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# GitLab

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> GitLab unifies planning, CI/CD, security, and agentic AI, eliminating the tool handoffs that slow software delivery. Learn more today.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 1215 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses GitLab?

Designed for software developers, IT managers, product developers, security engineers, and project managers.

Your intelligent orchestration platform for DevOps.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 1215 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: GitLab
- **Founded**: 2011

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$29.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Free: $0 

Premium: $29 per user, per month (billed annually)

Ultimate: Contact us for custom pricing
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 205 more

## Features

- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Alerts/Notifications
- Application Security
- Approval Process Control
- Approval Workflow
- Automated Testing
- Bug Tracking
- Change Management
- Code Repository Integration
- Code Review
- Collaboration Tools
- Compliance Management
- Configuration Management
- Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Deployment
- Continuous Integration
- Customisable Templates
- Debugging
- Drag & Drop
- Graphical User Interface
- IT Reporting
- Integrated Development Environment
- Issue Management
- Milestone Tracking
- Monitoring
- Portfolio Management
- Project Planning
- Project Tracking
- Quality Assurance
- Real-Time Analytics
- Release Management
- Reporting/Project Tracking
- Repository Management
- Resource Management
- Task Management
- Testing Management
- Version Control
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Workflow Management

## Integrations (39 total)

- Akismet
- Anchore
- Asana
- Assembla
- Bamboo
- Beyond Identity
- Bitbucket
- Bridgecrew
- Bugzilla
- Buildkite
- Campfire Blaze
- Checkmarx One
- Datadog
- Deepfactor
- Discord

... and 24 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30082/application-development/software)

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## Alternatives

1. [GitHub](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/129067/github) — 4.8/5 (6155 reviews)
2. [Jira](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/19319/jira) — 4.4/5 (15314 reviews)
3. [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/101288/microsoft-visual-studio) — 4.6/5 (3004 reviews)
4. [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/157785/bitbucket) — 4.6/5 (1343 reviews)
5. [Airtable](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/146652/airtable) — 4.6/5 (2222 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Suitable for large deployments, and always improving." — 4.0/5

> **Roke** | *29 September 2025* | Defense & Space | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It allows users and organisations to organise their repositories into (hierarchical) directories, unlike Forgejo and GitHub. Additionally, like Forgejo, but unlike GitHub, it provides an issue tracker, which is moderated.
> 
> **Cons**: SAAS GitLab's spam detection is aggressive when modifying Snippets containing significant amounts of content.

Additionally, although it provides a useful issue tracker, and public forum for personal issues (and GitHub has recently reduced the level of support that its agents are meant to provide), GitLab offers no private, personal (account) support.
> 
> My interactions with staff at their issue tracker are generally very positive, although they are at times slow to respond, and a little apathetic about finer details.

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### "Excellent CI/CD Capability" — 4.0/5

> **Flavio** | *11 March 2026* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Think the best overall point is that I can enable rapid deployment and it is efficiently automated. GitLab environment allows me to perform activities without need external tools, so version control, project management and automation in the platform are good tools to be used. Integration with Slack, Trello and Kubernets are fantastic enabling me to expand more the functionality.
> 
> **Cons**: To be honest, I can't think in a bigger issue related to GitLab, but sometimes I felt its interface was a bit heavy and not much intuitive to ease the usage, specially if you are a newbie.

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### "Great self hosted alternative to Github" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *3 September 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: A brilliant self hosted alternative to using Github and it even includes some user management features that Github is lacking. Great CI configuration setup too.
> 
> **Cons**: Not much really, very simple to use and setup. We used the self hosted version so can't speak for the managed instances.

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### "A steep learning curve, especially for a novice coder." — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *20 August 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I used this software as a coding novice whilst completing my studies.  It was really easy to see what I had done wrong and get feedback which helped me to progress quickly.
> 
> **Cons**: I found it difficult to get the hang of, which whilst also trying to learn to code was a big learning curve\!
> 
> GitLab was really helpful as I completed my studies and learned to code.  If my role continued requiring me to code I would probably continue to use it and I'm sure get more proficient.  That said, I could potentially be priced out of this "nice to have" (for me) tool.

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### "A great alternative to Gitlab" — 5.0/5

> **Andrew** | *7 March 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The vertical integration of the whole software development cycle.
> 
> **Cons**: The pricing is a bit steep, the UI could do with some improvement
> 
> A great alternative to Github, especially with the option to self-host.

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