Bamboo vs GitLab comparison

"It's one of the best solutions in this line of work. We have many Atlassian products. We use Bamboo, JIRA, Service Desk, and some other Atlassian plugins. We like that it's easy to integrate into each other. It's a suite of services."

"In my experience Bamboo is scalable."

"One of the big things that made us choose Bamboo, is it seamlessly integrates its APIs into NetSuite, which is our main ELP system."

"Bamboo's integration with the rest of Atlassian's tech tools, like Jira, helps manage the end-to-end development and release process."

"We use Bamboo to automate all our test builds and deployments. It integrates with tools like the ReportPortal to help us check and evaluate processes. When we initiate commands, it automatically checks for scaling issues or failures related to new code. Based on these evaluations, it provides reports in the ReportPortal, helping us decide whether to implement changes."

"The most valuable feature of Bamboo is that it is a good tool for CI/CD integration."

"The platform helps us with automated and timely backup. It provides data replication as well."

"In Bamboo, build and deployment have been segregated. The build plan and deployment plan are different. When comparing Bamboo to other solutions, the native feature you will not find in another tool, such as Jenkins. They have segregated the build and deployment plan. This means, building the application and deploying it are two separate parts in Bamboo, they have segregated it apart from the UI. This makes the tool a bit better compared to other tools."

"They incorporate new features every September, and they have introduced their own code editor and AI features."

"The most valuable feature of GitLab is its convenience. I am able to trace back most of my changes up to a far distance in time and it helps me to analyze and see the older version of the code."

"The stability of GitLab is impressive."

"A user friendly solution."

"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."

"GitLab is a solution for source code management, container registry, pipelines, testing, and deployment."

"The solution's service delivery model is fantastic."

"GitLab is kind of an image of GitHub, so it gives us the flexibility to monitor our changes in the repos."

"The solution needs to support more customization in the training. What's offered is pretty generic. They need better training and should offer more guidance."

"It can be challenging for someone new to the system or ecosystem to grasp, making it difficult to train new people and help them understand."

"The performance around the deployment feature could be improved."

"The marketing strategy of Bamboo is an area of concern where improvements are needed."

"Scalability depends on the use case. If it is really a big customer with a lot of tests, it might not be a scalable option for them."

"It would be great if Bamboo could introduce a more containerized deployment model."

"It should be much easier to use. It shouldn't require a lot of reading to be able to use it. It should have just two or three screens rather than hundreds of screens requiring a lot of clicking. It also requires a lot of integration. It has a steep learning curve. It takes a lot of time to understand and put in the data. There is also no proper training."

"One area that could be enhanced is the governance process, particularly with regard to building approvals and transitions between stages. In comparison to other solutions, such as Jira, which features a workflow that supports approval processes, this capability is not natively available in Bamboo. To implement this functionality, integration with other solutions, such as GSM may be necessary. Although some add-ons, such as Adaptavist ScriptRunner, are available in the market to circumvent this limitation, they may not offer the exact functionality needed. Therefore, there is certainly room for improvement in this area."

"The initial setup was quite challenging because it takes some time to understand how to pull out or push the code."

"For as long as I have used GitLab, I haven't encountered any major limitations. However, I think that perhaps the search functionality could be better."

"The tool should include a feature that helps to edit the code directly."

"Some of the scripts that we encountered in GitLab were not fully functional and threw up errors."

"As a partner, sometimes it's difficult to get support. They have a really complicated procedure for their support."

"Expand features to match other tools such as a static code analysis tool so third-party integrations are not required."

"The price of GitLab could improve, it is high."

"Even if I say I want some improvement, they will say it is already planned in the first quarter, second quarter, or third quarter. That said, most everything is quite improved already, and they're improving even further still."

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"The server products for small teams used to offer excellent pricing. However, Atlassian has since changed the offering and the pricing is more expensive. I do still think the solution offers good value for money."

"If Bamboo could provide more flexibility on pricing, that would help. On the agent side, if you want to increase the number of agents it should be less expensive. If they can provide some better pricing model, it will help, whether we are going to use it or are already using it."

"The price of Bamboo is reasonable."

"There is a subscription required to use Bamboo."

"I rate the solution's pricing a three out of five."

"The solution is free."

"The solution is based on a subscription model and is reasonably priced."

"I'm not sure if they have some kind of discount. I've been negotiating with them on prices before, and I believe they weren't too happy to give discounts, but list prices are $19 per user, per month for Premium and $99 per user, per month for Ultimate. So, the difference between Premium and Ultimate is a bit bigger, and in most companies, you need to build some type of business case."

"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."

"The solution is based on a licensing model that includes technical support and is paid annually."

"We are using its free version, and we are evaluating its Premium version. Its Ultimate version is very expensive."

"We are currently using the open-source version."

"Its price is fine. It is on the cheaper side and not expensive. You have to pay additionally for GitLab CI/CD minutes. Initially, we used the free version. When we ran out of GitLab minutes, we migrated to the paid version."