to collectively upload code and GitLab will trigger the code integration which allows for reduction in manual integration efforts. This allows for frequent code commits without conflicting code changes.
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Continuous Integration

Continuous integration helps us daily, it allows us in particular to validate the code of one of the contributors, ensuring that all the tests, coverages, are there. This is the guarantee of solidity of our application and we greatly appreciate this feature.
Without continuous integration, we would …
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Continuous Integration

The continuous integration of GitLab allows us easily run Linting, Tests and Building of various images such as container images which are even used in the tests or specifically selected environments to ensure compliance and stability of our repositories before being deployed to the final …
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Continuous Integration

Often what happens is that introducing one new feature leads to bug in another feature unknowingly. Automated testing ensures that this doesn't happen by running all these these tests during CI and GitLab enables it very well
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Security

GitLab's secret detection feature is used that scan the codebase for secrets such as API tokens passwords and encryption keys that may have been used for version control. It helps to identify and remove sensitive information from the codebase to avoid unauthorized access and data breaches and …
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Continuous Integration

GitLab CI allows us to test execution and build tasks that enables faster feedback and reduce validation time by distributing tests among multiple runners or stages we can optimize resource utilization and decrease the overall build and validation time. This helps us to get more quickly and …
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Security

GitLab provides role-based and group-based permission. Admin can set up the access based on their role so that developers can only do the thing that they are allowed to do. E.g. if a developer is not allowed to approve the merge request then the merge button will be disabled for him until the …
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Continuous Integration

GitLab provides pipelines every time when code is committed respective pipelines run to validate the code. If a pipeline is failing it means the code has some vulnerabilities which need to be corrected immediately. It also provides unit test reports and load performance testing to reduce code …
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Security

Yes, one of the big advantages of GitLab against other solutions is the security model. First of all GitLab is an open source so every system vulnerability is much easier to fix. Another option that GitLab is usually preffered is that is provides self hosted options (paid, free and on premise). …
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Continuous Integration

In Drupal.org the built ni GitLab CI runs the tests every time a new merge request is added. This makes a huge amount of time to the Drupal module maintainers. Also, testing a PHP Drupal module on several PHP or MySQL versions is crucial for the module development and its adoption.
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Continuous Integration

We have a lint job in integrate stage in gitlab-ci.yml of our projects and that job continuously lints code on feature branches before build and this process doesn't lets the code which is faulty and it did reduced validation issues in protected and default branches as validation problems are …
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Awards

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Pricing

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GitLab Essential

$0

Cloud
per month per user

GitLab Premium

$29

Cloud
per month per user

GitLab Ultimate

$99

Cloud
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://about.gitlab.com/pricing?utm_me…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Version Control Software Features

Version Control Software Features allow uses to manage and control document history and versions.

8.5
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is GitLab?

GitLab DevSecOps platform enables software innovation by aiming to empower development, security, and operations teams to build better software, faster. With GitLab, teams can create, deliver, and manage code quickly and continuously instead of managing disparate tools and scripts. GitLab helps teams across the complete DevSecOps lifecycle, from developing, securing, and deploying software.

Differentiators, as described by Gitlab:

  • Simplicity: With GitLab, DevSecOps can be achieved through a single platform with a user-friendly interface
  • Security: GitLab offers built-in security scans that provides a comprehensive security solution.
  • Transparency: The code base for GitLab is open to community contributions, to ensure transparency and an open-core approach.
  • Cloud-Agnostic: Can be deployed anywhere with no vendor lock-in

GitLab Screenshots

Screenshot of GitLab, a comprehensive DevSecOps platform.Screenshot of Security DashboardScreenshot of Merge Request

GitLab Integrations

GitLab Competitors

GitLab Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac, BSD* (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later), Android, iOS, full list see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/security/approved_os.html
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesInternational
Supported LanguagesChinese, English, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

GitLab starts at $0.

JFrog Artifactory, Jira Align, and Jenkins are common alternatives for GitLab.

Reviewers rate Branch Protection highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of GitLab are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Gitlab, the best on-premise Git hosting you can get

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 27, 2020
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Gitlab was used by the entire engineering team (developers and operations) to hold all the code for all our projects. It was installed on-premise since we had 1000 projects to hold. All teams throughout the company used it on a daily basis to share code and discuss merge requests and issues.
Pros
  • Great interface for merge requests and issues.
  • Great community. It's easy to interact with and propose new stuff.
Cons
  • Used Gitlab community edition for years and it solved all my complaints during these years.
Likelihood to Recommend
In case you have many repositories and want some on-premise, Gitlab is the best thing you can get. For new startups looking for a great a great (or free) place to have private repositories, Gitlab is the best option you will find as well. It also has an integrated CI for your project, which is really nice.
Return on Investment
  • We were using Gitorious a long time ago and Gitlab helped us to get rid of it. Gitorious was really old and unmaintained, so we gave a new life to our developers.
  • We had to do our own packaging for the first versions because their Debian package was really bad at the time. Our package still remains to this time, but theirs are really better now.
Alternatives Considered
Gitlab has a free version on-premise install, which makes it the best between them. Gitorious was our solution between Gitlab but it was abandoned for a long time. GitHub doesn't have a free version for private repositories. Bitbucket was not so good at the time and on-premise was not an option.
Security
I only use the free version, tried the paid version but did not need it after all. For this reason, I don't have much to comment on the paid version of Gitlab.
Continuous Integration
Continuous integration is probably the best feature of Gitlab. The main Git hosting is great, but the way they do CI is awesome. Gitlab was one of the first to introduce CI and it was available for their own installation and also the open source version. I used both and they work great. I have nothing but positive things to say about it.
Other Software Used
Code Management
Yes, it certainly makes. Currently, I'm using Gitlab to host the source code for one of my clients and it certainly makes the code easy to collaborate. We use the full feature set: code hosting, CI, pull requests, etc. The interface is very clean and makes everything obvious for all developers. The fact that we can configure the CI via yml file in the source code is another plus.
Workload Coordination
I had the chance to use Gitlab when working on-premise and now working remotely for more than 3 years. In both cases, Gitlab enabled a great collaboration setup for my team. We used the open-source version installed locally at the time and now I'm using their own SaaS version. Both work seamlessly.
Tool Consolidation
When using the open-source version, it prevented us to have a very expensive Github account to hold all of our repositories. Gitlab also helped us to not have a dedicated tool for review (like Gerrit) because we were able to rely entirely on their CI + Pull Request management infrastructure.
Users and Roles
3
They are all developers. We use Gitlab as a way to sync our code and review each others' work.
Support Headcount Required
1
Currently, it's a one-man's work. We are using the SaaS version of Gitlab. The free version is enough for our usage. It's current my role to make sure everything works as expected and buy the paid version if something else is needed. In general, there's not much to do, it just works. All the work we have to do is to improve our own process.
Business Processes Supported
  • Code sharing
  • Easy review via Merge Requests
  • Easy CI to test our code on every change request
Innovative Uses
  • We use the CI to check our HTTPS certificate. On every build, we check DNSimple and upload the certificate to Heroku. It guarantees we always have the HTTPs certificate updated
  • We have the whole boad of directors on Gitlab so they can create issues and interact with developers there
  • All of our product tracking is done via Gitlab boards.
Future Planned Uses
  • We want to use Gitlab CI to deploy a new app every time we create a new merge request so people can validate the app before merging
Likelihood to Renew
10
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.
Products Replaced
Yes
Long ago, when I first used Gitlab, we changed from Gitorious. Gitlab was still new, but way better than its competitor. Github was not an option for us at the time because it was too expensive. Gitlab proved to be a good choice with time.
Key Differentiators
  • Price
  • Product Features
Github was too expensive and we wanted to deploy something in our infrastructure. The open-source version of Gitlab was exactly what we wanted. It had less features but became feature-complete for us quickly.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
I wouldn't change anything. We evaluated other competitors and Gitlab was clearly the winner.
Premium Support
No
We were using the open-source version, but even when using the free version, I didn't need support. When I faced a problem, I provided a Merge Request to the community version or opened an issue to the code directly. Their response was usually very good.
Bug Resolution
Yes
Yes, I did via Gitlab issues. The development team was very responsive. I was able to fix the problem myself and provide the code for the open-source version, which was promptly accepted.
Exceptional Examples of GitLab Support
I found a problem after installing a new version. I was able to reproduce myself and fixed in my local environment. I proposed a change via Merge Request and their response came in a few hours asking for more tests. I implemented them and my change was accepted some minutes after my push. The experience was great.
Easy Tasks
  • CI configuration via yaml file is great. You can just use a default and do your changes via version control
  • I like the way their Merge Requests work. They had many features implemented before Github.
Difficult Tasks
  • If you use the open-source version, you have to do the updates yourself. They have a good changelog, but it's up to you to manage the whole infrastructure. It's not a problem with Gitlab itself, but it takes time to get used to it.
Mobile Interface Availability and Impressions
Yes
I don't use it very much but their website is responsive. It seems to work well.
Usability
10
I like it a lot. To me, it feels very simple than other systems I used in the past. Version control is not something easy and they make it simple and easy to use. The whole experience their platform provides is just great.

Gitlab. Perfect for CI

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
September 22, 2020
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Gitlab for every code project we have such as the website, APIs and mobile applications. It offers a free plan that has everything you need. We use Gitlab, especially for it's CI (continuous integration) feature that let us automate team working and deploying frameworks on dev and productions channels
Pros
  • Continuous integration
  • Git
  • Automations
Cons
  • Artifacts
Likelihood to Recommend
Gitlab it's needed if you are developing software, and you want to enhance your development with integrations and automation.
Return on Investment
  • Faster work
Alternatives Considered
Gitlab is far better for its continuous integration. It gives you pre-made scripts to build and send an artifact to you or your team.
Security
We haven't use any security features provided by gitlab
Continuous Integration
We use continuous integration to share artifacts and developing status across all our channels including slack. It helps automate the QA process and get things done quicker.
Support Rating
10
I've never used Gitlab support.
Other Software Used
Bitbucket, GitHub, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
Code Management
Yes we use gitlab to store more than 10 different code projects. Thanks to CI we enabled automations to connect Gitlab to third party services like Slack and really helped team collaborating.
Workload Coordination
We use gitlab issue and Pull requests to assign bug or features request to developers on our team and to merge code from different environments
Tool Consolidation
We replaced bitbucket just because gitlab let us have more and better automations using CIs
Users and Roles
5
They represent the core business. We store the website, mobile applications and API of all our products
Support Headcount Required
2
Supporting gitlab it's really easy you just need to know how to use any Git service and dev-ops softwares
Business Processes Supported
  • Automations
  • Artifacts
  • Store code
Innovative Uses
  • Integrating gitlab with third party services
Future Planned Uses
  • for testing the backend in an automated way
Likelihood to Renew
10
We haven't found a service as good as gitlab on the CIs level
Products Replaced
Yes
It replaced bitbucket for dev-ops. We replaced it because gitlab is far better on the CI department and it help us automating and deploying artifacts in a quicker and easier way then bitbucket
Key Differentiators
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
We decided to use Gitlab for price + automations and CIs features the gitlab provides
Evaluation Lessons Learned
in the process I would evaluate "Gitlab" just because it now supports CIs
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of GitLab Support
During setup process I couldn't implement a edge feature of CI and they helped me indicating what tutorial to follow
Easy Tasks
  • Continuos integration
  • Managing projects
Difficult Tasks
  • Artifacts
Usability
8
I think gitlab is really easy to use but they still have way to improve the UX of their interface
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