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Fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate and build software - GitLab provides all of the essential DevOps tools in one DevOps platform.
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Kaushik M.
KM
Frontend Team Lead | UI/UX Designer | Freelancer
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"One of the best version control tool for free"
What do you like best about GitLab?

Gitlab is super easy to use, making it a great tool for handling code and collaboration with teammates. It's simple to set up, and if you ever need help, their customer support team is quick to assist. With its friendly interface and useful number of features, Gitlab makes managing and merging code a breeze for any project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

There is nothing to dislike, I phase one issue when I used it in mobile web. I got confused in user interface of mobile view to merge code request. On other hand everthing is good to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abdullah S.
AS
DevOps Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"All in one DevOps Platform with Powerful CI/CD"
What do you like best about GitLab?

i have been using GitLab for several months now and it is been a great experience overall. What I really appreciate is how everything from version control to CI/CD pipelines is integrated into a single platform. It simplifies the workflow and reduces the need to depend on multiple tools.

The interface is clean and user-friendly, and managing repositories, merge requests, and issues is very straightforward. The built-in CI/CD is one of GitLab's strongest features — it's easy to configure and works reliably in most cases.

That said, there are moments when pipeline performance slows down, especially under heavy load, but it's nothing deal-breaking. Also, for beginners, the platform might feel a bit overwhelming at first due to the wide range of features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Fellowing points given below

1. It is difficult to learn for new users

2. Occasional performance slowdowns Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ngoc Hien L.
NL
Test manager
Retail
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Robust CI/CD Features, But Community Support Needs Improvement"
What do you like best about GitLab?

The platform offers a wide variety of features that support and advance our CI/CD practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

The community and support leave something to be desired. There are problems that have been reported by numerous users over the years, yet they still have not been addressed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sampath K.
SK
Security IAM Engineer II
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The GitLab Admin POV: One Tool to Rule Them All?"
What do you like best about GitLab?

From an admin eyes , GitLab offers a comprehensive and effective all-in-one DevSecOps platform that minimizes the need to manage multiple toolchains. The centralized user and group management, especially with SAML SSO and SCIM integration for enterprise tiers with almost all IDPs, significantly simplifies access control and identity lifecycle management for Gitlab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Managing Gitlab runner infrastructure (especially for autoscaling or hybrid cloud environments) can be complex and will need close monitoring and resource Altering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very Efficient and Structured Solution for the whole Workflow from Management to Deployment"
What do you like best about GitLab?

It started out with a very minimalistic approach, but over time, they have consistently enhanced their features and addressed bugs with better support for customer satisfaction. The platform is now easier to use and less complicated. It also integrates with all the popular mailing, communication, collaboration, and alerting applications. We use it for all our work tracking and releasing. Very easy to implement and build upon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Still has less features compared to peers. But it has everything we really need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Allon M.
AM
Senior Engineering Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Feature-Rich Platform with a Slick UI"
What do you like best about GitLab?

It's an all-in-one solution for hosting both the sources and the resulting artifacts, good integration to other tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

I'm missing a way to orchestrate reviews/merges across multiple repos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"All-in-One DevOps Platform That Simplifies CI/CD and Collaboration"
What do you like best about GitLab?

GitLab combines source code management, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and DevOps automation into a single, unified platform. I love how seamless the Merge Request workflow is, and the pipeline configuration using .gitlab-ci.yml gives us full control. Its self-hosting option is a big plus for privacy-focused teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

The UI can feel heavy at times, and pipeline debugging isn’t always straightforward for beginners. Also, compared to GitHub, the community plugins and marketplace are more limited. Occasionally, documentation for advanced features could be more detailed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The best service for all your version control system"
What do you like best about GitLab?

1. Clean UI

2. Quick responsive times for every action

3. All in one place for all your access tokens, repos, pipelines and much more

4. Best customer response

5. Easy navigation and compartmentalization

6. It's easily possible to integrate it with other tools like Slack, GitGuardian, etc

7. My goto tool to use it everyday as a senior engineer, be it code reviews or self review or managing pipelines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

I'd like to have a way to quickly connect to support or ask a question to a bot instead or reading through documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Complete DevOps Platform with Powerful CI/CD"
What do you like best about GitLab?

Built-in container registry stores our test Docker images versioned alongside code.

Code review tools with inline test coverage indicators show exactly which paths lack testing.

The GitLab Runner autoscaling on Kubernetes spins up hundreds of test executors during regression runs, then scales down to save costs.

The unified DevOps platform eliminates tool sprawl such as version control, CI/CD, test reporting, and deployment all in one interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

The pipeline YAML syntax is unnecessarily complex; simple parallel test configurations require nested includes and anchors that break mysteriously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

YM
Data Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Tool which rules CI/CD"
What do you like best about GitLab?

I like best about gitlab is version control and ci/cd development and reduce context switching.I also like the role -based controls which make team collabration secure and effective.Its best to integration with other platfroms like data bricks.Also experienced personally the quick response of customer support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Gitlab indeed has clean UI but its complexity to establish for new users is overwhelming.Some settings and features are deep layered inside settings and difficult to find and use . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

13 months

Average Discount

11%

Perceived Cost

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