How much does GitLab cost?

GitLab starts at Free. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.

Does GitLab have a free plan?

Yes, GitLab is recorded as open-source, so it can be used without paying.

Which technology tools can I use without paying?

5 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside GitLab have a free tier: Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Auth0.

What am I actually paying for with GitLab?

The record lists 29 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for git repository management and version control, ci/cd pipeline automation, devops and release management.

Does GitLab charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these GitLab prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare GitLab against before paying?

The closest technology tools in this directory are Checkmk, Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark. Each has a side-by-side comparison with GitLab covering price, platforms and features.

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GitLab pricing

No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for GitLab. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the technology tools listed alongside it.

Entry price: Free
Model: Open-source
Tiers: -
Free tier: Yes

What is on record

The GitLab catalogue entry carries a starting price of Free and a open-source pricing model, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the GitLab review carries the full feature record.

What the product covers

The full GitLab feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.

Core

Git repository management
CI/CD pipelines
Issue tracking
Code review
Wiki
Container registry
Security scanning
Monitoring

Integrations

Jira
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Elasticsearch
Terraform

Security

2FA
SAML SSO
LDAP
Audit logs
Compliance frameworks

Deployment

Cloud deployment
On-premise deployment
Hybrid deployment

Platform

Web support
Self-hosted support
Cli support
Api support

Localization

Multiple languages language support

People bring GitLab in for git repository management and version control, ci/cd pipeline automation, devops and release management, security and compliance workflows. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to GitLab are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Technology

Too few technology tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.

GitLab entry price against other Technology tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
GitLab (this page)	Free	open-source	-
Checkmk	On request	subscription	-	vs GitLab
Asana	Free, then $10.99/month	-	-	vs GitLab
Amplitude	Free, then $49/month	-	-	vs GitLab
Apache Spark	Free	open-source	-	vs GitLab
Attio	$29/month	subscription	-	vs GitLab
Aha!	$59/month	-	-	vs GitLab

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the GitLab badges page.

Before you pay for GitLab

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.

GitLab runs on linux, kubernetes, docker, cloud (aws, gcp, azure), and is published by GitLab Inc of San Francisco, CA. The full record is on the GitLab review, and the rest of the category is under best technology tools.

GitLab pricing on the vendor's own site

GitLab pricing questions

How much does GitLab cost?: GitLab starts at Free. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
Does GitLab have a free plan?: Yes, GitLab is recorded as open-source, so it can be used without paying.
Which technology tools can I use without paying?: 5 of the 8 technology tools listed alongside GitLab have a free tier: Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Auth0.
What am I actually paying for with GitLab?: The record lists 29 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for git repository management and version control, ci/cd pipeline automation, devops and release management.
Does GitLab charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these GitLab prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare GitLab against before paying?: The closest technology tools in this directory are Checkmk, Asana, Amplitude, Apache Spark. Each has a side-by-side comparison with GitLab covering price, platforms and features.