GitLab

GitLab Review

★★★★★4.6 / 5(1000 reviews)

Single-application DevOps platform for source control, CI/CD & security

Free–$99/user/mo

Key Features

  • Git repo hosting
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Issue boards
  • Security scanning (SAST/DAST)
  • Package & container registry
  • Value-stream analytics

Pros

  • End-to-end DevOps in one app: repos, CI/CD, security tests - Capterra
  • Rich CI templates accelerate pipeline setup for beginners - PeerSpot
  • Self-hosted edition offers fine-grained control and privacy - Capterra

Cons

  • Interface can feel cluttered due to sheer feature breadth - PeerSpot
  • Runner management and caching need tuning on large projects - Capterra
  • Premium price for Ultimate tier security features - PeerSpot

Full Review

GitLab positions itself as 'The DevSecOps Platform'—from planning issues to pushing code to production pipelines, everything lives in one repo-centric UI Capterra.

PeerSpot reviewers praise the CI/CD templates and integrated SAST/DAST scans, which catch vulnerabilities without bolt-on tools PeerSpot.

The flip side is complexity; teams that only need basic Git hosting may prefer GitHub, but security-minded enterprises often justify GitLab's Ultimate pricing for one-stop governance.

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