
What is GitLab Ultimate?
With GitLab, Security is built into the CI pipeline, out of the box. Every code commit is automatically scanned for security vulnerabilities in your code and its dependencies. Actionable results are delivered to the developer in their native workflow for rapid remediation.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+98 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love GitLab Ultimate?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
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Feature Ratings
Automated Workflow
Vulnerability Scanning
Container Security Testing
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Risk Scoring
Policy Engine and Enforcements
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) plug-in
False Positive Remediation
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
Mobile Application Security Testing
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Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Implementation
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Availability and Quality of Training
Breadth of Features
Quality of Features
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Customization
Usability and Intuitiveness
GitLab Ultimate Reviews

Estelle M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2023
Great code collaboration platform.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitLab Ultimate from other similar products?
The Gitlab platform is known for its unique CICD ( continuous integration and continuous delivery ) workflow. This workflow, brings automation into critical processes, required to develope , test and deploy our code into our production environment. Leading to automated security tests and feedback provisions for peer to peer code reviews.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Gitlab's version control is an important part of my day to day experience with this tool. We utilize this function to primarily collaborate and maximize productivity. Another key benefit of Gitlab's version control system , is that it enables clear code reviews, branching patterns , and asset version control, which are key for faster problem solving and quicker product delivery.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Kubernetes is the adopted code orchestration system of choice within my institution , and I dislike that Gitlab's integration with this tool is inadequately limited. This reduces the efficiency of our inhouse workflow processes, when developing containerized applications.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Collaboration on large scale development projects with lots of contributors , is a fantastic use-case for the Gitlab repository, software development platform.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects

Adenike O.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2023
Ideal Git program for software innovation.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitLab Ultimate from other similar products?
Security is the key area where Gitlab thrives and it is in this aspect , that it rises above other Git alternative platforms. Gitlab offers different security testing methodology , which helps us deliver a secured software end-product , that is also compliant with the latest industry requirements as far as security is concerned. Some of the security testing methodologies that Gitlab provides includes - dynamic application security testing ( DAST ) , dependency scanning, container scanning and Static application security testing (SAST).
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
This has got to be the fact , that Gitlab is open source. A major benefit of using an open source Git platform like Gitlab is the access to unique innovations , which thousands of developers and engineers all over the world, are continuously refining and adding to the Gitlab program. Thereby , ensuring that Gitlab is forever improving as a platform.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Gitlab does not provide analytics on its dashboard. Also, I think that Gitlab needs to provide better documentations , that will guide users on how to use its continuous integration and deployment features.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Gitlab has forever been the Git program I recommend to developers and engineers, because it covers all stages of software development and operations.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects

Auden B.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2023
An enterprise planning approach you can trust
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates GitLab Ultimate from other similar products?
Most features are accessible via the dashboard and the command line, respectively. Additionally, one of the best features that it offers and minimizes manual labour is CI/CD. It provides support for practically all languages and even sends emails when it discovers certain security flaws. The best thing is that you can have both private and public repos
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I am getting control over the various tasks that need to be done for the project and getting power over who completed them. In order to develop my projects on Github, I avoided having to learn another programming language merely for the purpose of developing them. You can build branches if you want to experiment with something new and later integrate it, delete it, etc. Many, many positive traits are provided by this software.
What do you dislike most about this product?
We need to fix the notification feature in the application; it keeps showing up even after we click on it to turn it off. There is a possibility that its high learning curve may be a drawback for novice users who are not familiar with version control systems. Some users may need clarification on the UI, making it challenging.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's fantastic that you can keep track of every change you make to a project throughout its entire lifecycle. The project management tool is flexible enough to accept contributions from additional team members. GitHub is a fantastic solution for version control, thanks to a few essential characteristics. First is the entire procedure for controlling branches and setting permissions.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy