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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (37.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Descript
Star Rating
(820)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(860)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about GitLabDescript vs GitLab
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GitLab easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Descript.
- Reviewers felt that GitLab meets the needs of their business better than Descript.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GitLab is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Descript over GitLab.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Descript
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GitLab
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Descript
Free Trial is available
GitLab
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
656
9.1
650
Ease of Use
8.5
670
8.7
652
Ease of Setup
9.0
420
8.6
213
Ease of Admin
8.5
109
8.6
170
Quality of Support
8.4
444
8.5
514
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
100
8.8
145
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
634
8.7
617
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
122
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
8.6
122
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.7
114
Not enough data
8.6
103
Processes
Not enough data
9.1
131
Not enough data
9.0
120
Not enough data
8.7
120
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.0
26
Analysis
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
8.8
24
Testing
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
8.7
23
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.9
23
Testing
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
76
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
79
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
72
IT Management
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.6
70
Platform Basics
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.6
135
Not enough data
7.1
116
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.4
111
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
134
Not enough data
8.0
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.7
20
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.2
21
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.0
16
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
5.9
16
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
210
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
204
Management
Not enough data
8.7
197
Not enough data
8.3
190
Not enough data
8.9
204
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
138
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.6
139
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.8
134
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.7
66
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
60
Voice
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.8
393
Not enough data
Transcription
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.6
356
Not enough data
8.8
337
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
Editing
8.4
312
Not enough data
7.8
155
Not enough data
8.8
370
Not enough data
7.4
136
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
279
Not enough data
7.3
240
Not enough data
8.6
316
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
7.5
252
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Transcription
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
105
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Speech Output
8.6
123
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
7.6
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
105
Not enough data
Audio Format
7.9
112
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
88
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.7
140
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.5
133
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.7
137
Processes
Not enough data
9.0
149
Not enough data
8.5
138
Not enough data
9.0
152
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.8
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
195
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Documentation
Not enough data
8.8
114
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
8.3
110
Security
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.9
107
Platform Features
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Customization
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
Analytics
7.5
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
43
Not enough data
Editing
7.8
266
Not enough data
9.0
275
Not enough data
7.6
259
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.2
255
Not enough data
8.6
271
Not enough data
8.8
263
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
247
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.1
228
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
224
Not enough data
7.7
224
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Editing
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.4
114
Not enough data
Publishing
7.7
122
Not enough data
Social Media
7.3
122
Not enough data
Planning
6.2
116
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
124
Not enough data
7.5
122
Not enough data
7.8
121
Not enough data
6.4
112
Not enough data
6.4
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
7.8
17
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.6
14
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.8
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
8.0
194
Not enough data
8.9
211
Not enough data
7.4
182
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
7.7
198
Not enough data
7.7
183
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
7.6
185
Not enough data
8.0
179
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
8.8
200
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
162
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
7.1
184
Not enough data
7.9
178
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
7.9
193
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
6.9
158
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
7.7
177
Not enough data
7.6
164
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Output - Voice Dubbing
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Text to Video Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Emotion and Gesture control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time rendering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live streaming
Not enough data
Not enough data
Script-based automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage & Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
Value Management
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.8
39
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Descript and GitLab share no categories
Unique Categories
GitLab is categorized as Secure Code Review, DevOps Platforms, Value Stream Management, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Bug Tracking, Continuous Integration, and AI Code Generation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Descript
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GitLab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
12.5%
Media Production
10.4%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.4%
Computer Software
5.9%
Consulting
5.0%
Other
59.9%
Computer Software
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
24.1%
Internet
3.9%
Financial Services
3.4%
Telecommunications
2.3%
Other
32.8%
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RL
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TP
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5 Comments
PG
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Is GitLab free software?
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RB
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