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# GitLab vs Harbor Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**GitLab**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Harbor**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**GitLab**
$$$$$

**Harbor**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**GitLab**
12%

**Harbor**
Not enough reviews yet

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Time to Implement

**GitLab** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Harbor** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**GitLab** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Harbor** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**GitLab**

Ease of Use (43)

Features (42)

Complexity (21)

Difficult Learning (19)

**Harbor**
Not enough data

Integrations

**GitLab**
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Anchore

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**Harbor**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**GitLab**
 ![GitLab screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1269847/Sec-Loop.png)

**Harbor**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**GitLab**

**9.1** /10

Based on 690 responses

**Harbor**

**9.5** /10

Based on 14 responses

Ease of Use

**GitLab**

**8.7** /10

Based on 694 responses

**Harbor**

**8.9** /10

Based on 14 responses

Ease of Setup

**GitLab**

**8.7** /10

Based on 254 responses

**Harbor** Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**GitLab**

**8.7** /10

Based on 176 responses

**Harbor** Not enough data

Quality of Support

**GitLab**

**8.5** /10

Based on 550 responses

**Harbor**

**9.3** /10

Based on 14 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**GitLab**

**8.9** /10

Based on 151 responses

**Harbor** Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**GitLab**

**8.8** /10

Based on 655 responses

**Harbor**

**9.2** /10

Based on 14 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Application Release Orchestration

**8.7** /10

Based on 150 responses

Not enough data

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

**9.0** /10

Based on 38 responses

Not enough data

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

**9.0** /10

Based on 27 responses

Not enough data

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Cloud Infrastructure Automation

**8.8** /10

Based on 92 responses

Not enough data

Continuous Delivery

**8.4** /10

Based on 255 responses

Not enough data

Bug Tracking

**8.6** /10

Based on 173 responses

Not enough data

Software Composition Analysis

**8.9** /10

Based on 78 responses

Not enough data

DevOps Platforms

**8.8** /10

Based on 194 responses

Not enough data

Continuous Integration

**8.3** /10

Based on 257 responses

Not enough data

Secure Code Review

**8.5** /10

Based on 133 responses

Not enough data

Value Stream Management

**8.8** /10

Based on 49 responses

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
26.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
26.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
85.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
85.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.1%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![GitLab](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2397ccd7309ef2bca71e3a275d59a5a3/gitlab.svg "GitLab")](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews)
GitLab

Computer Software
33.3%

Information Technology and Services
24.3%

Internet
3.9%

Financial Services
3.4%

Telecommunications
2.4%

Other
32.7%

[![Harbor](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_6b3998996250b9ce3cea95f0b560f48b/harbor.jpg "Harbor")](https://www.g2.com/products/harbor/reviews)
Harbor

Insurance
14.3%

Hospital & Health Care
14.3%

Construction
14.3%

Computer Software
14.3%

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
7.1%

Other
35.7%

Alternatives

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GitHub
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Harness Platform
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CloudBees
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**Harbor Alternatives**

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Docker Hub
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Red Hat Quay
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Azure Container Registry
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## GitLab vs Harbor

- Reviewers felt that Harbor meets the needs of their business better than GitLab.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Harbor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Harbor over GitLab.