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GitLab Premium vs k9 Security Team comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

GitLab Premium
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (23rd)
k9 Security Team
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AWS Marketplace (115th)
 

Featured Reviews

Bharadwaj Deepak Mohapatra - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at ENTERPRISE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Have managed internal projects efficiently but face challenges with user interface and navigation
When discussing improvements for GitLab Premium, the main area is the GUI. GitHub's GUI is very good, offering many collaboration options and the ability to customize dashboards. GitHub's look and feel is superior, but GitLab Premium's dashboard is very simple. Regarding capabilities lacking in GitLab Premium, the main concern is the GUI. For example, in GitHub, there is a right side profile where settings can be directly accessed, and there is a direct section for developer mode with clear segregation. In GitLab Premium, when accessing users, confusion sometimes arises between root user and main user. There is an option for groups, but it is not direct. When clicking on groups, it goes to another section where groups must be found. This hierarchy could be more straightforward and direct. The biggest drawbacks of GitLab Premium are GUI and configuration. GUI is the primary concern, but other aspects are good.
reviewer2804436 - PeerSpot reviewer
SRE at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Security partnership has transformed delivery by shifting risk management left in our pipelines
There are meaningful opportunities regarding needed improvements, particularly around developer education. Currently, when vulnerabilities are flagged, developers receive remediation guidelines. However, security awareness could improve further if short explanations were embedded. Common misconfigurations should be accompanied by 'why this matters' examples, and recurring issues could trigger targeted micro-learning resources. For example, if an overly permissive IAM policy is detected, including a short best practice snippet or a reference architecture would reduce repeat mistakes. This would help shift from reacting and fixing to proactive learning. The reason I would not give a full ten is mainly around opportunities for deeper automation, more contextual risk prioritization, and expanded developer enablement. With improvements in those areas, they could move closer to a nine or ten. Beyond the automation and the developer education, there are a few additional areas including proactive threat intelligence integration, security posture benchmarking, enhanced incident simulation, and cost of risk visibility. Operationally, it is strong. The next level of maturity would focus on predictive intelligence and industry benchmarking.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would give a rating of eleven in that case, because we never had a downtime with GitLab Premium."
"The biggest benefit from GitLab Premium is that both repository management systems are good, as both GitHub and GitLab are valuable, and the main advantage is that GitLab Premium has community support, making it good in all aspects for small organizations."
"The main benefits I received from GitLab Premium are that I save money and streamline my management process of applications."
"The main benefits from advanced CI/CD capabilities in GitLab Premium include automation to pull and merge the codes together, and it's all done automatically."
"The main benefits from advanced CI/CD capabilities in GitLab Premium include automation to pull and merge the codes together, and it's all done automatically."
"GitLab Premium is much more reliable, quicker, faster, and basically easier to operate compared to GitHub."
"k9 Security Team has a measurable positive impact on our organization in several areas including the reduction of critical vulnerabilities in production, faster vulnerability remediation, improved audit readiness, fewer release blockers, and a cultural shift towards security ownership."
 

Cons

"In terms of improvement for GitLab Premium, not necessarily GitLab Premium specifically but GitLab as a whole could enhance features on the project management side."
"The automation part could be improved. Nowadays AI is being actively used, and if we could integrate something like ChatGPT with GitLab Premium, it would be easier for us to check logs and debug faster."
"The biggest drawbacks of GitLab Premium are GUI and configuration. GUI is the primary concern, but other aspects are good."
"It is complex. It takes a good amount of time."
"The reason I would not give a full ten is mainly around opportunities for deeper automation, more contextual risk prioritization, and expanded developer enablement."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
46%
Transportation Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
6%
Construction Company
42%
Insurance Company
21%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
5%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with GitLab Premium?
It could be better, but now that we have migrated to Siemens Energy, GitLab Premium is being actively looked after by another team. We are just making sure that GitLab Premium administration is bei...
What advice do you have for others considering GitLab Premium?
We were on the desktop, and now GitLab Premium is on cloud. I am not really sure about the purchase process for GitLab Premium. I am a GitLab Premium end-user. I give this product a rating of eight...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab Premium?
GitLab Premium is affordable in terms of pricing, while GitHub is a bit pricier. If working with a much more complex and vast organization at the enterprise level, GitHub would be the choice. If op...
What needs improvement with k9 Security Team?
There are meaningful opportunities regarding needed improvements, particularly around developer education. Currently, when vulnerabilities are flagged, developers receive remediation guidelines. Ho...
What is your primary use case for k9 Security Team?
I have been working with k9 Security Team for the past two and a half years. k9 Security Team is strong in providing structured security oversight and maintaining collaborative engagement with the ...
 

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