We performed a comparison between GitHub Actions 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."The main benefit is collaboration. It allows us to easily collaborate with other developers, regardless of location. For example, we can collaborate with both our African and German colleagues seamlessly. It's platform-agnostic, so it is flexible and not tied to any OS, so we can work on Linux, Windows, web, and even Oracle applications. It's flexible, reliable, and overall an excellent tool for our needs."
"I have optimized job execution time by running test scripts in parallel and creating multiple pipelines; we've significantly reduced execution times. What could take 50 minutes can be cut down to just 8 to 10 minutes through these optimizations."
"Creating workflows in YAML format is straightforward and easy to comprehend. This includes both understanding and writing workflows. Additionally, the downloading aspect for third-party instances can also be easily done. It's worth noting that vulnerability analysis and similar tasks should be part of our automation through data workflows. Furthermore, we can break down our processes step by step, starting from building, then moving on to analysis, testing, and finally deploying in production and the clear environment. All of these tasks can be efficiently managed within this platform."
"The level of automation achievable is really good. So, the custom workflow creation and Marketplace Actions improved our project's efficiency."
"It offers numerous built-in features for pipeline management, release management, and even work item tracking on boards, which makes it a versatile tool that seamlessly integrates with hardware and facilitates optimization."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a good product that offers stability and performance."
"I have had no problem with the stability of the solution."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the review, patch repo, and plans are in YAML."
"GitLab is very useful for pipelines, continuous integration, and continuous deployment. It is also stable."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the CI/CD pipeline and code management."
"We like that we can have an all-encompassing product and don't have to implement different solutions."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are ease of use and highly intuitive UI and performance."
"We use the Git repository and tagging feature. We are a product-based company and use this solution to move to a forward or backward tag."
"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."
"The reporting capabilities are somewhat limited."
"The UI could be better."
"The solution's integration capabilities and UI are areas of concern where improvement is required to make the product more user-friendly."
"The primary area for improvement I see is in artifact management, especially for saving screenshots or videos from failed tests or data-driven actions. Currently, the configuration for saving these artifacts is complex."
"There is a part that detects outdated libraries. If that feature could be more intuitive and informative, that would be nice."
"We can leverage this database tool to manage everything within our environment and data burners, allowing for customization and execution. An additional advantage is the capability to modify aspects like file size, making processes more efficient and faster across the pipelines. Regarding improvements or implementations, I believe there should be enhancements made to the deployment tool. It should be integrated as part of the solution. Infrastructure-wise, we already have tools like GitHub and RobSpot, and data enables us to automate various processes, which is quite beneficial. As for further enhancements, I'm uncertain. I've shared everything I know. However, if there's something specific you'd like to see in future releases, a feature that may not exist yet but would be desirable, I can't provide any input on that matter."
"We have only seen a couple of issues on Gitlab, which we use for building some of the applications."
"We'd like to see better integration with the Atlassian ecosystem."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly. We do most of our operations through the website interface but it could be better."
"It should be used by a larger number of people. They should raise awareness."
"Their RBAC is role-based access, which is fine but not very good."
"Perhaps the integration could be better."
"I would like to see security increased in the future. A secure environment is very important."
"We would like to generate document pages from the sources."
GitHub Actions is ranked 7th in Build Automation with 6 reviews while GitLab is ranked 1st in Build Automation with 70 reviews. GitHub Actions is rated 8.4, while GitLab is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of GitHub Actions writes "Facilitates connectivity for developers and allows us to easily collaborate with other developers, regardless of location". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GitLab writes "Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage". GitHub Actions is most compared with Tekton, Bamboo, AWS CodePipeline, Harness and TeamCity, whereas GitLab is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Bamboo, SonarQube, AWS CodePipeline and Tekton. See our GitHub Actions vs. GitLab report.
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