GitLab

GitLab is an open-core DevOps platform for version control, CI/CD, issue tracking, and security scanning in a unified interface.

It supports self-hosted or SaaS for full lifecycle management.

Choose GitLab when:

• Needing integrated CI/CD with Git repos.
• Building secure, compliant workflows.
• Preferring open-source over GitHub.
• Managing projects end-to-end.

Note: Use .gitlab-ci.yml for declarative pipelines.

Enable merge request approvals.

Integrate with external tools via webhooks.