GitLab Reviews

GitLab is being used as a repository for our codebase and it is a one stop DevOps tool we use in our team.

GitLab has repository and deployment features that are integrated into one solution. This is its most valuable feature.

It is a little complex to set up the pipelines within the solution.

We have been using this solution for two and a half years. 

This is a stable solution. 

This is a scalable solution. 

I have used several tools like Ansible for deployment and Nexus as a repository. We moved to GitLab because these features are integrated into one solution

The initial setup is quite complex. The time it takes to deploy the solution depends on the artifacts. We have several steps in our pipeline so it usually takes around four to five minutes for the pipeline to complete.

We are using the Community Edition and this is free.

It takes some time for the environment to become stable once you migrate from another solution.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

I primarily use GitLab for maintenance and deployment of projects.

GitLab's best features are maintenance, branch integration, and development infrastructure.

I've been using GitLab for two to three years.

GitLab's stability is almost always good, but it depends on your connection with the network. If the GitLab services are running properly, and your services and network are fine, then there shouldn't be any problem with stability. There are some wrinkles, but they're around 5-8% and are mostly contained.

Previously, I used Team Foundation Server (TFS).

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

GitLab is a very good solution because you can completely maintain your code and have a number of developers working on the same project. I would recommend GitLab for those doing technology development, and I'd give it a rating of nine out of ten.

We use this solution for storing repositories for distributed programming. We have 15 to 20 users. We generally keep our POC repositories on GitLab.

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

GitLab's Windows version is yet not available and having this would be an improvement. This is compared to Azure Git where Microsoft provides us with the setup of virtual agents which you can download and set up quickly. Your laptop will become an agent which is connected to your cloud environment to execute the job which is triggered from the cloud environment. 

I've been using GitLab as a developer for four to five years, but when it comes to practical implementation in my current organization, it's been about a year since we started shifting our repositories to this platform.

Absolutely, the solution is stable and satisfies our requirements. 

Due to the relatively small number of users in our organization, I can't really comment on the scalability of this solution. 

We have never needed to contact customer support. Whenever we had an issue, all the help we needed for a solution is on the platform or in the documentation.

We used to use TFS repositories on the older versions of Microsoft.

I have done a setup on-premise for GitLab and it was straightforward. The documentation is clean which is useful for the DevOps person who sets up the on-premise environment. Based on the documentation provided by GitLab, I have prepared my own documentation.

To complete the deployment, it took me two to three days including downloading the artifact from the internet, getting the Linux server ready and setting up GitLab runner for CI/CD. I was the only person involved in the setup and we have 15 to 20 total users across our organization, almost all of them developers. 

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

We are using GitLab for managing our code. We have created branches and posted code, and as our team members complete assignments, the code is pushed to there.

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. We can all work on our code in tandem.

The documentation could be improved to help newcomers better understand things like creating new branches. 

The company has been using GitLab for a year and a half, and I have been using it for between eight and nine months.

GitLab is a stable solution.

It is easy to scale with GitLab. We can do work on virtual machines, pushing the code there and working with it.

I have not had contact with technical support. Rather, I relied on the other developers for assistance.

We previously used BitBucket, but we have transferred everything to GitLab. Everything that BitBucket can do is available in GitLab.

In summary, this is a very good product and everything is working well. I would recommend it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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

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.

I have been using GitLab for approximately three years.

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

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.

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

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.

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

I rate GitLab a seven out of ten.

GitLab can be deployed on-premise and in the cloud.

GitLab is mainly used as a repository.

The most valuable feature of GitLab is the ability to upload scripts and make changes when needed and then reupload them. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly.

I have not explored the solution fully but the features that I have used have been good.

GitLab can improve the integration with third-party applications. It could be made easier. Additionally, having API control from my application could be helpful.

I have been using GitLab for approximately three years.

The stability of GitLab is good.

We have approximately 20 people in my department using GitLab and in my organization, we have approximately 4,000 people using it.

I have not used the support from GitLab.

The initial setup of GitLab is complex and could improve.

GitLab is an open-source solution.

I rate GitLab a nine out of ten.

GitLab can be deployed on-premise and in the cloud and it is used for DevOps.

The most valuable feature of GitLab is its security.

The price of GitLab could improve, it is high.

I have been using GitLab for approximately one year.

The stability of GitLab is good.

GitLab is scalable.

The support from GitLab is good.

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

I rate GitLab a seven out of ten.

We used the solution for keeping Yama code files there for our project.

The solution could improve by providing more integration into the CI/CD pipeline, an autocomplete search tool, and more supporting documentation.

I have been using the solution for six months.

I have had no problem with the stability of the solution.

The solution is able to be scaled. We have been doing our own project and there has been no issue with scalability.

The installation can be difficult. You need to get used to the markdown files, the tutorials that are offered are not the best. I had to search the internet for alternatives tutorials. There should be clear instructions on how to create markdown files and how to upload code. There is a lot of room for improvement in the area of supporting documentation.

I would advise those wanting to implement this solution to create tutorials themselves because there are so many sources that you have to look at just to understand how to make a red blob or red marker onto the code.

I rate GitLab a seven out of ten.