About GitLab

GitLab is an integrated, open source DevOps lifecycle management platform for software development teams to plan, code, test, deploy and monitor product changes within a single application. GitLab allows users to streamline their collaborative workflows and visualize, prioritize, coordinate, and track progress using flexible project management tools.

GitLab helps streamline collaborative workflows whether a team uses Agile, Waterfall, or conversational development methods. Users are able to securely write and manage code and project data, and consolidate source code into a single DVCS that can be managed without disrupting the workflow. GitLab’s git repositories are provided with branching tools and access controls for a scalable, single source of truth for collaboration on projects and code.

Users are able to customize their approval workflow controls, and automatically test the quality of code. GitLab verification tools help users spot errors sooner while shortening feedback cycles with features such as built-in code review, code testing, code quality, and review apps. Users can manage custom container images with GitLab’s container registry, which provides users with enhanced security and access controls without third party add-ons.

Organizations can minimize complexity by building, testing, and releasing their code securely, whether deploying to one server, or thousands, using GitLab’s continuous delivery and deployment feature. Users can automate the entire workflow and customize everything from buildpacks to CI/CD. Best practice templates help users get started with minimal configuration. GitLab collects and displays performance metrics for deployed apps using Prometheus, allowing users to analyze shipping velocity and monitor application performance.

Key benefits of GitLab

  • GitLab streamlines all collaborative workflows, whether a team uses Waterfall, Agile, or Conversational Development.

  • Keep track of the progress and activity across projects and get performance metrics for deployed apps through Prometheus.

  • GitLab provides a scalable, single source of truth for projects and code with git repositories that come complete with branching tools and access controls.

  • Spot errors faster and shorten feedback cycles with Gitlab's built-in code review, code testing, code quality, and review apps.

  • Release code confidently and securely, and minimize complexity with GitLab's built-in continuous delivery.

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    GitLab Software - Visualize, prioritize, coordinate, and track progress with GitLab’s flexible project management tools
    GitLab Software - GitLab’s git repositories come complete with branching tools and access controls, providing a scalable, single source of truth for collaborating on projects and code
    GitLab Software - Customize approval workflow controls, automatically test the quality of code, and spin up a staging environment for every code change
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    GitLab Software - Build, test, and release code confidently and securely with GitLab’s built-in continuous delivery and deployment
    GitLab Software - Automate the entire workflow from build to deploy and monitoring with GitLab Auto Devops
    GitLab Software - Analyze shipping velocity and monitor application performance
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    GitLab Software - Visualize, prioritize, coordinate, and track progress with GitLab’s flexible project management tools
    GitLab Software - GitLab’s git repositories come complete with branching tools and access controls, providing a scalable, single source of truth for collaborating on projects and code
    GitLab Software - Customize approval workflow controls, automatically test the quality of code, and spin up a staging environment for every code change
    GitLab Software - Upload and download images from GitLab CI with full Git repository management integration
    GitLab Software - Build, test, and release code confidently and securely with GitLab’s built-in continuous delivery and deployment
    GitLab Software - Automate the entire workflow from build to deploy and monitoring with GitLab Auto Devops
    GitLab Software - Analyze shipping velocity and monitor application performance

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    Features
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    Ease of Use
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    Customer Support Software
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    Satya Dileep Kumar
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    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    The Comprehensive Solution for Collaborative Software Development

    Reviewed on 26/03/2023

    GitLab provides a comprehensive solution for source code management, continuous integration and...

    GitLab provides a comprehensive solution for source code management, continuous integration and deployment, issue tracking, and collaboration. This integrated approach eliminates the need for multiple tools and reduces complexity, saving time and resources. Additionally, GitLab's advanced features, such as automated testing and code review, enhance code quality and accelerate release cycles. Overall, GitLab's benefits include improved team productivity, faster time-to-market, and reduced costs.

    Pros

    GitLab's most impactful features are its integrated CI/CD pipeline, version control, and collaboration tools. The product has a bit of a learning curve but is generally considered easy to use. GitLab's integration with existing business processes was easy as there are many options for customization and automation. Onboarding is very easy for most developers which is why our organization has chosen it over other tools.

    Cons

    We have expected better performance overall but it was sluggish at times. so that can be improved.Intuitive user interface is also very important where gitlab lags a littleRobust project management capabilities can be brought in. If there is more comprehensive documentation then it will really help lot of people in the industry

    Lilantha
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    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 201–500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    GitLab Review

    Reviewed on 26/09/2019

    GitLab resolved our version controlling problems, code review problems. It helps to maintain our...

    GitLab resolved our version controlling problems, code review problems. It helps to maintain our code standards very easily. We can setup It on our local server also very easily. It is free anyone can try it.

    Pros

    GitLab is a superb source code managemanet provide. It is free. We can install it in our privet server also. As well as we can use their server with a free account. We use git for version control. GitLab provides awesome support for version control. It is a very easy tool. Anyone can use it very easily If someone has no more knowledge about versioning but He can use GitLab very easy. We can maintain our Repositories/Branchers. User access level also there. Currently, We use GitLab. We maintain feature branches, dev branch, and master branch. Everyone does not allow to merge code to the dev branch. If someone add merge request to the dev branch, our one-person review code and merge. Then we use GitLab it is easy for us. GitLab provides superb dashboard it very easy to review code. It shows all code changes with file by file. Easy to compare. As well as we can compare two branches vary easy. It provides a clear, unique, user-friendly dashboard. GitLab also supports CI/CD process. It's superb we can recommend for anyone. If our commit has some conflict it shows how to resolve that step by step.

    Cons

    When I add a new commit. If the file is large/have many lines. It not showing code changes directly. It shows a message file has many lines cannot show changes that kind of message. Sometimes when we compare two commits. It not more clear. Some times confusing. If I show some file history only show commits. not showing code changes by commits. We want to go and check every commits to show changes.

    Alternatives Considered

    GitHub and Bitbucket

    Reasons for Switching to GitLab

    It's free. We can setup on our local servers. It provides an easy, powerful, clear, and userfriendly dashboard. Its same thing wants for version control. Its there on GitLab.
    sapnaka
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    • Industry: Computer Software
    • Company size: 201–500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Ease of Use
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Web portal to manage git

    Reviewed on 16/05/2023

    This has been my version control collaboration tool for past 5 years and I should say that my...

    This has been my version control collaboration tool for past 5 years and I should say that my experience of using this is really amazing.

    Pros

    I have started using this when I was an undergraduate and I'm still using this in my IT company too. I can create repositories, projects, branches and can manage the source code there. I can review someone elses' code and add comments and merge it once the code fixes are done. It allows to automate the pipeline with the help of integrating other tools.

    Cons

    I haven't face any issue using gitlab so far.

    Verified Reviewer
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    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    Source control is made easy with gitlab

    Reviewed on 22/10/2019

    We need to control our source code. We need to know exactly who has changed what line of code at...

    We need to control our source code. We need to know exactly who has changed what line of code at what point. And git, nice though it is, needs a GUI. Gitlab provides us that GUI.

    Pros

    The software is stable.
    Updates come out regularly.
    SSO integration with our AD is very nice.

    Cons

    We are using gitlab not only for our source code, but also to control the configuration of all of our servers and firewalls. It would be nice if we could schedule scripts on gitlab to run automatically. We are now 'abusing' the pipelines for this purpose.

    Alternatives Considered

    Helix Core

    Reasons for Choosing GitLab

    It's quite unfair to compare gitlab to visualSVN. Gitlab is an integrated issue tracker and source code management system.

    Reasons for Switching to GitLab

    The staff just wanted to use git and gitlab. We did not want to host in GitHub since we want to be in control of our own data.
    Praeveen
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    • Industry: Computer Software
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Good Version Control software

    Reviewed on 08/04/2023

    Pros

    Makes it easy to search for commits and also manage the evolution of the code base as the code progresses. It also makes it easier to search for files and also switch between branches to view the files at different branches.

    Cons

    Nothing much to complain about. I would say maybe make it easier to configure build variables but even that is not too difficult

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    GitLab offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: $19.00/month
    • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    Libre: $0 Premium: $19 per user, per month (billed annually) Ultimate: $99 per user, per month (billed annually)

    GitLab has the following typical customers:

    2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    GitLab supports the following languages:

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    GitLab supports the following devices:

    iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    GitLab integrates with the following applications:

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    GitLab offers the following support options:

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