Compare GitLab and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$5,000 per year
GitLab
Star Rating
(875)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about GitLabRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Star Rating
(376)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansGitLab vs Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall. However, GitLab is easier to set up, while Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is easier to administer.
- Reviewers felt that GitLab meets the needs of their business better than Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
- 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 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform over GitLab.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GitLab
No pricing availableRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Basic Tower
$5,000
per year
Up to 100 nodes
- 30 Days of Support only
- No response time SLA
- Maintenance & Upgrades
Free Trial
GitLab
Free Trial is available
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
663
8.9
155
Ease of Use
8.7
666
8.7
320
Ease of Setup
8.6
226
8.2
248
Ease of Admin
8.6
172
8.8
91
Quality of Support
8.5
527
8.3
127
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
147
8.8
75
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
630
9.4
157
Features by Category
Administration
8.7
124
9.0
23
8.9
131
8.5
23
8.6
123
8.4
21
Functionality
9.0
130
9.3
25
8.5
115
8.6
20
8.5
109
8.3
21
8.7
114
8.6
24
8.6
103
8.2
19
Processes
9.1
133
8.6
22
9.0
122
8.7
22
8.7
122
8.3
20
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Administration
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
Analysis
8.7
26
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
Testing
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Testing
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
77
8.7
30
8.7
78
Feature Not Available
8.7
75
8.6
30
8.8
81
8.9
29
Automation
8.9
79
9.2
30
8.4
72
9.0
29
9.0
79
9.3
27
8.7
73
9.1
32
IT Management
8.7
74
9.0
33
8.9
74
9.1
31
8.6
71
8.5
28
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
215
9.1
16
9.0
218
8.9
17
8.7
204
8.9
16
Management
8.8
203
9.1
15
8.4
193
8.2
16
8.9
211
9.6
16
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.6
139
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
8.6
140
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.8
135
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
8.8
64
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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
Management
8.8
145
9.0
12
8.7
148
8.0
11
8.5
136
7.9
11
Functionality
8.8
153
9.0
12
8.8
151
8.2
10
8.6
141
8.7
10
Processes
9.0
157
8.3
11
8.5
141
7.5
10
9.0
158
8.3
11
Functionality
8.9
226
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.6
210
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.4
204
|
Verified
8.3
5
Management
8.9
215
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.7
215
|
Verified
8.0
5
8.4
198
|
Verified
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Documentation
8.8
117
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
Security
8.0
101
Not enough data
8.4
101
Not enough data
9.0
110
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
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
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
Analysis
Not enough data
5.6
13
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Security
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Analysis
8.9
39
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
Value Management
9.0
39
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GitLab and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform are categorized as DevOps Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Application Release Orchestration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Integration
Unique Categories
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is categorized as Network Automation Tools, Patch Management, Vulnerability Scanner, Log Analysis, Enterprise IT Management, Configuration Management, Build Automation, and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GitLab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
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
Computer Software
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
24.2%
Internet
4.0%
Financial Services
3.4%
Telecommunications
2.3%
Other
32.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.0%
Financial Services
10.6%
Computer Software
9.0%
Telecommunications
8.2%
Banking
6.3%
Other
50.0%
Discussions
Is GitLab paid?
5 Comments
PG
Yes, Gitlab is paid as it provides the flexibility to use all the features of the GitHub and Git as well as the freedom to use your own DataBase so that you...Read more
Is GitLab free software?
4 Comments
RB
Yes, in that for non-commercial users, payment is unnecessary. Additionally, its source is publicly available.Read more
What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform used for?
1 Comment
AJ
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It excels...Read more
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform has no more discussions with answers
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