Automic Continuous Delivery Automation [EOL] vs GitLab comparison

Broadcom and GitLab are both solutions in the Release Automation category. Additionally, 86% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of GitLab users who would recommend it.

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86% willing to recommend

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97% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Automic Continuous Delivery Automation [EOL] and GitLab based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Automic Continuous Delivery...

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

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GitLab

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (8th), Build Automation (1st), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (8th), Rapid Application Development Software (12th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (5th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (3rd)

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Markus Jurchen

Administrator at a recruiting/HR firm with 10,001+ employees

The main benefit is you can deploy everything with it, but everybody has to need to use this tool in the organization

The main benefit is you can deploy everything with it, but everybody has to need to use this tool in the organization. If some organizations have their own tool, it is hard to make it clear that ARA would be better if everyone used it, because it provides a benefit when you can monitor all the users.

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Gaurav Chandel

AWS DevOps/ Site Reliability Engineer at Tata Consultancy

Boosted productivity with automated pipelines and seamless collaboration

There are some challenges with repository file management as GitLab may struggle to manage larger files. Improvements could be made regarding size management and file partitioning. Also, the UI has remained the same for a couple of years and could benefit from an update with AI features and better customization.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is an umbrella system that allows us to integrate many different systems into our heterogeneous environment."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to see which problems have been resolved from deployment."

"I think on a day-to-day basis, it has increased the capacity to deploy. We don't have to wait for someone to do something."

"The product provides efficiency, in terms time, cost, and resources."

"It gives us good feedback on visualizations and on how our processes have progressed."

"I would say our headwind, or our time to market, is reduced considerably. We get more consistent results out of it, because you write one time and once it's automated you expect it to behave the same way every time. And it cut down a lot of re-work for us."

"We have saved on our time costs and have seen more quality."

"You can design your workflows for your needs."

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"GitLab's source control is excellent."

"GitLab is very well-organized and easy to use. Also, it offers most features that customers need."

"GitLab offers a good interface for doing code reviews between two colleagues."

"I like that it's easy to deploy our services over GitLab. The customer support is also good with a really active community. You have a lot of support that you can get online with your stack. That is probably one of the benefits of using GitLab. It's also really fast."

"The solution has an established roadmap that lays out its plans for upgrades over the next two to three years."

"The most valuable feature of GitLab is its security."

"The best thing is that as the developers work on separate tasks, all of the code goes there and the other team members don't have to wait on each other to finish."

"The solution's most valuable features are pipelines."

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Cons

"It would be very beneficial for us to see integrations into cloud environments, especially into the Google Cloud environment because we are heading towards cloud."

"key thing is support for cloud-based deployment. That is lacking."

"At the moment, the version that we are using (version 12.0), the environment is complex with multiple installations. Therefore, the monitoring is not scalable, but this should be improved in 12.1 and 12.2."

"GUI for mobile phones: Availability to approve and start deployment through mobile phones."

"If you have a technical problem and need development of the tool, the support team is terrible, because they cannot help with the technical details."

"Not a perfect ten because the user interface is brand new and it needs improvement."

"The stability of the solution can be improved."

"We hope that we can integrate the new CD Directive into our portfolio, so we can bring the deployment and release management closer together."

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"GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."

"I rate the support from GitLab a four out of five."

"Based on what I know so far, its integration with Kubernetes is not so good. We have to develop many things to make it work. We have to acquire third-party components to work with Kubernetes."

"I've noticed an area for improvement in GitLab, particularly needing to go through many steps to push the code to the repository. Resolving that issue would make the product better. My team quickly fixed it by writing a small script, then double-clicking or enabling the script to take care of the issue. However, that quick fix was from my team and not the GitLab team, so in the next release, if an automatic deployment feature would be available in GitLab, then that would be good because, in Visual Studio, you can do that with just one click of a button."

"I would like more Agile features in the Premium version. The Premium version should have all Agile features that exist in the Ultimate version. IBM AOM has a complete Agile implementation, but in GitLab, you only have these features if you buy the Ultimate version. It would be good if we can use these in the Premium version."

"GitLab could consider introducing a code-scanning tool. Purchasing such tools from external markets can incur charges, which might not be favorable. Integrating these features into GitLab would streamline the pipeline and make it more convenient for users."

"The licensing model could be improved to be more accommodating in terms of user numbers and costs."

"GitLab's UI could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We increased our quality and reduced our time costs."

"I can save time and money more quickly."

"If you have a fixed contract, it has limits to spreading out. If you have a flexible enterprise license contract, then you have a lot of scalability for this tool."

"Customers often complain about the price."

"My company uses the free version of GitLab, which is GitLab Community Edition. There is a licensed version also available for GitLab."

"The price of GitLab could be better, it is expensive."

"I'm not aware of the licensing costs because those were covered by the customer."

"The solution's standard license is paid annually. They have changed the pricing model and it used to be better. There is a free version available."

"GitLab is cheap."

"The initial setup cost is excellent and you can add the premium features later."

"In total, I believe we have more than 300 licenses spread over about 100 users, though I can't comment on the costs involved."

"I don't mind the price because I use the free version."

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What do you like most about GitLab?

I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently.

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The pricing of GitLab is reasonable, aligning with what I consider to be average compared to competitors.

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There are missing search features, particularly when searching repositories or applying filters. Additionally, I have encountered issues with the deployment of CI/CD pipelines, especially dealing w...

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Also Known As

CA Continuous Delivery Automation, Automic Release Automation, Automic ONE Automation, UC4 Automation Platform

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Overview

Deliver apps at pace with agile development and let customer satisfaction soar.

Today, the pressure is on to transform how you deliver applications to market. Get release agility and speed without compromising quality and stability with CA Continuous Delivery Automation. Deliver apps reliably on demand from development through production—mobile to mainframe. Agilely scale as the cadence, volume and complexity of your apps grow. It’s DevOps-ready release management and automation for your dynamic enterprise.

Broadcom

GitLab is a complete DevOps platform that enables teams to collaborate and deliver software faster.

It provides a single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle, from planning and development to testing, deployment, and monitoring.

With GitLab, teams can streamline their workflows, automate processes, and improve productivity.

GitLab

Sample Customers

BET365, Charter Communications, TASC

1. NASA 2. IBM 3. Sony 4. Alibaba 5. CERN 6. Siemens 7. Volkswagen 8. ING 9. Ticketmaster 10. SpaceX 11. Adobe 12. Intuit 13. Autodesk 14. Rakuten 15. Unity Technologies 16. Pandora 17. Electronic Arts 18. Nordstrom 19. Verizon 20. Comcast 21. Philips 22. Deutsche Telekom 23. Orange 24. Fujitsu 25. Ericsson 26. Nokia 27. General Electric 28. Cisco 29. Accenture 30. Deloitte 31. PwC 32. KPMG

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