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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$139.94 Per Month
GitLab
Star Rating
(861)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(2,952)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansGitLab vs Semrush
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GitLab easier to use. However, reviewers felt that both products are equally easy to set up and administer, and both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that GitLab meets the needs of their business better than Semrush.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Semrush is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Semrush over GitLab.
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GitLab
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Free Trial is available
Semrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
650
8.8
2,404
Ease of Use
8.7
652
8.3
2,428
Ease of Setup
8.6
213
8.6
1,635
Ease of Admin
8.6
170
8.6
1,241
Quality of Support
8.5
514
8.6
2,110
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
145
8.8
1,222
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
617
8.9
2,312
Features by Category
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
432
Not enough data
8.2
427
Not enough data
7.9
411
Not enough data
7.7
385
Not enough data
7.4
374
Not enough data
7.5
368
Not enough data
7.4
371
Not enough data
7.5
381
Not enough data
7.1
366
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
421
Not enough data
8.2
410
Not enough data
7.8
396
Not enough data
7.7
397
Not enough data
7.8
392
Not enough data
7.6
372
Not enough data
8.0
406
Other
Not enough data
7.7
384
Not enough data
8.1
396
Not enough data
7.7
386
Not enough data
8.0
388
Not enough data
7.4
353
Not enough data
7.0
332
Not enough data
7.6
351
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
6.9
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
360
Not enough data
7.4
351
Not enough data
8.5
401
Not enough data
8.3
394
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
292
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
273
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
279
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
246
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
216
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
212
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
276
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
284
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
270
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
209
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
21
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
8.7
122
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
8.6
122
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Processes
9.1
131
Not enough data
9.0
120
Not enough data
8.7
120
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Testing
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Testing
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
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
76
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
Automation
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
IT Management
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
250
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
261
|
Verified
Functionality
8.8
210
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
204
Not enough data
Management
8.7
197
Not enough data
8.3
190
Not enough data
8.9
204
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
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
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.6
138
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.8
134
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
64
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
584
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
516
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
514
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
573
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
555
Not enough data
8.5
570
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.1
71
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
527
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
467
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
540
Not enough data
8.3
548
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
95
Not enough data
8.4
106
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.7
109
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.7
82
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.8
93
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1010
Not enough data
9.0
867
Not enough data
8.8
846
Not enough data
8.8
851
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.6
174
Not enough data
6.8
173
Not enough data
6.7
171
Not enough data
6.7
172
Not enough data
6.6
171
Not enough data
6.6
168
Not enough data
6.8
168
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1479
Not enough data
9.1
1579
Not enough data
8.8
1504
Not enough data
8.2
919
Not enough data
8.4
832
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1553
Not enough data
8.6
1002
Not enough data
8.2
957
Not enough data
7.8
836
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
395
Not enough data
6.8
395
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
182
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
164
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.8
229
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
7.9
204
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
7.8
150
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
116
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
8.1
95
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
133
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.0
131
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.1
23
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.4
79
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
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
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
97
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.3
87
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.7
84
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
88
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.1
23
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
7.7
25
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.2
25
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Management
8.7
140
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
Processes
9.0
149
Not enough data
8.5
138
Not enough data
9.0
152
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.8
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
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
Not enough data
Data collection
Not enough data
7.7
196
Not enough data
8.1
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
213
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
200
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
231
Not enough data
8.6
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
206
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
32
Not enough data
6.8
32
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.4
142
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
130
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.6
145
Not enough data
8.3
130
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
15
Documentation
8.8
114
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
Security
8.0
99
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.9
107
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
Not enough data
7.7
232
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
234
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
234
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
359
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
141
Not enough data
7.2
139
Not enough data
7.2
139
Not enough data
6.7
137
Not enough data
6.4
134
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.3
46
Not enough data
7.3
46
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
7.7
58
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.6
57
Not enough data
6.4
54
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.2
55
Not enough data
7.4
55
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.5
56
Not enough data
7.6
54
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.7
54
Not enough data
7.6
55
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
663
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
653
Not enough data
8.2
639
Not enough data
8.0
580
Not enough data
7.8
578
Not enough data
8.9
711
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
56
Not enough data
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.8
57
Not enough data
7.7
57
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
408
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
399
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
352
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
57
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.1
56
Value Analysis
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Value Management
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
Platform
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GitLab and Semrush 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
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, SEO Tools, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, Proofreading, Marketing Calendar, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, and Social Media Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GitLab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
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
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
24.1%
Internet
3.9%
Financial Services
3.4%
Telecommunications
2.3%
Other
32.8%
Marketing and Advertising
29.8%
Information Technology and Services
8.7%
Computer Software
8.1%
Internet
3.9%
Retail
3.8%
Other
45.8%
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Yes, in that for non-commercial users, payment is unnecessary. Additionally, its source is publicly available.Read more
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