GitLab Features
Administration (7)
Configuration Management
Allows users control over application updates, versions, and alterations.
Access Control
Allows administrators to control access to updates, releases and changes.
Dashboards
An easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of an organization's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance.
API / Integrations
Application Programming Interface Specification for how the application communicates with other software. APIs typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Extensibility
Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities
API / Integrations
Application Programming Interface Specification for how the application communicates with other software. APIs typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Extensibility
Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities
Functionality (18)
Deployment Automation
Automates releases of the application for access on desktop, web, or or mobile devices.
Process Analytics
Delivers data points such as time and cost of a process on a dashboard to evaluate process efficacy.
Plugins
Allows for additional features and functionalities in the form of pre-packaged integrations and plug-ins.
APIs / Integrations
Application Programming Interface Specification for how the application communicates with other software. APIs typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Feature Flags
Grants feature flag capabilities to alter app functionality without redeploying.
Deployment-Ready Staging
Maintain, or facilitate maintenance of, tested and approved code in a deployment-ready state for manual pushes to production.
Integration
Integrate with other development and testing software, such as continuous integration or test automation tools.
Extensible
Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Automation
Successfully and thoroughly automates CI/CD processes.
Integrations
Allows for additional features and functionalities in the form of pre-packaged integrations and plug-ins.
Extensibility
Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Integrations
Integrates with other development and testing software, such as continuous delivery or test automation tools.
Extensibility
Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Test Customization
Enables full control over test types and parameter definitions for effective automated testing.
Accuracy
Generates code that accurately achieves the desired functions based on user input
Input processing
Processes user input intuitively and accurately
Interface
Provides an intuitive and easy-to-access interface
Code quality
Generates high quality code that adheres to best practices
Processes (6)
Pipelines
Allows for control and organization for infrastructure and release processes.
Orchestration
Helps develop processes for reliable automated releases.
Workflow Visualization
Allows users to easily map their application release pipelines
Pipeline Control
Grants control and organization for infrastructure and release processes.
Workflow Visualization
Allows users to easily map their and examine pipelines.
Continuous Deployment
Automates releases of the application for access on desktop, web, or or mobile devices.
Analysis (9)
Reporting and Analytics
Tools to visualize and analyze data.
Issue Tracking
Track issues as vulnerabilities are discovered. Documents activity throughout the resolution process.
Static Code Analysis
Examines application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Code Analysis
Scans application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Reporting and Analytics
Tools to visualize and analyze data.
Issue Tracking
Track issues as vulnerabilities are discovered. Documents activity throughout the resolution process.
Static Code Analysis
Examines application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Vulnerability Scan
Scans applications and networks for known vulnerabilities, holes and exploits.
Code Analysis
Scans application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Testing (13)
Command-Line Tools
Allows users to access a terminal host system and input command sequences.
Manual Testing
Allows users to perfrom hands-on live simulations and penetration tests.
Test Automation
Runs pre-scripted security tests without requiring manual work.
Compliance Testing
Allows users to test applications for specific compliance requirements.
Black-Box Scanning
Scans functional applications externally for vulnerabilities like SQL injection or XSS.
Detection Rate
The rate at which scans accurately detect all vulnerabilities associated with the target.
False Positives
The rate at which scans falsely indicate detection of a vulnerability when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.
Manual Testing
Allows users to perfrom hands-on live simulations and penetration tests.
Test Automation
Runs pre-scripted security tests without requiring manual work.
Compliance Testing
Allows users to test applications for specific compliance requirements.
Black-Box Scanning
Scans functional applications externally for vulnerabilities like SQL injection or XSS.
Detection Rate
The rate at which scans accurately detect all vulnerabilities associated with the target.
False Positives
The rate at which scans falsely indicate detection of a vulnerability when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.
Administration (4)
Administration Console
Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks
Task Management
The ability to assign various tasks to employees and track their status.
Dashboards and Visualizations
Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way.
Access Control
Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data.
Automation (4)
Test Automation
Runs pre-scripted tests without requiring manual work.
Intelligent Automation
Automates statistical analysis of data and identifies trends and opportunities to improve efficiency and recovery
Release Automation
Automates releases of the application for access on desktop, web, or or mobile devices.
Automated Provisioning
Automates IT systems provisioning to speed up infrastructure availability.
IT Management (3)
Workflow Management
Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to increase efficiency and user experience.
Infrastructure Management
Gives administrators control over hardware and software resource allocation
IT Discovery
Unveils infrastructure and applications in use to help manage complex IT systems
Management (9)
Processes and Workflow
Designate the necessary tasks and workflows for a team's unique development cycle.
Reporting
Generate visual dashboards and reports around development cycle progress.
Automation
Automate repository detection, version control, testing, and more.
Configuration Management
Grants users control over application updates, versions, and alterations.
Access Control
Allows administrators to control access to updates, releases and changes.
Orchestration
Helps develop processes for reliable automated releases.
Automation
Fully automates repetitive or tediuos tasks to ease developer workload.
Processes and Workflow
Designates the necessary tasks and workflows for a team's unique development cycle.
Reporting
Generates visual dashboards and reports around development cycle progress.
Bug Reporting (3)
User Reports & Feedback
Give users in-app method of reporting bugs and leaving general performance feedback.
Tester Reports & Feedback
Give testers in-app method of reporting bugs and leaving general performance feedback.
Team Reports & Comments
Give team members method of reporting bugs and leaving comments on bug status.
Bug Monitoring (3)
Analytics
Provide reproducible, insightful info surrounding bug and crash scenarios.
Bug History
Track history of bug status by application version, date, etc.
Data Retention
Store bug tracking data for an appropriate and useful amount of time.
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis (3)
Language Support
Supports a useful and wide variety of programming languages.
Integration
Integrates seamlessly with the build environment and development tools like repositories, package managers, etc.
Transparency
Grants comprehensive user-friendly insight into all open source components.
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis (3)
Remediation Suggestions
Provides relevant and helpful suggestions for vulnerability remediation upon detection.
Continuous Monitoring
Monitors open source components proactively and continuously.
Thorough Detection
Comprehensively identifies all open source version updates, vulnerabilities, and compliance issues.
Value Analysis (4)
Metric Relevance
Measures value using clear, useful metrics such as ROI.
Insight
Provides relevant, actionable insights to optimize DevOps pipelines for maximum value.
Impact Predictions
Accurately predicts value impact for project and process proposals.
Report Generation
Creates transparent, thorough reports detailing relevant value analytics.
Value Management (3)
Planning Tools
Provides tools to plan DevOps pipelines based on value optimization.
Communication Tools
Enables clear communication between DevOps teams, stakeholders, and relevant parties to set value-based expectations.
Control
Empowers companies to govern their value streams efficiently and effectively.
Documentation (3)
Feedback
Provides thorough, actionable feedback regarding security vulnerabilities, or allows collaborators to do the same.
Prioritization
Prioritizes detected vulnerabilities by potential risk, or allows collaborators to do the same.
Remediation Suggestions
Provides suggestions for remediating vulnerable code, or allows collaborators to do the same.
Security (3)
False Positives
Does not falsely indicate vulnerable code when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.
Custom Compliance
Allows users to set custom code standards to meet specific compliances.
Agility
Detects vulnerabilities at a rate suitable to maintain security, or allows collaborators to do the same.
Support (3)
Community
Offers access to community pages and forums for users to learn tips and tricks from one another
Update schedule
Is updated with new features and enhanced AI capabilities on a regular basis
Documentation
Provides documentation to help developers get started and troubleshoot issues
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration (5)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking (3)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery (5)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation (5)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input







