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GitLab CI
GitLab
Open Source
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Integrated CI/CD pipelines inside GitLab.
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| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Pricing |
Free
(Community Edition); Premium $29/user/mo; Ultimate $99/user/mo
|
| Free tier / OSS |
Yes
— GitLab Free tier with 400 CI/CD minutes/mo
|
| License |
MIT
(CE) / Commercial (EE)
|
| Testing type | CI/CD |
| Languages / SDKs | YAML pipeline definition |
| Supported platforms | SaaS (gitlab.com), self-hosted (Linux, Docker, Kubernetes) |
| Parallel testing |
Yes
— parallel jobs
|
| Speed |
Fast
— SaaS runners + self-hosted option
|
| Key integrations | Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus, Jira, Slack, 1000+ integrations |
| Learning curve |
Easy
to moderate
|
| Community / Support |
Very
large — 30M+ users
|
| Maintained by | GitLab Inc. |
| First released | 2012 |
| Latest version | See website |
| Best suited for | Teams using GitLab wanting all-in-one DevOps platform |
| Official site | docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/ ↗ |
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