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Cloudflare Workers vs GitLab comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudflare Workers
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
24th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitLab
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (11th), Build Automation (1st), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (5th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Cloudflare Workers is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitLab is 3.6%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Our application responds faster and uses global data effectively
The most valuable feature of Cloudflare Workers is that the data is on the edge. Since the data is on the edge, it makes the application more responsive worldwide, thus lowering the loading time and increasing user engagement. The scalability of Cloudflare Workers is also impressive, as it can handle spikes of traffic with ease. Cloudflare Workers also contributes to the application being faster and geographically distributed.
Rohit Kesharwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved agility and time to market with CI/CD enhancements
The CI/CD pipelines in GitLab 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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Cloudflare Workers is that the data is on the edge."
"Overall, Cloudflare Workers is a very good solution."
"Continuous integration with deployment is very powerful, which is a significant reason for migrating from TFS to GitLab."
"The scalability is good."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the review, patch repo, and plans are in YAML."
"It scales well."
"GitLab is very well-organized and easy to use. Also, it offers most features that customers need."
"CI/CD and GitLab scanning are the most valuable features."
"I like GitLab from the CI/CD perspective. It is much easier to set up CI/CD and then integrate with other tools."
"I like GitLab's security and SAS tools."
 

Cons

"Monitoring needs improvement. It's a bit difficult to understand how many failures occur and manage logging effectively."
"In general, the security of the product could be improved with minimal latency due to its many points of presence."
"We have only seen a couple of issues on Gitlab, which we use for building some of the applications."
"It is a little complex to set up the pipelines within the solution."
"This solution could be improved by adding modifications such as slack notifications."
"Currently, GitLab is not easy to scale because GitLab has specific deployment instructions. We deploy it on one of the VMs."
"GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."
"The solution could be faster."
"The licensing model could be improved to be more accommodating in terms of user numbers and costs."
"It would be really good if they integrated more features in application security."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is fine. It is on the cheaper side and not expensive. You have to pay additionally for GitLab CI/CD minutes. Initially, we used the free version. When we ran out of GitLab minutes, we migrated to the paid version."
"I think that we pay approximately $100 USD per month."
"GitLab is an open-source solution."
"GitLab is comparatively expensive, but it provides value because it's feature-rich."
"We are using the free version of GitLab."
"As I work in a vast enterprise, I'm unsure about the licensing cost for GitLab. It's the management team that takes care of that."
"We are using its free version, and we are evaluating its Premium version. Its Ultimate version is very expensive."
"Regarding pricing, I would rate GitLab as moderately priced, maybe around a seven or eight out of ten. It could be more flexible for clients but generally offers good value."
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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cloudflare Workers?
Pricing is fair considering the features offered. Our costs vary based on load, with expenses around €100 per month for CORS and approximately €600 per month for using Workers to have data on the e...
What needs improvement with Cloudflare Workers?
Monitoring needs improvement. It's a bit difficult to understand how many failures occur and manage logging effectively.
What is your primary use case for Cloudflare Workers?
We use Cloudflare Workers ( /products/cloudflare-workers-reviews ) mainly to avoid Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) issues and as a reverse proxy. It has also been beneficial in speeding up our...
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.
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.
What needs improvement with GitLab?
Regarding improvements, making task management is something that GitLab can potentially make easier, similar to what DevOps or Jira does.
 

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Sample Customers

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1. NASA  2. IBM  3. Sony  4. Alibaba  5. CERN  6. Siemens  7. Volkswagen  8. ING  9. Ticketmaster  10. SpaceX  11. Adobe  12. Intuit  13. Autodesk  14. Rakuten  15. Unity Technologies  16. Pandora  17. Electronic Arts  18. Nordstrom  19. Verizon  20. Comcast  21. Philips  22. Deutsche Telekom  23. Orange  24. Fujitsu  25. Ericsson  26. Nokia  27. General Electric  28. Cisco  29. Accenture  30. Deloitte  31. PwC  32. KPMG
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