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Complete DevOps platform (source control + CI/CD + security + monitoring), publicly traded (GTLB), ~$8B market cap. Positioned as the alternative to stitching GitHub + Jenkins + Snyk + Datadog together. Distinctive as the largest all-remote public company (2,000+ employees, no offices) and for its self-hostable Community Edition. Priced free-$29/user/mo Premium + $99/user/mo Ultimate. Popular with regulated industries needing self-hosted DevOps.

In other words, GitLab is worth it for teams (20+ engineers) that want an integrated DevOps platform (source control + CI/CD + security scanning + issue tracking) in one tool — particularly if self-hosted is on the table. Free covers open source and small teams; Premium adds advanced code owners and security; Ultimate adds compliance and portfolio management. Steep learning curve for the full feature depth. Native integrations across the DevOps stack. Downside: Premium price hidden behind "contact sales" in mid-2026 (some public trackers show old figures), and Duo AI moved to metered credits which surprised teams.

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Pricing summary

Starting price
$29/mo
Pricing model
Per Seat

Both

Key limit
users

Main metered limit

Additional fees
Varies

2026-09-14 daily refresh: Premium re-confirmed at $29/user/mo (SaaS, annual) by costbench.com; Duo Agent Platform credit bundling ($12/user/mo on Premium, $24/user/mo on Ultimate) re-confirmed. No price movement, no snapshot written. ULTIMATE CONFLICT UNCHANGED for a third consecutive cycle: vendr.com again lists Ultimate at $99/user/mo annual while other sources state Ultimate has moved to 'contact us for custom pricing'. Stored value left as custom. NEW AND MORE SERIOUS FINDING: one source (gforge.com) claims that by June 2026 even PREMIUM's $29 was replaced with 'Let's talk' on about.gitlab.com/pricing — i.e. GitLab may have withdrawn published self-serve list pricing entirely. Single source, and directly contradicted by costbench.com which still shows $29, so NOT applied. If it is true, two things follow: Pricing Transparency should move Partial -> Opaque, and our $29 entry price should be retired rather than displayed. This is now the highest-value manual check on this record — it is the difference between GitLab having a public entry price and not having one. Check about.gitlab.com/pricing?deployment=saas directly. Sourcing note: saaspricehub.io appeared in this run's search results. Ignored as a source — that is our own directory, and treating it as independent confirmation would be circular. Still open from prior runs: whether the fourth tier 'Ultimate Plus' (formerly GitLab Dedicated) should be tracked as its own row. Self-managed Premium separately listed at $19/user/mo. --- PRIOR NOTE (2026-09-04) --- Premium re-confirmed at $29/user/mo (SaaS). Ultimate conflict persists unchanged from 2026-08-25 — vendr.com lists $99/user/mo annual, costbench.com and eesel.ai state Ultimate has moved to custom pricing. Stored value left as custom. No price movement, no snapshot written.

Free trial
30-day free trial + free plan
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Machine-readable pricing: pricing.md ↓
Alternatives to consider

Just want Git + PRs + Actions? Pick GitHub. Small team on tight budget? Bitbucket free tier (bundled with Jira).

All plans

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PlanMonthlyAnnualKey limit
Free
Free
Free
5 licensed users, 400 compute min/mo, 10 GiB storage
PremiumEntry tier
$29
$29
unlimited users, 10K compute min/mo, advanced CI/CD, team project management, SLA + priority support, bundled $12/user/mo Duo Agent Platform credits
Ultimate
Custom
Custom
+ application security testing, supply chain security, vulnerability management, compliance & governance, 50K compute min/mo, unlimited guest users, bundled $24/user/mo Duo Agent Platform credits (contact sales for pricing)

All tier prices verified September 14, 2026 · View source →

Price history

Price tracking is just getting started for GitLab. Full history will build as we log changes. See what we have so far →

Common questions about GitLab

Is GitLab worth it?
GitLab is worth it for teams (20+ engineers) that want an integrated DevOps platform (source control + CI/CD + security scanning + issue tracking) in one tool — particularly if self-hosted is on the table. Free covers open source and small teams; Premium adds advanced code owners and security; Ultimate adds compliance and portfolio management.
What are the pricing tiers of GitLab?
GitLab has 3 plans: Free (free), Premium ($29/mo), Ultimate (free).
Is GitLab priced per user?
Yes. GitLab is priced per seat, so your bill scales with the number of people on the account.

Frequently asked questions

About GitLab pricing.

GitLab pricing starts at $29/month on monthly billing. Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted.

At a glance

Key limit metric
users
Pricing transparency
Partial
Integrations

Integrates and connects

API access
Yes
Zapier / Make native
Yes
Key integrations
JiraSlackKubernetesAWSGCPAzureJenkins

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