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GitLab
Developer Tools
Join source, delivery, security, and audit evidence without assuming one platform removes administration.
A DevSecOps platform that connects source control, planning, code review, CI/CD, security scanning, package delivery, compliance evidence, and software operations.
- Best for
- Integrated DevSecOps · Source control
- From
- Free · Premium $29/user/mo billed annually
- Platforms
- Web · Self-hosted
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Operate the software lifecycle in one governed project record.
GitLab links repositories, planning, code review, CI/CD, packages, security scanning, compliance evidence, and software operations in a cloud or self-managed DevSecOps platform. It suits organizations that want delivery controls and traceability in one data model and can assign owners for runners, permissions, policies, retention, upgrades, and exception handling. Seats, compute, storage, GitLab Credits, security scope, and self-managed operations determine the real cost.
WORKS WELL FOR
- Integrated DevSecOps
- Source control
- Software delivery governance
CHECK BEFORE CHOOSING
- Platform breadth creates administration work
- Compute, storage, and AI credits can affect total cost
- Self-management transfers reliability and upgrade work to the team
PRODUCT DETAILS
Product images and feature notes.
Connect the delivery record
Repositories, issues, merge requests, pipelines, packages, security findings, and compliance evidence share one project context.
ProductGovern platform and project controls
Named owners must manage runners, permissions, branch rules, security policy, retention, upgrades, and exceptions.
ProductPreserve portable engineering evidence
Git repositories, issues, pipeline artifacts, packages, reports, audit data, integrations, and APIs support downstream delivery and audit work.
ProductModel seats, credits, and operations
Premium is per user; compute, storage, on-demand credits, Ultimate scope, and self-managed infrastructure can change total cost.
PricingPRICE AND PLANS
Official prices, side by side.
Official price record checked 2026-08-04. Confirm regional price, tax, billing period, and seat terms with the vendor.
Free
Freeno subscription
No subscription; 400 compute minutes per month on the published plan
- Repositories, planning, and core DevSecOps workflows
- Published allowance of 400 compute minutes per month
- No subscription with Free-plan limits
- Billing model
- Per member
- Price region
- Official public price · checkout market not guaranteed
Premium
Tool Atlas plan$29per user / month
$29 per user/month, billed annually; includes $12 in GitLab Credits per user/month
- Integrated source, review, CI/CD, and collaboration
- Included $12 in GitLab Credits per user/month
- $29 per user/month billed annually
- Billing model
- Per member
- Price region
- Official public price · checkout market not guaranteed
Ultimate
Custom quotecontact sales
Contact GitLab for current custom pricing; includes $24 in GitLab Credits per user/month
- Expanded application-security and governance scope
- Included $24 in GitLab Credits per user/month
- Current price requires a custom GitLab quote
- Billing model
- Custom quote
- Price region
- Official public price · checkout market not guaranteed
CHOOSE GITLAB WHEN
- Broad software lifecycle in one data model
- Cloud and self-managed deployment paths
- Strong CI/CD, review, and governance integration
CHECK BEFORE CHOOSING
- Platform breadth creates administration work
- Compute, storage, and AI credits can affect total cost
- Self-management transfers reliability and upgrade work to the team
ALTERNATIVES