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Users consistently praise GitLab for its all-in-one platform that integrates version control, CI/CD, and issue tracking, which simplifies workflows and reduces the need for multiple tools. The powerful CI/CD features and seamless collaboration capabilities enhance team productivity, making it a preferred choice for many organizations. However, some users note that the UI can be slow and overwhelming, especially for newcomers.

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Mohammad A.
MA
Head of QA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A great repository and ticket tracking management tool all in one place"
What do you like best about GitLab?

The repository can show issues in a Kanban style format making it easier to see tickets linked to MR requests and workflows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Reporting. Unlike something like JIRA, the customisation options for reports are limited. I was trying to export a list of tickets where labels have changed from In QA to In Progress (gone back in the workflow) but the options weren't really there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rishab S.
RS
Senior Data Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best CI/CD enabler"
What do you like best about GitLab?

Gitlab is not just a code repository it can be used as a orchestrator and help with implementing dataops , gitops like architectures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Nothing as such , May be more powerful and cloud based runner availability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Harsh V.
HV
Co-Founder
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Gitlab Experience was really good"
What do you like best about GitLab?

CI/CD implementation with gitlab runners is really good.

Different types of runners is such a feasible option to integrate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Sometimes the gitlab runners is not able to schedule a job for longer durations and it's quiet frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
AM
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Gitlab Modern way of version control"
What do you like best about GitLab?

Easy to use ci cd tools, we can reduce the efforts for ci cd pipelines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

user interface not good as GitHub, but its improving Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"DevOps Platform With A Wide Range Of Useful Tools."
What do you like best about GitLab?

There are so many things which i like best about gitlb. It offers tools for software development as well as version control. It's continuous integration and continous deployment is of top notch. Very helpful for managing projects . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

For beginners it's UI feels complex and cluttered. And it's premium features are costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SS
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"De-facto standard for Code Repository"
What do you like best about GitLab?

One of the things I love most about GitLab is how it brings everything together under one roof. You've got your version control, CI/CD pipelines, linters, code review (50% of the time is devoted to reviewing MRs), issue tracking – almost everything required it's there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

First of all, I am as a User frustated with searching capabilities of GitLab. For instance, when I am searching for snippet of code across tens of projects, it can't provide easy yet effective searching mechanism. Also, there is a bit of learning curve in terms of user interface, so it might be an obstacle for newcomers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Myat Noe Aung .
M
Flutter Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Self-hosted Gitlab Community Edition Server"
What do you like best about GitLab?

GitLab Community Edition is open-source, which means its source code is freely available to the public.

Despite being the free version, GitLab Community Edition offers a wide range of features for source code management, issue tracking, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and more.

GitLab Community Edition integrates seamlessly with various third-party tools and services, enhancing its functionality and adaptability to different development workflows.

While GitLab Community Edition is suitable for small to medium-sized teams, it also scales well to larger organizations. This scalability ensures that teams can continue using GitLab as their projects grow in complexity and scope. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Gitlab community edition is need to self-hosted server.

It server is needed for minium 4Gb memory and expensive disk space ,as for me , it is not pleasure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pintraj K.
PK
Devops / Infosec
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Time saving for the better deployment"
What do you like best about GitLab?

We not need to install any addition Pipeline softwear like jenkins , ansible the git lab will take care of pipeline and deployment with it yaml file Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

The computer minutes

it will take the small linux machine to deploy where the compute minutes will consume more Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great Source Code Control Tool based on git"
What do you like best about GitLab?

Its collabration feature is best. Git is a distributed source-control version controlling system which allows multiple people to collaborate at same time. GitLab can be installed in any private setup easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

Its much more than basic git, hence can consume a good amount of storage easily. Basic git is the simplest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chhavi J.
CJ
Embedded Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A must have version control interface"
What do you like best about GitLab?

- Gitlab open source nature as helps us to setup our own VC.

- Continuous pipeline and deployement feature never fails to impress me.

- Seamless integeration with apps and usage.

- The security and frequent updates are on point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitLab?

So far, GitLab is the best of the best version control out there. But, I wish there would have been mobile/remote analytical suppport. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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GU
Guest User
Last activity over 2 years ago

Is GitLab paid?

Akash D.
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Akash Desarda
Last activity almost 4 years ago

Good source of template for CI/CD pipeline

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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

13 months

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11%

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