GitLab Credits

What do you like best about the product?

A big part of what I love about GitLab is the fact that our entire software delivery lifecycle is in one place. This would free us to consume only a single subscription and integration to source code management, issue tracking, and CI/CD pipelines which are all integrated into one. Thanks to our ditty structure around the .gitlab-ci.yml file, it's a breeze to set up your own build workflows, test workflows and deployment workflows—and then version-control it together with our code. Built in container registry and merge request approval rules also simplify the standards of code quality and securing our dev team while maintaining them.

What do you dislike about the product?

GitLab's major limitation is the relatively complicated user interface. It attempts to be all things to all people, making for any kind of an overcrowding of the UI, and a location of individual choices, for example, runner configuration or environment distinctions, might take multiple clicking through menus. Another downside is that the web-based code review interface sometimes becomes slow and laggy when opening large MRs (megalarge requests) that usually have hundreds of files changed and a few large files. The same goes for reviewing code at line-by-line level as opening large MRs is a bit of a hassle when using a web-based code review interface, while using a dedicated lightweight code review interface is much smoother.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Prior to GitLab, we were using a variety of tools to host our repositories, create tickets and manage our CI/CD with the various integration failures, triggering broken pipelines and causing us to repeatedly jump between tools. This was resolved by GitLab by providing consolidated repository for all the projects. For instance, we recently had to create a 'hotfix' for a critical bug in the production environment and we were able to track this bug with GitLab, develop a new feature branch for the change, run the automated test suite, and push the new fix directly to the production environment – all without breaking any of the merge request threads.

What do you like best about the product?

GitLab’s YAML-configured CI/CD deployment pipelines are arguably its best feature. When we pair them with strict version control and tagged releases, we always have a clean, reliable rollback path if something goes wrong.

What do you dislike about the product?

One minor drawback is that resolving complex merge conflicts or performing heavier rebases sometimes still needs to be done locally via the CLI, since the web UI can’t always handle more intricate baseline changes.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ultimately, GitLab meets our primary needs exceptionally well: robust source code management (SCM) and seamless deployment automation.

What do you like best about the product?

Gitlab is used extensively as the central hub of our team based workflow that handles repositories, branches, pull requests, and code reviews. Feature branches are used to control the scope of development work, and pull requests are used for reviewing, communicating, and ultimately merging changes. With Gitlab Actions, we automate testing and deployment tasks, and issues are used as a common repository of development and bug tracking.

What do you dislike about the product?

The interface can feel a bit cluttered when we have lots of repos, branches, pull requests, and notifications going on simultaneously. Creating more complex GitLab Actions workflows may require a bit of technical experience for advanced CI/CD workflows. Some admin and security features require upgrading to higher-tier plans and can be costly as our team grows.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitLab is a single source control, code review, issue tracking, and CI/CD automation platform. It helps us team members to align during the development process, avoiding time spent around transferring files and wasting time arguing about edits on a code file. Pull requests and automated testing lead to more stable releases, and Actions means less time spent on runs and deployments, and more knowledge of what's happening in the process.

What do you like best about the product?

Interfase is pretty solid. Managing projects feels really simple, and tracking commits and their history is just as straightforward.

What do you dislike about the product?

Some of the more advanced settings for enabling PAT (or something similar) can feel a bit complex, but the documentation clearly explains what to do and helps bridge that gap.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing projects, tracking history, and have control all over the information we sahre.

What do you like best about the product?

GitLab is most helpful because it brings source code, issue tracking, merge requests, and CI/CD into one place. I like that the workflow is fairly organized, so it’s easy to track changes and see what needs attention without switching between several tools. The integrations are useful when connecting GitLab with other development tools, and the CI/CD features are a strong advantage for automating builds and deployments. The interface is generally clear, although some advanced settings can take time to get familiar with. Overall, it offers good value for teams that actually use its broader DevSecOps capabilities.

What do you dislike about the product?

The main downside is that GitLab can feel a little overwhelming when you first start using it, especially with the number of settings and DevOps features available. Some parts of the UI could be more intuitive, and finding specific configuration options can take a bit of time. The platform is powerful, but smaller teams may not use enough of the features to fully justify the cost of higher-tier plans. The integrations are useful, although setting up some of them can require extra configuration. AI features are helpful in certain workflows, but I wouldn’t consider them the main reason to choose GitLab.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitLab helps solve the problem of having development work spread across different tools. Keeping code, merge requests, issue tracking, and CI/CD in one platform makes it easier to follow work from development through deployment. It also reduces some manual steps through automation, which helps keep the workflow consistent. Performance has generally been reliable for day-to-day development, and the documentation and built-in guidance are useful when setting things up, although more complex workflows can still require some time to learn.

What do you like best about the product?

I like GitLab because it provides a single platform for source code management, collaboration, CI/CD, and project tracking. It makes it easy for teams to manage code, review changes, automate deployments, and work together efficiently.

What do you dislike about the product?

The interface can feel a little complex for new users, especially when using advanced CI/CD and project management features. It can take some time to understand and configure everything properly.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitLab helps us manage source code, track changes, collaborate through merge requests, and automate CI/CD processes in one place. It reduces manual work, improves collaboration, and makes software delivery more consistent and efficient.

What do you like best about the product?

Being able to have a shared project with versioning is really practical for computer projects carried out in groups.

What do you dislike about the product?

Sometimes, I find that we quickly become overloaded with information when managing requests, branches, etc. When we don't use it very intensively, we can quickly get lost and make mistakes that cost us a lot of time.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Have real-time sharing of multiple files for a project. Versioning allows you to always revert to a stable and functional version if necessary.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about GitLab is that it brings everything I need for a project into one place. I can manage repositories, create merge requests, track issues, review code, and monitor CI/CD pipelines without switching between multiple tools.

What do you dislike about the product?

One thing I don't like is that some pages can feel a bit slow to load, especially in larger projects with a lot of branches and merge requests

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitLab helps me keep my development work organized in one place. I use it to manage source code, track issues, review merge requests, and collaborate with teammates. Having everything connected makes it easier to follow project progress,

What do you like best about the product?

It's very easy to set up and use, making team collaboration efficient and beginner‑friendly. It integrates well with all my applications, has great support, and I really enjoy using it.

What do you dislike about the product?

The pricing models could be more competitive. Only a limited number of users can obtain developer access.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It basically makes collaboration and teamwork efficient across various development roles, especially in software development.

As an AI developer, I find it makes a lot of sense to use it when working with several teammates on a single project because you don’t have to make changes simultaneously.

Thus, merging and forking are very easy. With the AI capabilities that GakeLab has developed, it also helps resolve issues much more quickly.

What do you like best about the product?

It’s a very good DevOps platform tool. We can maintain and deploy code easily, and it automatically builds, tests, and deploys. It also has very strong security and provides complete SDLC coverage.

What do you dislike about the product?

I don’t have any dislikes to mention; overall, the tool is very good.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

With a single platform, we can manage code, CI/CD, security, and project activities. The built-in CI/CD pipelines automate much of the workflow. It also provides merge requests, issue tracking, and better collaboration across the team.