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We performed a comparison between GitLab and Octopus Deploy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Release Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed GitLab vs. Octopus Deploy Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The solution's service delivery model is fantastic.""Key features allow creation of well-presented Wiki that includes ideas, development, and domains.""For us, Gitlab's most valuable feature is the integration with Cypress. We're using Cypress as an automation tool, so we're using GitLab as a tool for running in parallel.""GitLab is very well-organized and easy to use. Also, it offers most features that customers need.""Their CI/CD engine is very mature. It's very comprehensive and flexible, and compared to other projects, I believe that GitLab is number one right now from that perspective.""GitLab's best feature is Actions.""We like that we can create branches and then the branches can be reviewed and you can mesh those branches back. You can independently work with your own branch, you don't need to really control the core of other people.""The most valuable feature of GitLab is its security."

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"Deployment is valuable. It deploys well.""The rollback feature has been most valuable. We can write scripts from scratch. Octopus maintains an independent package for every deployment.""The UI is very intuitive."

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Cons
"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'm new to GitLab, so I would appreciate more documentation about the code and commands.""The solution could improve by providing more integration into the CI/CD pipeline, an autocomplete search tool, and more supporting documentation.""We do face issues in our company when we run out of disk space.""Merge conflicts and repository maintenance could improve. If there is someone new to the system they would not know if there is a conflict.""The solution does not have many built-in functions or variables so scripting is required.""GitLab can improve the integration with third-party applications. It could be made easier. Additionally, having API control from my application could be helpful.""Atlassian offers more products than GitLab. GitLab offers source control management, version control and collaboration between developers. Atlassian offers features on top of this as well as more integration points for developers."

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"You've got to jump through a few hoops to get some things configured, but if set up, you can do so many different things in it. So, there is complexity.""This solution could be improved by making it easier to divide variables in YAML file or JSON files.""There could be scope for more integration with other platforms."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I think that we pay approximately $100 USD per month."
  • "The price is okay."
  • "It seems reasonable. Our IT team manages the licenses."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "I don't mind the price because I use the free version."
  • "We are using its free version, and we are evaluating its Premium version. Its Ultimate version is very expensive."
  • "The price of GitLab could be better, it is expensive."
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  • "I don't know the exact cost, but it's not exorbitant. It may be a couple of thousand dollars a year or something like that. I'm not sure, but it's reasonable. We get value for money out of it."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution makes the CI/CD pipelines easy to execute.
    Top Answer:The tool should include a feature that helps to edit the code directly.
    Top Answer:Deployment is valuable. It deploys well.
    Top Answer:You've got to jump through a few hoops to get some things configured, but if set up, you can do so many different things in it. So, there is complexity.
    Top Answer:We're a DevOps team., and its use case is deployment. That's the only thing it does. Our version is relatively recent.
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    8.6
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    Overview

    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.

    Octopus Deploy is the most popular deployment automation tool in the world. Our software is used by teams to deploy .NET, Java, Node, and database applications, to hundreds and thousands of servers in the cloud and on-premises.

    Sample Customers
    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
    Microsoft, NASA, Cisco, Domain, HP, Symantec, 3M, Philips
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization25%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization33%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise47%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise34%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise47%
    Buyer's Guide
    GitLab vs. Octopus Deploy
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about GitLab vs. Octopus Deploy and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    GitLab is ranked 1st in Release Automation with 68 reviews while Octopus Deploy is ranked 7th in Release Automation with 3 reviews. GitLab is rated 8.6, while Octopus Deploy is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of GitLab writes "Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Octopus Deploy writes "Easy to set up with intuitive UI and good reliability". GitLab is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Bamboo, AWS CodePipeline, SonarQube and Tekton, whereas Octopus Deploy is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, UrbanCode Deploy, AWS CodeDeploy and Spinnaker. See our GitLab vs. Octopus Deploy report.

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