---
tool: "GitLab"
slug: "gitlab"
category: "Developer & Infrastructure"
pricing_model: "Per Seat"
pricing_transparency: "Partial"
entry_price_monthly: 29
entry_price_annual: 29
annual_discount_pct: 0
native_currency: "USD"
free_plan_available: true
free_trial_days: 30
enterprise_pricing_available: true
number_of_plans: 3
key_limit_metric: "users"
last_checked_date: "2026-07-30"
last_manually_verified: "2026-07-30"
verification_status: "Verified"
vendor_pricing_page: "https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/?deployment=saas"
vendor_website: "https://about.gitlab.com"
source: https://saaspricehub.io/tools/gitlab
---

# GitLab pricing

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.

## Current entry price

**$29/month** billed monthly. **$29/month** billed annually.

## All tiers

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | $0 | 5 licensed users, 400 compute min/mo, 10 GiB storage |
| Premium | $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) |

## Pricing model

- **Model:** Per Seat
- **Key limit metric:** users
- **Free plan:** Yes
- **Free trial:** 30 days
- **Enterprise pricing:** Available (custom quote)
- **Native currency:** USD

## Verification

- **Last automated check:** 2026-07-30
- **Last manual verification:** 2026-07-30
- **Verification status:** Verified
- **Source:** https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/?deployment=saas

## Recommendation

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.

## Alternative to consider

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

## Vendor context

2026-07-30 manual verification against about.gitlab.com/pricing?deployment=saas: Premium remains publicly listed at $29/user/month billed annually (yesterday's flag about Premium being removed from public page was incorrect — it's still there). Ultimate has moved to 'Contact us for custom pricing' — the old $99 published price is no longer shown. Pricing Transparency downgraded Public → Partial. GitLab Duo Agent Platform (AI-assisted coding) is now bundled via metered credits: $12/user/month credits included in Premium, $24/user/month credits included in Ultimate. Additional credits are a separate paid add-on ($1/credit). Compute minutes: Free 400/mo, Premium 10K/mo, Ultimate 50K/mo. Free tier now caps at 5 licensed users (was unlimited before). All prices in USD, no currency variation.

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*Pricing data maintained by SaaS Price Hub. Human-readable page: [https://saaspricehub.io/tools/gitlab](https://saaspricehub.io/tools/gitlab). All prices in USD unless otherwise noted. This file is machine-readable and updated within 24 hours of any tracked price change.*