GitLab Reviews

Pros

Keeping track of versions is simple and it also lets me set up a CI/CD pipeline without hassle.

Cons

No cons in this tool

Pros

Working with coworkers is very convenient for me through this tool and organizing projects is easy. It also comes with AI integration, supports hundreds of plugins and offers plenty of other useful capabilities.

Cons

It is a bit pricey although the free trial covers the essential functions you need.

Pros

It covers all the essential revision control features you need for projects involving a small team.

Cons

Training people on it can be difficult when they're coming from CAD tools like Catia solidworks or Creo. The same goes for PCB designers moving over from KiCAD or Altium. A GUI would really help users who aren't working with a traditional codebase.

Pros

It lets the team track progress and collaborate through every stage of a project, from start to finish.

Cons

It can be slow to load and it took us some time to learn it because the platform is naturally quite complex.

Pros

Performs really well for teams that need a place to store repository packages and access them without hassle.

Cons

I can't think of anything I dislike about it.

Pros

The website layout is polished and simple to navigate which makes working in it very comfortable. It's also dependable and that really matters when handling projects especially company content.

Cons

Stronger sense of community is missing in this tool as compared to GitHub.

Pros

Task management works really well and assigning incidents has been reliable and efficient.

Cons

The system can be pretty slow to respond, the interface feels cluttered and poorly organized and the reporting capabilities are limited.

Pros

Viewing stashed branches is quite easy and the repository filter options are really useful. There's still some room for improvement if they want to remain among the best tools in the market.

Cons

When I use GitHub and Bitbucket in my projects it feels like this is missing a few features that I've seen in other repository cloud platforms.

Pros

It's a good option for teams looking for an SCM that supports the full software development lifecycle, including task management.

Cons

A few areas still need work especially task management and static code analysis.

Pros

Installing it is very easy and even migrating from GitHub can be done without much trouble. Managing projects and merge requests is very simple for us and the same goes for handling pipelines.

Cons

Fine tuning email notifications is very difficult at times if not impossible.

Pros

Being able to self-host it, along with the modern interface and all the customization options, makes it an excellent choice when we need a Git server.

Cons

We've been running it on-prem and because it's open source I'd only really recommend that setup if you have a spare server available since it can consume resources very heavily.

Pros

It really helps our teams work together better with features like issue tracking, merge requests and inline comments. Its CI/CD tools also make the development workflow more efficient and help improve overall code quality.

Cons

The wide range of features can feel a bit overwhelming at first for new users so there is usually a phase where you are just learning it before getting fully comfortable with it.

Pros

Ease of use is one of my favourite things about this tool and the pricing offers excellent value for the features provided.

Cons

Only real problem has been the GitLab-Jira integration. It works on a per-project basis instead of globally and the plugin for self-hosted Jira with GitLab still doesn't feel very efficient yet. Aside from that this tool has been very good.

Pros

The way it works, really suits me. Creating a merge request is easy it supports GitLab plugins and the milestone system is especially helpful for keeping track of our progress.

Cons

Getting started with it can feel a little confusing and there's some difficulty in getting used to it but once you get used to it, it actually becomes enjoyable to use.

Pros

Two things I appreciate most about it is its branching and merging which has taken away a lot of the complexity for version control tasks and being able to build pipelines and automation is also valuable for me.

Cons

I don't find the software very user-friendly in other domains.

Pros

Uploading code is easy and it saves my project every time I make a change which is really helpful.

Cons

I still think GitHub is the better option overall because it feels more user-friendly.

Pros

This tool works well as both source code management and CI/CD in a single platform.

Cons

Up to this point I haven't come across any downsides while using it in my day-to-day work.

Pros

We use it to host our source code and also as our platform for continuous integration and continuous deployment.

Cons

The tool is very complete and easy when we use the SaaS version. On the other hand, setting up and maintaining the on-premises version especially for high availability, security management and backups is much more complex.

Pros

It really shines with its pipelines. They work well for integrations, unit testing, external scanners and, most importantly in my case, security scans.

Cons

My only real complaint is the way project management is handled. The issue and incident structures don't feel complete to me and I wish there were more options available.

Pros

Does exactly what it was designed to do and it handles that part really well.

Cons

A few features could still be improved and I'm hoping the next updates will make them better.