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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Coverity and GitLab compete in code analysis and development. GitLab has an edge due to robust features and support, though Coverity's specific strengths attract some users.

Features: Coverity offers in-depth static analysis capabilities, accurate bug detection, and integration with development workflows. GitLab provides extensive CI/CD capabilities, version control, and a collaborative development environment that enhances productivity.

Room for Improvement: Coverity might improve its setup process and scanning speeds, while GitLab could enhance performance metrics and reduce resource consumption. Coverity could also work on its user experience, whereas GitLab needs performance optimization.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Coverity's deployment is technically demanding, but the support team receives positive feedback. GitLab, with straightforward deployment and accessible support, eases the installation process and maintains reliable service.

Pricing and ROI: Coverity's higher pricing makes cost justification important, while GitLab's competitive pricing aligns with its feature set, driving positive ROI perceptions.

To learn more, read our detailed Coverity vs. GitLab Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Coverity vs. GitLab

April 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Coverity

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

4th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

GitLab

Ranking in Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

7th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (9th), Build Automation (1st), Release Automation (2nd), Rapid Application Development Software (11th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (5th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Static Application Security Testing (SAST) category, the mindshare of Coverity is 7.5%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitLab is 2.7%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

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Md. Shahriar Hussain

Information Security Analyst at Banglalink

Offers impressive reporting features with user-friendliness and high scalability

The solution can be easily setup but requires heavy integration due to the multiple types of port and programming languages involved. Comparing the resource requirements of the solution I would say it can be installed effortlessly. I would rate the initial setup an eight out of ten. A professional needs some pre-acquired knowledge to manage Coverity's deployment process, but the local solution partners provide support well enough for trouble-free deployment. The overall deployment process of Coverity took around two and a half hours in our organization. The deployment duration depends upon the operating system and resources including high-end RAM and CPU processors.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Coverity is scalable."

"The interface of Coverity is quite good, and it is also easy to use."

"Coverity gives advisory and deviation features, which are some of the parts I liked."

"The solution has helped to increase staff productivity and improved our work significantly by approximately 20 percent."

"Coverity is easy to use and easy to integrate with CI."

"The reporting feature is up to the mark."

"The tool as it is can be used for code quality improvement."

"The product has deeper scanning capabilities."

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"The most valuable functionality of GitLab, for me, is the DevOps. Besides the normal source control based on Git, I find the Auto DevOps features most important in the solution."

"It is user-friendly, easy to use, and easy to administer."

"CI/CD is valuable for me."

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

"In our software development lifecycle, GitLab is used as a component for code repository management. We use GitLab for several projects to handle code repositories. For other software projects, we use Bitbucket, but the use case for both is very similar."

"The merging feature makes it easy later on for the deployment."

"As a developer, this solution is useful as a repository holder because most of the POC projects that we have are on GitLab."

"The most valuable features of GitLab are the CI/CD pipeline and code management."

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Cons

"Coverity could improve the ease of use. Sometimes things become difficult and you need to follow the guides from the website but the guides could be better."

"Zero-day vulnerability identification can be an add-on feature that Coverity can provide."

"The solution is a bit complex to use in comparison to other products that have many plugins."

"We're currently facing a primary challenge with automation using Coverity. Each developer has a license and can perform manual checks, and we also have a nightly build that analyzes the entire software. The main issue is that the tool can't look behind submodules in our code base, so it doesn't see changes stored there."

"When I put my code into Coverity for scanning, the code information of the product is in the system. The solution could be improved by providing a SBOM, a software bill of material."

"Coverity concerns its dashboards and reporting."

"Coverity is not a user-friendly product."

"There should be additional IDE support."

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

"GitLab doesn't have AWS integration. It would be better to have integration with other container management environments beyond Kubernetes. It has very good integration with Kubernetes, but it doesn't have good integration with, for example, AWS, ETS, etc."

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

"I believe there's room for improvement in the advanced features, particularly in enhancing the pipeline functionalities."

"I would like to see AI support in GitLab."

"I would like configuration of a YML file to be done via UI rather than a code file."

"In the free version, when a merge request is raised, there is no way to enforce certain rules. We can't enforce that this merge request must be reviewed or approved by two or three people in the team before it is pushed to the master branch. That's why we are exploring using some agents."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is competitive with other solutions."

"The pricing is very reasonable compared to other platforms. It is based on a three year license."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, where one is low, and ten is high price."

"I would rate Coverity's pricing as a nine out of ten. It's already very expensive, and it's a problem for us to get more licenses due to the price. The pricing model has some good aspects - for example, a personal license gives access to all languages without code limitations, which is better than some competitors. However, it's still a lot of money for us to spend."

"The tool was fairly priced."

"Coverity is very expensive."

"I would rate the tool's pricing a one out of ten."

"The solution's pricing is comparable to other products."

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"The open-source version is very good and the commercial version is reasonably priced."

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

"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."

"Regarding pricing, I would rate GitLab as moderately priced, maybe around a seven or eight out of ten. It could be more flexible for clients but generally offers good value."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"We are using the free version of GitLab."

"As I work in a vast enterprise, I'm unsure about the licensing cost for GitLab. It's the management team that takes care of that."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

33%

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Educational Organization

22%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

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By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

How would you decide between Coverity and Sonarqube?

We researched Coverity, but in the end, we chose SonarQube. SonarQube is a tool for reviewing code quality and security. It helps to guide our development teams during code reviews by providing rem...

What do you like most about Coverity?

The solution has improved our code quality and security very well.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coverity?

I do not know about the pricing.

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.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?

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

What needs improvement with GitLab?

Certain features in Jira are not available in GitLab, such as the functionality to have weights at the milestone and epic levels. Hopefully, these features will be resolved with work items in GitLa...

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Also Known As

Synopsys Static Analysis

Fuzzit

Overview

Coverity gives you the speed, ease of use, accuracy, industry standards compliance, and scalability that you need to develop high-quality, secure applications. Coverity identifies critical software quality defects and security vulnerabilities in code as it’s written, early in the development process, when it’s least costly and easiest to fix. With the Code Sight integrated development environment (IDE) plugin, developers get accurate analysis in seconds in their IDE as they code. Precise actionable remediation advice and context-specific eLearning help your developers understand how to fix their prioritized issues quickly, without having to become security experts.

Coverity seamlessly integrates automated security testing into your CI/CD pipelines and supports your existing development tools and workflows. Choose where and how to do your development: on-premises or in the cloud with the Polaris Software Integrity Platform (SaaS), a highly scalable, cloud-based application security platform. Coverity supports more than 20 languages and 200 frameworks and templates.

Black Duck

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.

Sample Customers

SAP, Mega International, Thales Alenia Space

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