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reviewer1295343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partenaire, CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Convenient to use, provides a central repository, and speeds up our development time
Pros and Cons
  • "It speeds up our development, it's faster, safer, and more convenient."
  • "I would like to see better integration with project management tools such as Jira."

What is our primary use case?

We are a startup company working on a new firewall product, and we use GitLab as part of the software development process.

How has it helped my organization?

I see this product as an investment. It speeds up our development, it's faster, safer, and more convenient. We know that all of your information is going to be in the same place and you can do what you want.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of GitLab is the level of control that it offers. I have more control over everything.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see better integration with project management tools such as Jira. I know that integration does exist for some, but it can be better. In the future, I would like to be able to add what I want.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitLab for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is fully stable.

How are customer service and support?

We have not used GitLab technical support because as of now, we haven't needed it yet.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Prior to using GitLab, I was using GitHub.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not complicated. Especially if you have used GitHub before, it is pretty easy. Being on the cloud, you don't have to buy a server or anything else. You pay for it, set it up, and all of the protection and other services are included.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

GitLab can be used free of charge but if you use it for years and move to a paid license then it is better because you have more services. I think that we pay approximately $100 USD per month.

What other advice do I have?

We strive to always have the latest technology. In this business, you have to follow your client and follow the trend. In fact, you have to do things ahead of the trend and be prepared. For us, this tool is really convenient.

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to consider the paid version. Don't be afraid to pay a few dollars a year. Especially for a startup company, this tool is an investment. You don't have to look at it as an expenditure or expense. Don't think about it as spending money, but rather, investing money.

From my point of view and for what I use GitLab for, it is okay for me. There may be other products, but this is a great tool. It's convenient and it's used by a million developers. The developers here consider it to be the best choice. That said, there is always room for improvement in a product.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1249881 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Designer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Useful change tacking, scalable, but user interface lacking
Pros and Cons
  • "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 user interface could be more user-friendly. We do most of our operations through the website interface but it could be better."

What is our primary use case?

I am using GitLab for code management, such as code cloning, and code-to-data.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

The user interface could be more user-friendly. We do most of our operations through the website interface but it could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitLab for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability of GitLab an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the scalability of GitLab an eight out of ten.

We have more than 1,000 developer users using this solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

We have an internal administrator if we need help with the solution, I have not contacted GitLab for support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used previously CVS. Both CVS and GitLab have their advantages and disadvantages. GitLab is in the cloud and can be accessed anywhere which is very flexible. For the functionality, I am not certain about the differences. I find them both to be good solutions.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others that are doing code management.

I rate GitLab a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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January 2025
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Cuneyt Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect, DevOps Engineer at sonne technology
Real User
Top 10
Scalable open source code repository used primarily for hosting, collaboration and version control
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a speedy platform compared to the others I have used. I have also enjoyed using the platform as this solution offers a good user experience."
  • "Atlassian offers more products than GitLab. GitLab offers source control management, version control and collaboration between developers. Atlassian offers features on top of this as well as more integration points for developers."

What is our primary use case?

GitLab is a platform that facilitates hosting, collaboration and version control. We also make use of its pipeline capabilities. 

What is most valuable?

It is a speedy platform compared to the others I have used. I have also enjoyed using the platform as this solution offers a good user experience. 

What needs improvement?

We are currently using Atlasian Bitbucket, Jira and Confluence. Atlassian offers more products than GitLab. GitLab offers source control management, version control and collaboration between developers. Atlassian offers features on top of this as well as more integration points for developers.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Gitlab for two months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How was the initial setup?

The configuration of Gitlab is straightforward. There is no site deployment of GitLab needed on behalf of the end user, especially if they are using the cloud version. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

GitLab's pricing is good compared to others on the market. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

If we compare the GitLab repositories to GitHub, GitHub has many issues since being acquired by Microsoft. GitLab is more independent and offers a better user experience compared to GitHub. Gitlab is easy to manage and is a good example of the Git-based collaboration tools.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Team Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Stable solution with great actions feature
Pros and Cons
  • "GitLab's best feature is Actions."
  • "GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."

What is our primary use case?

I use GitLab to bring code from repositories.

What is most valuable?

GitLab's best feature is Actions.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using GitLab since 2019.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitLab is stable, I would rate its stability nine out of ten.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously we used Team Foundation Server, but GitLab is better for local cloud deployment.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

GitLab is highly priced for smaller teams, but it's okay if considering a user base of thousands.

What other advice do I have?

I would give GitLab a rating of nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Director Technology at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Collaborative software development platform that is straightforward to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the Git repository and tagging feature. We are a product-based company and use this solution to move to a forward or backward tag."
  • "We would like to have easier tutorials. Their tutorials are too technical for a user to understand. They should be more detailed but less technical."

What is most valuable?

We use the Git repository and tagging feature. We are a product-based company and use this solution to move to a forward or backward tag.

What needs improvement?

We would like to have easier tutorials. Their tutorials are too technical for a user to understand. They should be more detailed but less technical. 

We would also like to have a desktop app for GitLab which will make things a little more seamless.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for six years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

We had some GitLab integrations and needed some assistance. We received pretty good support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We compared this solution with Atlassian. Atlassian has Bitbucket and we felt GitLab is a little easier to use.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1652133 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Scalable, good performance, but integration could improve

What is our primary use case?

We were working on our pipeline infrastructure running GitLab and we needed some scripts, such as Terraform, to complete some operations.

What is most valuable?

I have found the solution has good performance.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by having better integration.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitLab for a couple of weeks.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The stability of the solution has been good.

How are customer service and technical support?

I was satisfied with the support.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a license required for this solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have evaluated Slack.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate GitLab a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Software QA Test Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
A scalable web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that's really fast
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "It would be better if there weren't any outages. There are occasions where we usually see a lot of outages using GitLab. It happens at least once a week or something like that. Whatever pipelines you're running, to check the logs, you need to have a different set of tools like Argus or something like that. If you have pipelines running on GitLab, you need a separate service deployed to view the logs, which is kind of a pain. If the logs can be used conveniently on GitLab, that would be definitely helpful. I'm not talking about the CI/CD pipelines but the back-end services and microservices deployed over GitLab. To view the logs for those microservices, you need to have separate log viewers, which is kind of a pain."

What is our primary use case?

We use GitLab for the continuous deployment of CI/CD pipelines that are running on various GitLab services. We also use it to run nightly jobs and to run any other case-specific issues.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

It would be better if there weren't any outages. There are occasions where we usually see a lot of outages using GitLab. It happens at least once a week or something like that. 

Whatever pipelines you're running, to check the logs, you need to have a different set of tools like Argus or something like that. If you have pipelines running on GitLab, you need a separate service deployed to view the logs, which is kind of a pain.

If the logs can be used conveniently on GitLab, that would be definitely helpful. I'm not talking about the CI/CD pipelines but the back-end services and microservices deployed over GitLab. To view the logs for those microservices, you need to have separate log viewers, which is kind of a pain. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using GitLab for over a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

GitLab is a fairly stable solution. On a scale from one to ten, I would give it a seven for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

GitLab is scalable. You can replicate services, architecture, and more.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is good.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give GitLab an eight. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer1393092 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer / Team Lead at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Meets our repository and tracking needs as well as component integration
Pros and Cons
  • "A user friendly solution."
  • "Reporting could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use this solution for repository tracking issues and reporting. We also use it for component integration. Our focus is pipeline field leads. We used to work with JIRA. I'm a developer and we are customers of GitLab. 

What is most valuable?

The solution is similar to all the repository tools or the work tools on the market. I like it and find it quite easy to use. 

What needs improvement?

The reporting could be improved and I'd like to see some testing or other deployment tools and integration with third parties. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

Depending on the situation, I would recommend it. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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