GitLab vs IBM Engineering Workflow Management comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between GitLab and IBM Engineering Workflow Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Agile Planning Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed GitLab vs. IBM Engineering Workflow Management Report (Updated: May 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

GitLab

Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Security Tools (6th), Build Automation (1st), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Rapid Application Development Software (10th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (6th), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (3rd)

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Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools

10th

Average Rating

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Software Configuration Management (5th)

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Enterprise Agile Planning Tools category, the market share of GitLab is 31.9% and it increased by 38.8% compared to the previous year. The market share of IBM Engineering Workflow Management is 1.2% and it increased by 68.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Agile Planning Tools

Unique Categories:

Application Security Tools

3.7%

Build Automation

24.4%

Software Configuration Management

2.8%

Featured Reviews

reviewer1411572

Researcher at the InfoCloud Research Group at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

May 16, 2023

Efficiently streamlines and automates tasks

My primary use case is for creating pipelines and automation workflows By streamlining tasks that we used to do on a daily basis and scheduling them. CI/CD, GitLab scanning, and the cloud are the most valuable features. There is room for improvement in GitLab Agents. I would like to see more…

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Suvajit Chakraborty

Manager, Digital Engineering at Harman International

Oct 31, 2023

Offers good traceability elements but UI needs improvement

There is room for improvement in the UI. The UI has to improve a lot compared to the competitive tools, like Atlassian Jira, for example. It's very easy to use. It is easy to manage and easy to use. Anybody can learn it right quickly and start with it. But IBM ELM is something where somebody has to have good knowledge, training, and understanding and then only start using it. But there's a big known knowledge curve for IBM ELM. But once that is there, it's normally; organizations do have their own internal team to basically manage it IBM ELM portfolio, the tool chain. So if they have internal teams who are doing it for quite some time, not something new, then it is definitely better. But if there's if somebody is starting new, definitely there is a knowledge curve time it can take at least a year or maybe a couple of years before they can start realizing the benefits.

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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

"It is scalable."

"The best thing is that as the developers work on separate tasks, all of the code goes there and the other team members don't have to wait on each other to finish."

"GitLab's best feature is Actions."

"Key features allow creation of well-presented Wiki that includes ideas, development, and domains."

"It scales well."

"I have had no problem with the stability of the solution."

"It is a speedy platform compared to the others I have used. I have also enjoyed using the platform as this solution offers a good user experience."

"GitLab integrates well with other platforms."

More GitLab pros

"Good for managing stories, sprints, hydration and releases."

"The most valuable features of the solution are highly customizable reports and visibility for all the higher management."

"Agile templates give us a standard methodology for every Agile project. Also, the ability to create our own object types and linkages to features/epics allows us to enhance the verification of feature readiness."

"All of the features work together to provide a powerful holistic solution - from the dashboard all the way through to security."

"We can track the status of test cases (passed or saved) in a single view. Based on releases and other attributes, we generate various reports and extract metrics from the data."

"Work distribution among team members and accountability for completion with a clearer picture."

"Traceability reporting is inbuilt and includes all your requirements."

Cons

"GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."

"We have only seen a couple of issues on Gitlab, which we use for building some of the applications."

"I would like to have some features to support peer review."

"The solution should again offer an on-premises deployment option."

"I would like to see static analysis also embedded in GitLab. That would also help us. If there's something that it does internally by GitLab and then that is already tied up with your pipeline and then it can tell you that you're coding is good or your code is not great. Based on that, it would pass or fail. That should be streamlined. I would think that would help to a greater extent, in terms of having one solution rather than depending on multiple vendors."

"There is room for improvement in GitLab Agents."

"It would be better if there weren't any outages. There are occasions where we usually see a lot of outages using GitLab. It happens at least once a week or something like that. Whatever pipelines you're running, to check the logs, you need to have a different set of tools like Argus or something like that. If you have pipelines running on GitLab, you need a separate service deployed to view the logs, which is kind of a pain. If the logs can be used conveniently on GitLab, that would be definitely helpful. I'm not talking about the CI/CD pipelines but the back-end services and microservices deployed over GitLab. To view the logs for those microservices, you need to have separate log viewers, which is kind of a pain."

"GitLab can improve by integrating with more tools, such as servers with Docker."

More GitLab cons

"Lacks ability to customize and reporting can be slow."

"Some administrative tasks are difficult to perform. These could be simplified."

"The solution is very heavily vendor dependent."

"Teams need clearer pictures of resource availability in charts and dashboards along with plans."

"If you have multiple projects on one server, the tool becomes very slow, and some reports take longer to load."

"We have encountered issues with stability. We have seen where the entire system kind of goes for a toss when certain people use certain types of queries, which are very costly. Then the system kind of slows down a bit, and we have to monitor it."

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."

"The price is okay."

"The open-source version is very good and the commercial version is reasonably priced."

"GitLab is comparatively expensive, but it provides value because it's feature-rich."

"This is an open-source solution."

"The price of GitLab could be better, it is expensive."

"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."

"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."

More GitLab pricing and cost advice

"I've heard IBM Engineering Workflow Management is more expensive than other tools."

"It is not a free tool. We use a token-based licensing model, which is specific to IBM. The cost per token is around $115-$120."

"It's an expensive investment to make, so the decision should be driven on individual requirements."

"Licensing: The solution cost is high and should be brought down to increase competition."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

26%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

22%

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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?

For small-scale usage, GitLab offers a free tier. For enterprise pricing, GitLab is more expensive than GitHub, as it's not as widely adopted. GitLab is the preferred choice for many developers des...

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What needs improvement with GitLab?

I believe there's room for improvement in the advanced features, particularly in enhancing the pipeline functionalities. Better integration and usability within the pipeline could make a significan...

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What do you like most about IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

We can track the status of test cases (passed or saved) in a single view. Based on releases and other attributes, we generate various reports and extract metrics from the data.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

I've heard IBM Engineering Workflow Management is more expensive than other tools. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.

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What needs improvement with IBM Engineering Workflow Management?

If you have multiple projects on one server, the tool becomes very slow, and some reports take longer to load. We have already created some cases with IBM, and they are looking into it.

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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.

IBM Engineering Workflow Management manages plans, tasks, the project status and acts as the critical link between required and delivered work. It provides flexibility to adapt to any process, which enables companies to adopt faster release cycles and manage dependencies across both small and complex development projects. This solution offers no-charge server software and flexible pricing models. It becomes a complete IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management solution—when purchased as a set of seamlessly integrated tools: IBM Engineering Workflow Management, IBM Engineering Test Management, and IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next.

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

Telstra Corporation, Visteon, Atos SE, Panasonic Automotive Systems, IBM Global Technology Services, CareCore National, JTEKT Corp., ItaÒ BBA, Avea, CACEIS, Danske Bank Group, APIS IT

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