The merge request features in GitLab Premium impact development processes significantly because it's a collaboration tool. Different developers can work on their portion and then request a merge. The person can merge all the codes together into a main branch, and when deployed, everything would be deployed together.
GitLab Premium
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Advanced automation streamlines development and enhances code integration
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
The features in GitLab Premium that are the most useful include CI/CD capabilities and code check-ins.
The main benefits from advanced CI/CD capabilities in GitLab Premium include automation to pull and merge the codes together, and it's all done automatically. Users can set this up, making it quite straightforward. From coding to deployment, if the whole process is automated properly, it's a matter of seconds.
The security management functionality in GitLab Premium provides some application security testing, which is adequate. However, for a full security suite, upgrading to Ultimate is necessary.
What needs improvement?
In terms of improvement for GitLab Premium, not necessarily GitLab Premium specifically but GitLab as a whole could enhance features on the project management side. They could look at their sprints based on effort rather than by weightage or by the number of issues. Additionally, it's important to ensure that deployed code is authentic and hasn't been modified by unauthorized parties.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not faced any issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
GitLab Premium is a scalable solution that can be easily scaled by adding licenses.
How are customer service and support?
I have had the opportunity to talk with technical support for some issues, and they were quick to respond.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The setup experience for GitLab Premium is easy.
On a scale from one to ten, where ten means very easy setup, I would rate it an eight.
Deploying GitLab Premium for the first time takes about a day to set things up properly. Once it has been set up, the deployment from code to production runs in minutes.
What other advice do I have?
GitLab has their own AI chatbot, GitLab Duo, but when they introduced it to us, it was still very new. I have not had a chance to explore it yet.
Regarding the cost of GitLab Premium, they recently revised their price, but we received the earlier price, and they maintained it, making it reasonable.
For those planning to use GitLab Premium, it's beneficial for code repository management and automates many tasks. Setup is required once, and multiple deployments can be performed afterward.
I would give GitLab Premium a total rating of eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
As a DevOps Engineer for personal project gitlab is easy to use and has a smooth deployment process.
What do you like best about the product?
Automate the CI/CD pipelines. All in one-platform
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited features on free plan. UI is slow
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To automate the deployment to the cloud. Providing the smooth and easy to use experience. Also have a strong permission control.
All in one DevOps Platform with Powerful CI/CD
What do you like best about the product?
i have been using GitLab for several months now and it is been a great experience overall. What I really appreciate is how everything from version control to CI/CD pipelines is integrated into a single platform. It simplifies the workflow and reduces the need to depend on multiple tools.
The interface is clean and user-friendly, and managing repositories, merge requests, and issues is very straightforward. The built-in CI/CD is one of GitLab's strongest features — it's easy to configure and works reliably in most cases.
That said, there are moments when pipeline performance slows down, especially under heavy load, but it's nothing deal-breaking. Also, for beginners, the platform might feel a bit overwhelming at first due to the wide range of features.
The interface is clean and user-friendly, and managing repositories, merge requests, and issues is very straightforward. The built-in CI/CD is one of GitLab's strongest features — it's easy to configure and works reliably in most cases.
That said, there are moments when pipeline performance slows down, especially under heavy load, but it's nothing deal-breaking. Also, for beginners, the platform might feel a bit overwhelming at first due to the wide range of features.
What do you dislike about the product?
Fellowing points given below
1. It is difficult to learn for new users
2. Occasional performance slowdowns
1. It is difficult to learn for new users
2. Occasional performance slowdowns
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
GitLab makes it super convenient to handle everything in one place writing code, running CI/CD and tracking tasks. I do not have to keep switching between different tools which is really helps me stay focused and organized.
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What do you like best about the product?
The best part is that the CI/CD feature comes directly integrated.
What do you dislike about the product?
The downside is that it consumes a lot of system resources when you install it on your own server.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I add my software projects and use it to review my teammates' codes and for CI/CD processes.
Project management integration and development simplicity drive efficiency
What is our primary use case?
My most common use cases for GitLab are development and managing repositories, primarily focused on code development work.
What is most valuable?
The features that are really useful for my use case generally include pulling, merging, and ensuring the pipeline is upright, which are very intuitive.
It helped me personally and my team to save time and money.
In terms of impact from using GitLab as an all-in-one DevOps platform, it helped with my project development life cycle.
What needs improvement?
Regarding improvements, making task management is something that GitLab can potentially make easier, similar to what DevOps or Jira does.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with GitLab for about two years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The deployment and initial setup were not difficult for me to complete. The pipeline management was easy.
The setup process took less than an hour.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In terms of project management overall, I haven't faced any issues such as downtimes or losing the repository.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't contacted technical support of GitLab.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
When comparing GitLab with GitHub, I haven't really seen any noticeable difference.
What other advice do I have?
I have worked with Azure DevOps before and found it really intuitive to use.
I have used GitHub and GitLab as well, and I find that they've been fairly intuitive to use.
Regarding GitLab, I purchased an enterprise license, though I'm not aware whether I or my company bought this license from AWS Marketplace or elsewhere.
I'm not aware of any integration with other tools or third-party applications.
I haven't faced any difficulties with user interface or deployment.
On a scale of 1-10, I rate GitLab an 8.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Gitlab- Best in class tool for source control and CI/CD
What do you like best about the product?
There are a lot of great things about GitLab. First of all, it has a feature to create multiple levels of groups. Then the CI/CD pipelines are very easy to use.
GitLab provides container registries, dependency proxy to pull container images, manages the Kubernetes environments etc.
The implementation of GitLab self-hosted runners is also very easy, and GitLab has enough documentation for the setup.
The integration of GitLab is pretty simple.
I am using GitLab daily for day-to-day operations.
GitLab provides container registries, dependency proxy to pull container images, manages the Kubernetes environments etc.
The implementation of GitLab self-hosted runners is also very easy, and GitLab has enough documentation for the setup.
The integration of GitLab is pretty simple.
I am using GitLab daily for day-to-day operations.
What do you dislike about the product?
GitLab support is a factor that I don't like about GitLab. They are too slow to respond to P1 incidents.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The first problem that GitLab is solving for our organization is the source control. It is very easy to create/clone/import repositories on GitLab.
We are creating GitLab repositories/projects using Terraform and that explains the amazing documentation of GitLab Terraform provider.
The next thing that GitLab is helping us is the CI/CD. GitLab has the abillity to create downstream pipelines that helps us in managing deployment pipelines for various environments originating from a single CI pipeline.
We are creating GitLab repositories/projects using Terraform and that explains the amazing documentation of GitLab Terraform provider.
The next thing that GitLab is helping us is the CI/CD. GitLab has the abillity to create downstream pipelines that helps us in managing deployment pipelines for various environments originating from a single CI pipeline.
The GitLab Admin POV: One Tool to Rule Them All?
What do you like best about the product?
From an admin eyes , GitLab offers a comprehensive and effective all-in-one DevSecOps platform that minimizes the need to manage multiple toolchains. The centralized user and group management, especially with SAML SSO and SCIM integration for enterprise tiers with almost all IDPs, significantly simplifies access control and identity lifecycle management for Gitlab.
What do you dislike about the product?
Managing Gitlab runner infrastructure (especially for autoscaling or hybrid cloud environments) can be complex and will need close monitoring and resource Altering.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Streamline user Access/Group management through SAML SSO (e.g., with JumpCloud in our case) and group-based permission control.
Enforce DevOps policies at scale utilizing the group-level CI templates, compliance pipelines, and audit logs.
Improve security position with built-in code scanning and DAST/SAST capabilities — all automated within the Gitlab pipeline.
Enforce DevOps policies at scale utilizing the group-level CI templates, compliance pipelines, and audit logs.
Improve security position with built-in code scanning and DAST/SAST capabilities — all automated within the Gitlab pipeline.
I have a great experience in GitLab Friendly Use
What do you like best about the product?
I find GitLab CI/CD pipelines very intuitive and powerful. Setting up automated tests, deployments, or even custom jobs feels seamless.
What do you dislike about the product?
Compared to GitHub, community and third-party integration support can sometimes feel somewhat limited. That said, once you're familiar with it, the benefits often outweigh the initial learning curve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
GitLab solves the problem of tool fragmentation by providing an all-in-one DevOps platform. Instead of using separate tools for version control, CI/CD, code review, issue tracking, and security scans, GitLab brings everything into one unified interface
Gitlab is a best workspace.
What do you like best about the product?
Gitlab makes works easier to handle . Gitlab is always up and running .
What do you dislike about the product?
Features wise is great and in UI theres always room for improvement , thats what i see.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Versional controlling and continous delivery is the problem is solving and saving lot of time on deploying project on vps server.
Comprehensive DevOps Platform with Great CI/CD
What do you like best about the product?
Its built-in CI/CD pipelines are powerful and easy to configure, enabling seamless automation from code to deployment.
What do you dislike about the product?
The UI can feel cluttered at times, and some advanced features require a steep learning curve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
GitLab consolidates the entire DevOps lifecycle into a single platform, reducing the need for multiple tools. This improves team collaboration, streamlines CI/CD processes, and accelerates delivery while maintaining code quality and security.
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