GitLab

Complete DevOps platform with batteries included

Vorteile:

Gitlab helps implement DevOps by including project management, source code management and code security in one platform. Shift-left security is included in the platform for code quality, code security, infrastructure as code scanning, SAST and DAST (depending on the license) which simplifies the implementation of a DevOps platform

Nachteile:

Although I believe the price is fair, specially for startups looking to implement DevOps from the start, there are other options that can be implemented to achieve same results.

A serious contender in the Self Host GIT space

Kommentare: It's really nice to have it, and the fact they were the first to allow for free private repositories is a nice gesture

Vorteile:

For us, it was crucial to be able to self host an instance to have it totally off grid and Gitlab delivered beautifully

Nachteile:

A bit obscure to setup, and updates can be quite time consuming as we cannot do them as often as would be required by the project

Beware of GitLab billing issues

Kommentare: Not long ago, I ordered some GitLab licenses since more people wanted to use it. I asked to go from 57 to 75 licenses. Instead, GitLab put the order in wrong and added 75 licenses, bringing us to 132 total. About this time, I was pulled to a critically-important project that was way behind schedule and told not to work on anything else. When I got enough breathing room to switch back, [SENSITIVE CONTENT] acted like she couldn't care less. The most I ever got was "I'll be sure to look into it" or "I'm still looking into it". The process dragged on for weeks. I had to nag her over and over again for updates until she finally told me that GitLab's billing department had decided... not to give me a refund because it had been too long. How convenient, especially after dragging out the process for so long. I complained about this, asked for a new account manager, and got what I requested. [SENSITIVE CONTENT] took my concerns to the GitLab crew again... and got told once again that not only would we not receive a refund, GitLab wasn't going to offer us any sort of compensation or credit whatsoever. We're a software company as well, and we would never treat loyal customers this way - especially not our power users. I've built my DevOps career around GitLab and encouraged others to do the same. That GitLab could be so tone-deaf over a problem that was clearly their fault speaks volumes to how the company has changed.

Vorteile:

GitLab does well as an all-in-one software development platform.

Nachteile:

If GitLab makes a billing problem, it may refuse to rectify the problem as they did with us.

Gitlab CI/CD , SCM

Kommentare: the best available CI?CD tool along with SAST scanners in built and all auto devops pipelines. I enjoy working with this tool and configuring it.

Vorteile:

The best available CI/CD and SCM tool available compared to industry best github. We use EKS deployments specially from a fully generated CI?CD auto devops pipeline in gitlab and there are various features gitlab leveraged in sdlc of a product .

Nachteile:

The advanced search functionality could improve better and devops metrics can be improved. We need search functionality for regular premium users to go through files and search for a string and all.

Best overall tool source control and DevOps

Vorteile:

The simplicity of the tool is really great also the integrated CI tools

Nachteile:

So far I don't have cons in mind tool is simply straightforward and easy to use.