GitLab

Score8.6 out of 10

400 Reviews and Ratings

GitLab

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

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GitLab, a comprehensive DevSecOps platform.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a budding software developer, I am part of many teams to learn different software flows and delivery parameters. I came across GitLab through one of my colleague, who works with C# plugins and was facing issues with standardizing delivery parameters for executables. He was able to integrate CI/CD pipelines very conveniently using GitLab.

Pros

Security on branches and version control
AI tools for code review
Provides multiple ways to implement CI/CD

Cons

Features are similar in ultimate and premium tier
Support tickets take longer to resolve
UI gets freeze

Return on Investment

Developer friendly tool
Helps with efficient issue tracking
Good with large code bases

Alternatives Considered

Atlassian Bitbucket and GitHub

Other Software Used

Atlassian Bitbucket, Revit, Microsoft Visual Studio

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, I work as development team member, I have to manage different code bases with a team of individuals. In that process, there are certain parameters for code reviews and quality checks for deliverables GitLab helps in implementing CI/CD pipeline for an efficient way to create deliverables it also provides shared and instance-based runners.

Pros

CI/CD pipeline implementation
AI tools for code review
Version control of source code
Privacy parameter implementation

Cons

UI refresh takes time
Limited feature on the general tier
CI/CD additional scripting

Return on Investment

Positive ROI
Developers know the tool well
Handles multiple large codebases easily

Alternatives Considered

Atlassian Bitbucket, Azure DevOps Services and GitHub

Other Software Used

Revit, Autodesk Civil 3D, ShareX

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my organization I work as Software Developer, and I have to manage several different codebases based on different plugins and websites, GitLab as version control repository management software, it helps in integrating CI/CD pipelines for streamlining delivery process, it also helps team management and issue tracking with code review functionalities.

Pros

Version Control
CI/CD pipeline integration and automation
Issue Tracking
AI assistance for code review

Cons

Sometimes UI elements dont refresh after changes has been made
CI/CD automation scripting sometimes require power shell access
Ultimate tier and professional tier are similar

Return on Investment

Positive ROI
Easy to use
Widely adapted
Developers are skilled in it

Alternatives Considered

Atlassian Bitbucket, GitHub and Azure DevOps Services

Other Software Used

AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, Microsoft Power BI, Dropbox

Verified User

Account Manager in Engineering (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

we genrally use github in developping our web applications, by using repositories and optimizing time in most of time

Pros

Single Application for the DevSecOps Lifecycle
Self-Hosted & Enterprise-Ready
Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Integration

Cons

Integration Ecosystem
Performance at Scale
Built-in Security Scanning – Not Always Practical

Return on Investment

Centralized DevSecOps Platform
High Infrastructure & Maintenance Costs
Learning Curve for Students & Researchers

Alternatives Considered

Azure API Management and Jenkins

Other Software Used

Azure API Management, Jenkins, BitBlox

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CTO (Chief Technical Officer) in Engineering at Enable Banking (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use GitLab mainly for code hosting, CI/CD, and issue tracking. It helps us in keeping development organised, automating deployments, and making collaboration easy. Our scope is pretty standard: managing source code, running tests, deploying services, and tracking bugs/features all in one place. We also use it for a few non-technology projects (but for people who are in close collaboration with the engineering team).