We performed a comparison between Bamboo and GitLab based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Build Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Bamboo was used extensively in our organization for PCA compliance."
"In my experience Bamboo is scalable."
"The platform helps us with automated and timely backup. It provides data replication as well."
"It can do the CI pipeline well."
"The most valuable feature of Bamboo is that it is a good tool for CI/CD integration."
"One of the big things that made us choose Bamboo, is it seamlessly integrates its APIs into NetSuite, which is our main ELP system."
"In Bamboo, build and deployment have been segregated. The build plan and deployment plan are different. When comparing Bamboo to other solutions, the native feature you will not find in another tool, such as Jenkins. They have segregated the build and deployment plan. This means, building the application and deploying it are two separate parts in Bamboo, they have segregated it apart from the UI. This makes the tool a bit better compared to other tools."
"One of the significant benefits of Bamboo is its built-in support for numerous clients and the ability to tailor its capabilities to your specific requirements. This high level of customization enables you to create pipelines that are ideally suited to your needs, making it an invaluable tool for conducting advanced testing."
"It speeds up our development, it's faster, safer, and more convenient."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the CI/CD pipeline and code management."
"This product is always evolving, and they listen to the customers."
"Of all available products, it was the easiest to use and easy to install."
"The code merging capability is something that we use very frequently."
"The most valuable feature of GitLab is the automatic merging of code."
"The most valuable feature of GitLab is the ability to upload scripts and make changes when needed and then reupload them. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly."
"CI/CD is valuable for me."
"The performance around the deployment feature could be improved."
"It should be much easier to use. It shouldn't require a lot of reading to be able to use it. It should have just two or three screens rather than hundreds of screens requiring a lot of clicking. It also requires a lot of integration. It has a steep learning curve. It takes a lot of time to understand and put in the data. There is also no proper training."
"One area that could be enhanced is the governance process, particularly with regard to building approvals and transitions between stages. In comparison to other solutions, such as Jira, which features a workflow that supports approval processes, this capability is not natively available in Bamboo. To implement this functionality, integration with other solutions, such as GSM may be necessary. Although some add-ons, such as Adaptavist ScriptRunner, are available in the market to circumvent this limitation, they may not offer the exact functionality needed. Therefore, there is certainly room for improvement in this area."
"The solution needs to support more customization in the training. What's offered is pretty generic. They need better training and should offer more guidance."
"It can be challenging for someone new to the system or ecosystem to grasp, making it difficult to train new people and help them understand."
"Bamboo is a bit complicated to use compared to other solutions, such as GitLab. You have to integrate different actions that are difficult that could be made easier."
"Scalability depends on the use case. If it is really a big customer with a lot of tests, it might not be a scalable option for them."
"It's a little outdated. It's three years old."
"I'm new to GitLab, so I would appreciate more documentation about the code and commands."
"The solution should be more cloud-native and have more cloud-native capabilities and features."
"GitLab can improve the integration with third-party applications. It could be made easier. Additionally, having API control from my application could be helpful."
"The pricing model of GitLab is an issue for me."
"The integration and storage capabilities could be better."
"GitLab can improve by integrating with more tools, such as servers with Docker."
"Perhaps the integration could be better."
"It is a little complex to set up the pipelines within the solution."
Bamboo is ranked 5th in Build Automation with 20 reviews while GitLab is ranked 1st in Build Automation with 70 reviews. Bamboo is rated 7.4, while GitLab is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Bamboo writes "High availability, helpful support, and plenty of plugins available". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GitLab writes "Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage". Bamboo is most compared with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness, Tekton and Microsoft Azure, whereas GitLab is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline, SonarQube, Tekton and TeamCity. See our Bamboo vs. GitLab report.
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