# Page 3 | GitLab Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is GitLab the right Project Management solution for you? Explore 1215 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/reviews --- GitLab 4.6 (1215) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 3rd, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of GitLab ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 1215 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GitLab is a must have" February 6, 2025 4.0 Pros GitLab is a great tool for developers to store, share and collaborate. Cons GitLab uses an AI that can be greatly improved. Review Source EH Edgar H. Software developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best git host for teams" December 24, 2024 5.0 Pros The ease of use and the gitlab ci. Also, discussions can be created on pull requests easily for collaboration Cons I can’t think of anything I disliked about gitlab Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web Developer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "GitLab for junior developers" December 15, 2024 5.0 I have been working on a project and linked it to gitlab and it has been an amazing experience. I used gitflow and collaborated effectively with 2 other people. Pros Its a great way to work on coding projects by collaborating with teammates. Cons It has a limited amount of people who can collaborate on a single project. I think it's 10. Review Source SP Shushanta P. Head of AI Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Gitlab review" February 13, 2025 5.0 good overall experience using Gitlab. I used it for multiple projects Pros Very easy to collaborate with fellow developers Cons website loading takes a little time don't know why Review Source AM Andrew M. Owner Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great alternative to Gitlab" March 7, 2025 5.0 A great alternative to Github, especially with the option to self-host. Pros The vertical integration of the whole software development cycle. Cons The pricing is a bit steep, the UI could do with some improvement Review Source FK František K. IT Tester Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Honest Gitlab review" December 7, 2024 4.0 I have been using Gitlab in the current company, and I cant say I like it, neither I can say I dislike it, it serves the purpose of version control of git, but it misses the charm and add-ons Github offers, but if you want on-premise solution, thats the price you gotta pay. Pros Strong security tools, on-premise sollution, nice CI/CD features. Good for bigger teams. Cons UI and UX are not really nice, pretty expensive to run on-premise solution, less integrations than Github. Not that good for smaller teams. Review Source JJ José J. Chef de service Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "GiLab - Une solution quotidienne efficace et multimétiers" November 11, 2024 5.0 Utilisé tous les jours, il sert à la fois pour les développeurs, pour le gestionnaire de projets, pour les testeurs bas niveaux. Un seul endroit pour que les développeurs puissent être efficace. Pros Indispensable une fois mep. Il intègre le versionning mais bien plus. La gestion des commits, le ticketing d'issue ou d'incidents. Tout y est. Cons L'IHM en mode connectée est vraiment d'une autre époque Review Source AM Abhishek M. Software Engineer Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best of the Version Tool" October 27, 2024 5.0 Overall Experience has been amazing since, my team does not want to have a dedicated devops. Hence, with Gitlab its all in 1 devops with less learnign curve making it very suitable for the job. Pros Integration of Code repository with pipelines which run on the fly in its own container with minimum effort to deploy. Cons Too many features at times make it difficult to look or search or navigate to Switched from [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) Due to lack of deployment and running the pipeline feature in Bitbcuket Review Source KT Keith T. Student Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent code managment" April 9, 2025 4.0 It was used pretty often in my class, but I don't see myself using this on my own personal projects. Pros I like that GitLab is very similar to how GitHub functions, so using this was pretty easy. Cons The service would be down quite frequently and faced a couple of errors. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer MERN Stack developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "My first experience with GitLab" March 3, 2025 4.0 Mainly I GitLab has advance CI/CD features and is more incline towards DevOps features. Pros It has build in CI/CD feature and also is more secured than other competitors. Cons It has very smaller community and was to widely used pretty tricky to understand. Review Source JC Jashobanta C. Principal Engineer Computer Hardware Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Overall a good solid product" August 26, 2024 5.0 Overall experience is good. We are using it daily as a source control, for CI-CD, code-review. The UI is smooth and user friendly. Pros User friendly interface, easy to use controls. The Visual Studio Code UI for inline editing of files is very helpful in case we want to update code directly in the web-UI without needing to download the code in local, edit in IDE and then push back it to the source control. Cons The latest update had moved the profile and sidebar to the left and has not given proper customization options to the user. The old interface of having it customizable was better. Switched from [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com/p/171026/Jenkins/)[Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) We were using bitbucket initially, but as a part of organizational changes we moved from Bitbucket to Gitlab. The pipeline used to run in jenkins. After migration, everything including pipeline and code is at same place. This gives an unified view of the project and builds. Review Source GL Griffin L. Manager of All Operations Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Gitlab is Good" February 20, 2025 5.0 It was pretty good, they had many features others didn't Pros The ease of management and cloud capabilities Cons It's a little confusing for brand new users Alternatives considered [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) Reason for choosing GitLab It's better for my use case at this time Review Source EU Eber U. Team lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Same that other brands but cheaper " November 4, 2024 5.0 Really good, we use for a ton of projects in the company and it has plenty of customizations and features, and is cheaper than other for almost the same Pros The UI is really straightforward, set-up a in-house deployment also is super easy , and cheaper Cons Sometimes apply the updates is a bit tricky Switched from [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) Cost after they deprecated the old billing, the cost by user was too much in comparision Review Source kB kenneth B. Pastor and Senior Tech. Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awsome product." April 4, 2025 5.0 My overall experience was seamless and straightforward. The integration of AI in the platform makes it extremely usefeul. Pros I liked that it was easy to use. I like especially the integration of AI in the platform. Cons I really didn't find any cons with using Gitlab. Was a pleasant experience. Review Source SMT Soe Moe T. System Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Flexible and Powerful Collaboration Tools" May 15, 2025 4.0 Pros When I was attend my DevOps Class. My teacher teaches me for CI / CD by using GitLab. It has a lot of features CI/CD is seamless, issues tracking, very nice to collaborate , customization and trace code logs. Very very easy to use for beginner. Cons Recently, I have nothing to see least about GitLab. But, sometimes it is very slow. I like GitLab than GitHub. Review Source VC VENUGOPAL C. DevOps Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Provides everything required for a DevSecOps workflow" August 10, 2024 4.0 Over all, gitlab provides everything thats essential for simple and slightly complex pipeline requirements. But becomes less flexible for more complex application requirements where ML work loads are to be executed. As I see Gitlab team adds features in a commendable frequency, so if anything is unavailable, you can raise a ticket and sit tight till it gets added. Pros 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 Cons 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 Review Source RM Ross M. Strategy Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "GitLab (Highly recommend)" November 26, 2025 5.0 Pros I think the software is one of the best for what the do. I also believe that in terms of value for money you will struggle to find a better coding software out there. Cons Although the software has numerous pros one drawback I believe is its ease of use. I took me quite a while to actually get the hang of it however on the plus side there have great help resources Review Source PS Preeti S. Software Engineer Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "GitLab is a must have!" January 24, 2025 4.0 The overall experience of mine with GitLab is very nice. While it does have minor cons, yet the pros that it has to offer is remarkable. It is a one stop solution for version control and is an effective performance booster platform. Pros The best part about GitLab is that it is very easy to use. It has multiple functionalities, not limited to being a git repository manager, but it is a complete solution that includes version control, issue tracking and other collaboration tools. I also appreciate the flexibility it offers, providing control over data. Cons The thing that I like the least about GitLab is that it has quite expensive paid plans. Another thing is sometimes it takes time in loading and also SSO needs some improvements. Review Source AA Aiden A. Software engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good but github maybe a better choice" November 14, 2024 4.0 Pros It essentially operates the same as github, however, it scales much better. I really enjoy gitlab, even though in some instances it isn’t free. Good choice for your next project. Cons I don’t love that’s it’s not free. It’s kind of a deal breaker for some, especially because github exists. Alternatives considered [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/)[Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com/p/233341/Bitbucket/) Reason for choosing GitLab once again my team was using it so it was a natural choice. Switched from [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) The team I was apart of used it, so it was my only choice. Review Source RL Ritesh L. Flutter Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Github Alternatiive?" November 28, 2024 4.0 Pros I have been using gitlab for over 6 months now. The actions it has are amazing which has helped me to automate builds and deployments. The authentication was easy.Also, if you have previous experience with github it would not take much time for you to hoop on to this. Cons The UX is not very decent. Since i have a github background i find it very difficult to find the feature on the pages Switched from [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) my new company used githlab and it has a great CI/CD features Review Source IB Ian B. NOC Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Gitlab Is the Best For Innovation and Development! " October 22, 2024 4.0 We have been able to customize Gitlab exclusively to our needs and has helped us grow way faster than we would of using other applications. Pros The customization is unbelievable and there are constant new updates for new features. Cons It can have a large learning curve to get up to speed on how to use. Review Source FT Federico T. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very Easy To Use" January 9, 2025 4.0 Pros GitLab is very easy to use and it has everything I need for software development. I can manage my code, collaborate with my colleagues, and automate my workflow Cons Nothing really bad, except it can be a bit slow sometimes. But overall, it's a great tool for developers! Review Source ES Elias S. Marketing Coordinator Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great for Collaboration and CI/CD" September 9, 2025 5.0 Pros I enjoy how GitLab brings code hosting, CI/CD, and project tracking together in one platform, making teamwork seamless. Cons The interface can feel overwhelming at first, and some advanced features take time to fully understand. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Développeur full stack Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "GitLab, un outil appréciation" November 19, 2024 5.0 Jusqu'ici je suis satisfait car une fois qu'on maitrise l'outil en équipe le versioning et les déploiements continu deviennent moins stressants Pros Moi j'apprécie la sécurité offert lors de la sauvegarde de nouvelles versions de projets et aussi le côté collaboratif Cons Le cout de la version premium et ces assez difficile pour la prise au regard aussi de la panoplie des fonctionnalités qu'ils offrent Switched from [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com/p/129067/GitHub/) Pour la sécurité de mes projet et lors de l'écrasement d'une branche de il est très compliquer de faire une récupération Review Source SR Spencer R. Account Manager Machinery Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Exactly As Needed" April 27, 2025 5.0 Pros Exactly what I was looking for. The simplicity and layout allowed me to not only function smoothly, but enjoy the process as well. Cons Nothing. The entire layout and functionality was tremendous and blew away my expectations. Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.