Best collaborative tool to manage our projects

Item: GitLab
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Gitlab for developing mobile and tablet apps. It's an easy tool to use and code. It's available for free and easy to manage and configure. My organization provided me unlimited access to the repository, integrate several API and third-party servers, and consume only reliable uptime. Built-in configuration and continuous delivery features make it seem less to go from a code change to running a pipeline.

Pros and Cons

Projects management
Issues tracking
Private repository hosting
Merge requests
Easy UI and user-friendly

It consumes more space in CPU.
Some times it takes more time to download the final build.
Server issues.

Return on Investment

Sometimes, the build fails after a delay of 10-20 minutes and then I get to see the error message which is very frustrating.
Some features are missing like auto save code, etc.
Some features are very confusing and hard to navigate.

Alternatives Considered

GitHub, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Atlassian JIRA Align (formerly AgileCraft) and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Sometimes it gets very slow and provides a problem to connect or update the servers. Search is difficult on some pages. Some features are missing that are available on GitHub.

Security

There are some conflicts at times, which isn't exactly a con of the software. A bit confusing at the beginning, it's complex and has a steep learning curve. The user interface could do a make-over. Sometimes it gets very slow and provides a problem to connect or update to the servers. Search is difficult on some pages.

Continuous Integration

It is a great collaborative tool that allow us to manage the projects and ensure the progress is on schedule. The reporting function is very helpful for the communications within the organization.

My organisation provided me unlimited access of repository, integrate several API and third party server and consume only a reliable up time. Built in configuration and continuous delivery features make it seem less to go from a code change to running pipeline

Key Insights

Do you think GitLab delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with GitLab's feature set?

Yes

Did GitLab live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of GitLab go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy GitLab again?

Yes

Other Software Used

GitHub, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Azure DevOps Server (formerly Team Foundation Server)

Likelihood to Recommend

It is a great collaborative tool that allows us to manage the projects and ensure the progress is on schedule. The reporting function is very helpful for the communications within the organization. I feel like a professional developer using it, my code is always backed up and up to date on a beautiful web user interface. I love how the badges look and how it feels colorful.