Betty Blocks vs GitLab comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

GitLab and Betty Blocks are competing products in software development and application creation. GitLab appears to have an advantage in mature development environments due to its comprehensive DevOps lifecycle management, while Betty Blocks is ideal for those seeking rapid application creation with minimal coding expertise.

Features: GitLab offers integrated CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and SCM tools tailored for large development teams. Betty Blocks provides a no-code platform allowing fast app prototyping and deployment.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: GitLab supports flexible deployment models with both cloud and on-premises options, focusing on technical guidance and troubleshooting. Betty Blocks offers easy cloud deployments with personalized support and quick issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: GitLab's subscription-based tiered pricing aligns with varying enterprise needs, emphasizing ROI through automation and developer productivity. Betty Blocks offers a scalable pricing structure focusing on reducing time-to-market and operational costs.

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Categories and Ranking

Betty Blocks

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

34th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No-Code Development Platforms (25th)

GitLab

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

11th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (9th), Build Automation (1st), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (6th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (5th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (3rd), DevSecOps (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Betty Blocks is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitLab is 3.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Hans De Groot

Owner/Operator at Informatieewerkplaats

The solution is stable and has good support, but is expensive

Betty Blocks, when I started with it, was similar to a back-end platform with the ability to have a standardized back-office UI out of the box, which is perfect for a lot of situations. For more customer-facing UIs, we had to create the front end ourselves, building endpoints with HTML and JavaScript. Then Betty Blocks started in 2018 with the page builder. This allowed us to create drag-and-drop interfaces. That was quite cumbersome. Now Betty Blocks is entering a new generation of it - next generation forms - which should be a lot better. The most valuable feature is the back end. The way we can create action flows for things such as sending emails, creating PDF reports, or connecting to web services is very complete. I never experience a lack of functionality in it. The standardized back-office UI is said to be deprecated over time, which is a shame, because it is a real time-saver and is one of their strong points, only if it was kept up-to-date.

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Rohit Kesharwani

Manager, Engineering at 7-Eleven

Improved agility and time to market with CI/CD enhancements

The CI/CD pipelines in GitLab ( /products/gitlab-reviews ) are highly valuable. Another important feature is the single source of repository, allowing efficient repository management and source code management. GitLab provides manageability by allowing us to manage source code effectively through separate repositories. Additionally, GitLab enables the creation of individual CI/CD pipelines for each repository, making software more agile. By integrating GitLab as a DevOps platform, we have enhanced agility, improved our time to market, and different teams can work collaboratively on various projects.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the back end."

"It speeds up our development, it's faster, safer, and more convenient."

"The tool helps to integrate CI/CD pipeline deployments. It is very easy to learn. Its security model is good."

"The initial setup of GitLab is pretty simple, with no complications."

"I like that it's easy to deploy our services over GitLab. The customer support is also good with a really active community. You have a lot of support that you can get online with your stack. That is probably one of the benefits of using GitLab. It's also really fast."

"The code merging capability is something that we use very frequently."

"GitLab's source control is excellent."

"I have found the most valuable features of GitLab are the GitClone, GitPush, GitPull, GitMatch, GitMit, GitCommit, and GitStatus."

"This is a scalable solution. We had around 200 users working with it."

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Cons

"I would like to see full integration with AI."

"In many cases, they make choices where flexibility is a little bit degraded, but if you leave everything open and the flexibility is great then the usability is a little bit less."

"What I find lacking in the software is its ability to query the database."

"We have only seen a couple of issues on Gitlab, which we use for building some of the applications."

"The initial setup was quite challenging because it takes some time to understand how to pull out or push the code."

"I've noticed an area for improvement in GitLab, particularly needing to go through many steps to push the code to the repository. Resolving that issue would make the product better. My team quickly fixed it by writing a small script, then double-clicking or enabling the script to take care of the issue. However, that quick fix was from my team and not the GitLab team, so in the next release, if an automatic deployment feature would be available in GitLab, then that would be good because, in Visual Studio, you can do that with just one click of a button."

"I would like more Agile features in the Premium version. The Premium version should have all Agile features that exist in the Ultimate version. IBM AOM has a complete Agile implementation, but in GitLab, you only have these features if you buy the Ultimate version. It would be good if we can use these in the Premium version."

"GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."

"The tool should include a feature that helps to edit the code directly."

"I don't really like the new Kubernetes integration because it is pretty focused on the on-premise environment, but we're in a hybrid environment."

"The pricing has been substantially increased, which is a major concern."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing structure that we have been working with was based on a number of blocks."

"The pricing is quite high, but the pricing is also not very transparent."

"The solution is based on a subscription model and is reasonably priced."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"GitLab is an open-source solution."

"The solution's pricing is acceptable."

"I'm not aware of the licensing costs because those were covered by the customer."

"We are using the open-source version."

"There are different licensing options available, including a free limited-user license."

"The price is okay."

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What do you like most about GitLab?

I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?

The pricing and cost are on par with other tools and are neither too expensive nor cheap.

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One significant feature we lack is the configuration that enforces code reviews, which simplifies the development life cycle. Unfortunately, this is available only at a higher license level than we...

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Overview

From mobile apps to (customer) portals to back office management and everything in between. The Betty Blocks platform’s ease of use supports every size or complexity of your app. Go as far as you like, the easiest way possible.

Betty Blocks

GitLab is a complete DevOps platform that enables teams to collaborate and deliver software faster.

It provides a single application for the entire DevOps lifecycle, from planning and development to testing, deployment, and monitoring.

With GitLab, teams can streamline their workflows, automate processes, and improve productivity.

Sample Customers

KPMG, TELE2, Sligro Food Group, Ymere, Flexpoint Group

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