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GitLab vs Octopus Deploy comparison

GitLab and Octopus Deploy are both solutions in the Release Automation category. GitLab is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6, while Octopus Deploy is ranked #12. GitLab holds a 29.7% mindshare in RA, compared to Octopus Deploy’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of GitLab users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Octopus Deploy users who would recommend it.
GitLab
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97% willing to recommend
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  • 771 Views
  • 180 Comparison Views
100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 7, 2025

GitLab and Octopus Deploy are focused on different stages in the DevOps lifecycle, with GitLab emphasizing collaborative development and Octopus Deploy targeting deployment automation. GitLab often has the advantage due to its comprehensive collaboration features and integration capabilities, while Octopus Deploy is favored for its specialized deployment management.

Features: GitLab offers version control, CI/CD integration, and project management tools, making it versatile for developers in search of an all-encompassing platform. Octopus Deploy provides deployment automation, advanced release management, and seamless environment configurations, essential for intricate deployments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: GitLab provides a user-friendly deployment model with integrated customer support, ensuring a simple user experience. Octopus Deploy addresses the needs of enterprises with complex environments through robust deployment tools and responsive support, enhancing the deployment phase.

Pricing and ROI: GitLab has a competitive pricing structure, making it a cost-effective choice given its expansive features. Octopus Deploy's pricing matches its specialization in deployment, offering valuable returns on investment where advanced release management is prioritized.

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Categories and Ranking

GitLab
Ranking in Release Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (10th), Build Automation (1st), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Rapid Application Development Software (11th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (5th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (1st)
Octopus Deploy
Ranking in Release Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Release Automation category, the mindshare of GitLab is 29.7%, down from 36.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Octopus Deploy is 2.8%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Rohit Kesharwani - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved agility and time to market with CI/CD enhancements
The CI/CD pipelines in GitLab ( /products/gitlab-reviews ) are highly valuable. Another important feature is the single source of repository, allowing efficient repository management and source code management. GitLab provides manageability by allowing us to manage source code effectively through separate repositories. Additionally, GitLab enables the creation of individual CI/CD pipelines for each repository, making software more agile. By integrating GitLab as a DevOps platform, we have enhanced agility, improved our time to market, and different teams can work collaboratively on various projects.
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AbhishekSingh11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to set up with intuitive UI and good reliability
I haven't used support. Since it is on-prem, our tech support would manage to troubleshoot. There might have been instances where there have been some issues with the on-prem version that I don't know of. Our tech support may have touched base with the. However, I don't have that level of visibility.
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently."
"Git hosting has an integration with ACD which is why we liked this solution in the first place."
"In terms of impact from using GitLab as an all-in-one DevOps platform, it helped with my project development life cycle."
"CI/CD is very good. The version control system is also good. These are the two features that we use."
"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."
"When a developer checks in code, it is automatically built and deployed, and automated test cases are also run. We have extensive integration with GitLab, which helps us with source code management. We run the static code analysis using SonarQube."
"We like that we can have an all-encompassing product and don't have to implement different solutions."
"We use the Git repository and tagging feature. We are a product-based company and use this solution to move to a forward or backward tag."
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"The UI is very intuitive."
"The rollback feature has been most valuable. We can write scripts from scratch. Octopus maintains an independent package for every deployment."
"Deployment is valuable. It deploys well."
 

Cons

"The initial setup was quite challenging because it takes some time to understand how to pull out or push the code."
"I would like to have some features to support peer review."
"For as long as I have used GitLab, I haven't encountered any major limitations. However, I think that perhaps the search functionality could be better."
"I would like to see better integration with project management tools such as Jira."
"It can be free for commercial use."
"It could have more security integrations and the ability to check the vulnerability of the code. I don't think it is a responsibility of Gitlab, but it would be nice to have more options to integrate with."
"GitLab can improve by integrating with more tools, such as servers with Docker."
"The solution does not have many built-in functions or variables so scripting is required."
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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."
"There could be scope for more integration with other platforms."
"This solution could be improved by making it easier to divide variables in YAML file or JSON files."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm not sure if they have some kind of discount. I've been negotiating with them on prices before, and I believe they weren't too happy to give discounts, but list prices are $19 per user, per month for Premium and $99 per user, per month for Ultimate. So, the difference between Premium and Ultimate is a bit bigger, and in most companies, you need to build some type of business case."
"In terms of the pricing for GitLab, on a scale of one to five, with one being expensive and five being cheap, I'm rating pricing for the solution a four. It could still be cheaper because right now, my company has a small team, and sometimes it's difficult to use a paid product for a small team. You'd hope the team will grow and scale, but currently, you're paying a high license fee for a small team. I'm referring to the GitLab license that has premium features and will give you all features. This can be a problem for management to approve the high price of the license for a team this small."
"GitLab is cheap."
"The solution is based on a licensing model that includes technical support and is paid annually."
"As I work in a vast enterprise, I'm unsure about the licensing cost for GitLab. It's the management team that takes care of that."
"There are different licensing options available, including a free limited-user license."
"The open-source version is very good and the commercial version is reasonably priced."
"The solution is free."
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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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
12%
Government
10%
Educational Organization
22%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about GitLab?
I find the features and version control history to be most valuable for our development workflow. These aspects provide us with a clear view of changes and help us manage requests efficiently.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitLab?
The pricing and cost are on par with other tools and are neither too expensive nor cheap.
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What needs improvement with GitLab?
One significant feature we lack is the configuration that enforces code reviews, which simplifies the development life cycle. Unfortunately, this is available only at a higher license level than we...
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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.

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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.

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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
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