# Page 3 | GitLab Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is GitLab the right Source Code Management solution for you? Explore 1218 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 (1218) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/159806/GitLab/alternatives/) 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 21st, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of GitLab ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 1218 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use MG Mike G. Vice president engineering Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Gitlab covers all your bases " November 23, 2024 5.0 Pros Gitlab is a one stop shop for all of your sdlc life cycle from project planning to scm, ci/cd, security, documentation it has a fully pipeline curated for most use cases. Cons The restricted options for privileges are a small bind it would be more useful if you could design custom roles with privileges that suit your organisation. Switched from [Apache Subversion](https://www.capterra.com/p/177270/Apache-Subversion/) Modern scm adoption for faster global collaboration Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One stop shop for Devops and team collaboration" January 16, 2025 5.0 It is a powerful tool for Devops and provides seamless collaboration for team members and across the teams with its amazing version control capabilities. Pros It is a all in one tool for DevOps. It's version control and issue tracking make it a powerful tool for active collaboration between all the different team members. Cons Slower performance with big repos having complex pipelines. The learning curve for the beginners could be bit challenging. Review Source SB Sachita B. Student Computer & Network Security Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "GitLab use in university " November 16, 2025 4.0 I used GitLab at my university for programming class we used to do our assignments and projects and GitLab help me a lot to complete my assignments. Pros I used GitLab for my assignments and projects for my Programming class. It has both free and paid versions and can be deployed on- premises or in the cloud. Cons The least like aspects of Gitlab include its slow performance on the cloud version. GitLab has fewer third-party integrations compared to its competitors. Review Source AZA Aye Zarni A. Senior Application Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User Friendly Interface" May 19, 2025 5.0 Pros I like the most about GitLab is user friendly and feasible. It's easy to user and life saver for version control and source code management for me. Cons I like the least about GitLab is less of documentation for starters and a little complex for small projects. Review Source 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 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 AP Antonio P. Senior analyst, advisor and project manager Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Must have for DevOps and IT focus organizations" July 6, 2025 5.0 Great tool, overall does what should, only behind GitLab. It brings a lot of strengths in coding and collaborative IT development, with few minors. Pros DevOps capabilities, codes review and collaboration functionalities, codes storage and issue tracking, security and open code possibilities which enhance productivity and IT practices. Cons Facing sometimes slowdowns and performance issues, administration settings and UI which is not top notch. Most relevant cons is social side which is less strong than Gitlab, limiting community. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 vN vignesh N. Executive Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Git Code repository management tool" January 16, 2025 5.0 Great tool for code repository code control system Pros Best tool i love this and enjoyed much for code checkin and checkout and code commit and trace code logs Cons I like the web version of gitlab much so nothing least about it 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 Sanchita J. Technical Support Expert Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Project Management Tool" January 12, 2025 5.0 The platform gives the visibility of market standards in developments with rich skilled community ideas for code generation , compliance , error handling , tracking informations. Pros 1\. Gitlab community size is quite high for questioning, discussions and information. 2. Helps in effective source code compliance , CI/CD planning , security scanning significantly. 3. Good platform to manage, implement and track software performances. Cons 1\. The platform performance hampered sometime with the ratio of users using. 2. Little complex for users to understand this if starting this newly. 3. Taking advance and enterprise features makes it costly. 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 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 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 HG Hugo G. Mobile engineer Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best open source devops suite and code manager" October 30, 2024 5.0 Overall very satisfied! They are on par and often above GitHub. Pros It's open source, they are improving a lot and there are a ton of features for everyone. Cons sometimes the UX is just behind GitHub. Some performance improvement could be great alghough it may depends on our own server. 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 VR Verified Reviewer Backend Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "GitLab - The all in one DevOps Solution." October 22, 2024 4.0 Gitlab has been a game-changer for our development process, providing a reliable and scalable solution for code management, automation, and deployment. I highly recommend it for any team looking for an end-to-end DevOps platform. Pros 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. Cons 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. 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