Great software
July 05, 2024

Great software

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with GitLab

we use it for version control and ci/cd based docker deployment via AWS deployments

Pros

  • free private repositories always (unlike GitHub which started it recently)
  • friendly and intuitive UI
  • enterprise first feature prioritization (B2B) unlike GitHub which first offers features for personal accounts (B2C)

Cons

  • While GitLab offers role-based access control, more granular permissions at the project and group levels could provide better security and flexibility. For instance, the ability to restrict specific actions (e.g., merge, push) on a more granular level would be useful.
  • GitHub has a more extensive marketplace for apps and integrations compared to GitLab
  • GitLab's mobile app needs a lot of improvements. The coverage of features in the app is weak
  • Ability to deploy directly from GitLab has reduced dependency on a separate devops resource.
GitHub is more open-source first and enterprise-first second in their approach. The reverse is true for GitLab. Both are exceptional products and it highly depends on the specific needs of an org
we have used GitLab paid plans but havent explored security side of things
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

Do you think GitLab delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with GitLab's feature set?

No

Did GitLab live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of GitLab go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy GitLab again?

Yes

GitLab has a more security-first and open-source second focus. If the other way is a bigger priority for you, go for GitHub.

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