GitLab Reviews

The working style of most of the CI/CD tools are similar in the background. The ones that has better UI and fast responses are making a difference in the market. Gitlab CI, by far has the best UI. The button clicks, flows and placement of the features are very well-designed.

I cannot say least but I would be happier if Gitlab adds more UI features in CI/CD level.

I like Gitlab in most ways. It has great task management that integrates well with code changes. As a Git server, it does everything you need. It's relatively easy to administrate. If you stick with the well-supported features then Gitlab will serve you well.

The technology is showing its age and can be frustrating to use. Integrating custom runners can be shockingly painful. I have run into UI bugs that allow tasks to be run before their dependencies are met which has caused serious release problems. Designing pipelines without a system like Github actions is incredibly fiddly and error prone.

1. Integrated platform for all my CI/CD needs
2. Great to options for runner, one of the only platforms to provide native kubernetes runner support.
3. Robust options in terms of pipeline flexibility. You can have parent and child pipeline models for complex pipelines

1. Because of native support, its flexibility highly depends upon bug fixes done by gitlab team
2. Support on forums is difficult to get unless you have purchased a support package.
3. Newer runners such as kubernetes are yet to get matured. In my personal experience the feature additions are not yet integrated completely but get added as patches on the running pods. This should be a part of config.toml

1. The Gitlab community is extremely helpful in managing queries, handling errors, and collaborating on projects.
2. It can be integrated into CI/CD pipelines, making the development process streamlined and enhancing team productivity.
3. It is available both as On-prem and SAAS.

Very difficult to learn as a new come. Highly expensive product and sometimes faces issues with performance.

Integrated CI/CD, Collaboration Features, Comprehensive Platform

GitLab can be resource-intensive, particularly for self-hosted instances and GitLab's extensive feature set and customization options can result in a steep learning curve for new users

Having used both GitHub and GitLab, I found that GitLab stands out with its beginner-friendly UI and easy-to-use pipeline management. The reason is that I prioritize how quickly someone can catch up when joining a new project and using a tool. In this aspect, I highly recommend GitLab.

While this doesn't affect enterprise plans, the free plan has some limitations. Additionally, unlike other software, it lacks substantial community support.

Gitlab's all in one nature stands out as its most unique feature. Instead of reelying on various other applications we can use gitlab for the purpose of version control, CI/CD, Issue Tracking, Code Reviews, Security, Container Registry, Monitoring and Analytics.

Nothing as of now but it feels a quite complicated due to the wide range of features but once you get the hang of it , the tools are incredibly effective.

Highly customizable and gives a pretty close experience to GitHub but with ability to host the service on your own server.

Not a lot to dislike except when some updates break things causing down times on your own repositories. This was a few years ago though, it's much better nowadays.