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Overview

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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Recent Reviews

Solid and complete tool

9 out of 10
October 10, 2023
Incentivized
It's the main tool used to manage our git versioning, CI/CD, merge requests and repository for several of our projects. But we don't use …
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Pipelines Rock

9 out of 10
October 03, 2023
Incentivized
Our organization has grown large enough such that managing individual projects is a bit of a pain. We try to delegate to our dev teams as …
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How GitLab Differs From Its Competitors

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

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

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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Continuous Integration

1. It has great features where one can share code.
2. If I have to leave comments and show it to someone, I can share the link of the comment and on cliking of this link, it takes me direct to the mentioned scoll area of the =comment
3. My team is very happy top use this
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Security

While we have not directly used any integration support for security vulnerabilities, these form a critical part of our infrastructure as we're a tightly regulated and user centric industry and software vulnerabilities signify immense potential loss of revenue and market importance. GitLab's …
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Continuous Integration

CI tests run any time a PR is raised, ensuring that several checks like linting, tests, sonar checks are all configured and passed before a PR is available for approval, meaning that a lot of manual effort is saved. It can save hours of development time. We can also allow auto merge settings to …
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Continuous Integration

GitLab's continuous integration feature makes it easy for our team to share code in a shared repository. It automates the process of merging code changes and running tests, reducing validation problems and catching errors early. It promotes collaboration and ensures that our shared codebase stays …
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Continuous Integration

As stated, our code reviews are much faster with this integration; our unit tests and integration tests are triggered and reported back to GitLab, so we have all the information related to a code change in one spot rather than chasing pieces of information down to figure out what happened.
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Security

We make use of GitLab's Unit Test Reports - This feature helps simplify the identification of faults within Ci/Cd ( continuous integration and deployment ) merge requests. Thus , eliminating the need for manual inspection of the software delivery pipeline, leading to faster identification of …
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Continuous Integration

GitLab provides a shared repository where my team members get to collaborate on code. This shared repository acts as a central hub for all code changes, allowing team members to easily access and contribute to the codebase. By having this single source of truth ( centralized code hub ) , we are …
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Security

We have used GitLab's security features to scan code for vulnerabilities. While my personal experience with this has been less than others, we certainly benefit from the ability to address vulnerabilities when found instead of after code has been deployed. This has saved us unnecessary legwork and …
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Continuous Integration

The continuous integration opportunities GitLab provides give an excellent environment for our developers and engineers to share projects and code with each other. By operating on branches adjacent to the Master branch our engineers can be certain that our infrastructure ansible scripts are good …
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Security

Security considerations in GitLab are mainly covered by the security team in my organization. However, colleagues dedicated to the security of the company have been satisfied with GitLab and the features that the application has to offer when it comes to integrating the tool with the general …
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Continuous Integration

We use GitLab to precisely share code and manage versions of IaC in AWS and applications for our clients. The ability to merge requests and manage versions makes it easy for our team to reduce redundancy in our code and efficiently manage progress of our applications. It has also been an essential …
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Security

We use 2FA which makes it more difficult for attackers to gain unauthorized access and is also a security requirement within our company. Also, the code review and approval functionalities are considered as security feature in our company because with changes to the main branch, often a deployment …
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Continuous Integration

With the feature to automatically build, test and deploy code changes, we have reduced validation problems because of automated tests. Every new build is being tested - this way we see problems before deploying our code changes and the validation phase is also much shorter because we don't have to …
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Security

Security feature detects the common and most known vulnerabilities that help to keep code sanity and code security up to date.
It reduce the burdens of Team leads.
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Continuous Integration

Continues Integration is one the critical feature required in today's Engineering Team.
First, with CI code commit can be done in seconds.
Second, once everyone used to it, there will highly fewer chances from resources losing the code in case of the local machine is corrupted.
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Continuous Integration

We used Gitlab CI to execute all of our pipelines. We used to include main templates in several repositories so that everything is centralized. It is also enabled at the Merge Request level so once an MR is submitted, the pipeline is running and the code is merged only if tests are okay and if …
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Continuous Integration

It helps us to identify conflicts between teams that may be touching the same components faster, thus allowing us to carry out rapid coordination and not fall on top of each other's changes.This helps to solve the problems faster and not to be looking for what caused the affectation.
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Continuous Integration

This is the main feature our team uses for day to day activities. All the projects are made in GitLab and their version control is done in GitLab only. all the branches are made in GitLab and merge requests process fleo from creation to review is done in GitLab. Auro pipelines are also triggered …
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Security

Gitlab has this security check Api and dashboard where a user can check the report on how the production environment and the deployment team are performing on the following part of project. The treats, vulnerabilities and error/loss minimal can be visualized easily via the report and the necessary …
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Continuous Integration

GitLab features helps the teams in the development collaborate with sharing code all the more effectively and decrease approval issues via testing and combination cycles and getting mistakes prior in the advancement/deployment cycle. Therefore, when you are till working and managing client changes …
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Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees
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Cloud Engineer
V2 solutions (Computer Networking, 1001-5000 employees)
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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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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

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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 Project Access Control and Branch Protection highest, with a score of 9.3.

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

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Reviews

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September 24, 2020

Gitlab is a Great Tool for Continuous Integration and Git-Based Code Management

Michael Jenkins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Michael Jenkins
Senior Systems Reliability Engineer
The Walt Disney Company (Entertainment, 10,001+ employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Support Rating
10
I will admit, being an enterprise Gitlab user may come with additional access to Gitlab support. With that said, I have found them to be very supportive and responsive when prompted with questions about the tool. The engineers I've worked with have been very keen to listen to feedback from my team and have taken it back as suggestions for improvements to the tool.
September 22, 2020

Gitlab is great for both enterprise solutions and personal use

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Services Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Support Rating
1
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.
December 13, 2019

Gitlab is great

Dustin Ghia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dustin Ghia
Lead Consultant - Solutions Architect - Software Engineer
Ghia & Associates Engineering and Consulting Group (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Support Rating
10
The support is agile and respects the time of SLA. This regarding the Starter license. Surely for higher-level licenses the support is even better.
November 14, 2019

Gitlab, a great alternative to Github

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Support Rating
10
I haven't contacted customer support because I haven't had any problems with Gitlab. Their service has been outstanding.

I know they have a very active Twitter account in which they provide very quick updates. As far as I know the community is pretty happy with their service.
August 13, 2019

The best chemistry of version control happens in Gitlab

Kevin Ritchey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kevin Ritchey
Managing Member
ZenPan Technology Solutions, LLC (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Support Rating
9
The online documentation is best in breed and sets the example for all other platforms. We find it so useful that we have never once had to reach out to the Gitlab support team for assistance. In fact, because the chef recipe is so well written we have found that most issues are resolved with 'gitlab-ctl reconfigure'.
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