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CucumberStudio vs GitLab comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CucumberStudio
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) (12th)
GitLab
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (6th), Build Automation (3rd), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (4th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (4th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of CucumberStudio is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitLab is 1.6%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
GitLab1.6%
CucumberStudio0.7%
Other97.7%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Walter Wirch - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Expert at Bertelsmann SE & Co.
Facilitates integration of test scenarios while needing modernization of components
CucumberStudio is primarily used for designing test scenarios and automating testing. We have implemented it in conjunction with our own routines for integration into our infrastructure CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing. It supports our product owners in designing…
BasilJiji - PeerSpot reviewer
System engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Role-based workflows have transformed daily deployments and improve team collaboration
GitLab has role-based access control, so when a team member needs to make a code change, they cannot directly apply it to the environment but must put in a merge request. Once a senior reviews the code and approves it, then it is implemented across the environment, making it safer and allowing everyone to experience the process. The best features GitLab offers are version control and automation, which are the major things that stand out to me. When it comes to access, the login is very smooth, with just one login integrated with our Okta, allowing everyone to log in easily. Deployments become much easier, and that is how GitLab helps. The automation features make my work easier because we use a tool called AWX, which is connected to GitLab. Whenever we run a job on AWX, it directly checks the code and uses it. Since the code is not preserved locally but kept in the cloud, it is safe and nobody can tamper with it. When it comes to safety, that is a major thing. Automation features allow the code to be accessed from any tools we use, so the jobs we run are helping tremendously and doing their work perfectly. For pipeline tasks, we have created a significant amount of pipelines, which are all hosted in GitLab. Running the pipelines has become much easier, and they are doing a perfect job, helping tremendously in our day-to-day activities. GitLab has positively impacted my organization because previously we stored code locally on servers, leading to many risks. Since GitLab came into our environment, our integration and deployments became much easier, helping our work become much smoother. Improvements from GitLab have led to better team collaboration because when several people are working, they can all edit the code and submit it as a merge request, and once approved, it reflects directly to the main branch. Many can work at the same time. When it comes to deployments, deploying has become much faster since we started using GitLab, and even if errors occur, we can spot them easily and troubleshoot, which has helped tremendously.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Integration with automation frameworks, keywords, and tags allows for saving time writing test cases and implementing automation."
"Hiptest is a great test management tool for agile teams."
"Using HipTest makes the testing process easy and its support for Behavior Driven Development helps align all the team members, whether technical or non-technical."
"The most valuable feature is the re-usability of action words."
"The URL is very useful, and it has a very good UI for deploying information of the scenarios created."
"The solution is stable."
"The power of Hiptest is its test cases and campaign management."
"CucumberStudio aligns with our strategy for data-driven testing."
"They incorporate new features every September, and they have introduced their own code editor and AI features."
"We also found the straightforward setup, stability, and scalability of GitLab valuable."
"Continuous integration with deployment is very powerful, which is a significant reason for migrating from TFS to GitLab."
"It is very useful for reviews. We are using branch merging operations and full reset operations. It is also very useful for merging our code and tracking another branch. The graph diagrams of Git are very useful. Its interface is straightforward and not too complex for us."
"GitLab is a very good solution because you can completely maintain your code and have a number of developers working on the same project."
"We compared this solution with Atlassian, which has Bitbucket, and we felt GitLab is a little easier to use."
"This is a scalable solution. We had around 200 users working with it."
"Git merging allows us to track the details of how and who has done what; this is the best feature which is useful for all companies."
 

Cons

"It needs some improvement when exporting scenarios into automation code, to make it easier to manage the repeatable action words and tests."
"The reporting needs to be improved."
"Yes, it is not stable when you create a data table that includes more than 30 elements, so it can lose your data."
"Copy-pasting something directly from JIRA requires too much modification and formatting."
"Another kind of deployment might be useful, perhaps an option to install the tool in a local deployment."
"I think it would be better if we could also do the reporting with CucumberStudio."
"Support with In-App chat is great. However, it would be awesome to have real time support also for PT timezone."
"I would like to see better customer support."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly. We do most of our operations through the website interface but it could be better."
"There are missing search features, particularly when searching repositories or applying filters. Additionally, I have encountered issues with the deployment of CI/CD pipelines, especially dealing with variable environments."
"The self-hosted version of GitLab is not very stable when under load. It slows down and requires restarts every few days."
"We do face issues in our company when we run out of disk space."
"The solution should again offer an on-premises deployment option."
"Currently, GitLab is not easy to scale because GitLab has specific deployment instructions. We deploy it on one of the VMs."
"GitLab could consider introducing a code-scanning tool. Purchasing such tools from external markets can incur charges, which might not be favorable. Integrating these features into GitLab would streamline the pipeline and make it more convenient for users."
"Regarding improvements, making task management is something that GitLab can potentially make easier, similar to what DevOps or Jira does."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"I'm not sure if they have some kind of discount. I've been negotiating with them on prices before, and I believe they weren't too happy to give discounts, but list prices are $19 per user, per month for Premium and $99 per user, per month for Ultimate. So, the difference between Premium and Ultimate is a bit bigger, and in most companies, you need to build some type of business case."
"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."
"GitLab is cheap."
"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."
"There are different licensing options available, including a free limited-user license."
"It is very expensive. We can't bear it now, and we have to find another solution. We have a yearly subscription in which we can increase the number of licenses, but we have to pay at the end of the year."
"The solution is based on a subscription model and is reasonably priced."
"The price is okay."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise49
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Hiptest?
CucumberStudio's API integration could be improved both in terms of reliability and design. The API requires data to be sent in a specific format, which takes time to build. Additionally, the repor...
What is your primary use case for Hiptest?
I use CucumberStudio as a test case repository. All of our test cases are stored there. It is also part of our test planning process. For every sprint, we plan the test cases in CucumberStudio and ...
What advice do you have for others considering Hiptest?
For teams following a BDD style software development approach, CucumberStudio is a great collaborative tool that covers all the basic requirements of a test management tool. I would rate CucumberSt...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?
The setup cost for GitLab is minimal since the team has its own minimal resource balancing. The costing falls into an intermediate stage and is impactful across all results within the team. It allo...
What needs improvement with GitLab?
There are many improvements that GitLab can implement, such as addressing the issue of caching. Currently, when I have multiple tasks to merge or attempt multiple merges, the CI/CD and overall GitL...
What is your primary use case for GitLab?
My main use case for GitLab is as a version control system that we are using. Currently, I am working on an end-to-end AI pipeline, and I have deployed my whole code using GitLab so that all things...
 

Also Known As

Hiptest
Fuzzit
 

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Sample Customers

Cisco, Cardinal Health, Intuit, Smartbox, Accenture, Deliveroo
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