GitLab vs Inedo BuildMaster comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

GitLab
Ranking in Build Automation
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (6th), Release Automation (2nd), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (7th), Rapid Application Development Software (10th), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) (6th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (2nd), Fuzz Testing Tools (2nd), DevSecOps (3rd)
Inedo BuildMaster
Ranking in Build Automation
21st
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

DC
Mar 19, 2024
Version control history is valuable for our development workflow
We create the pipeline and push it to GitLab to initiate the process. The cloud integration is straightforward When it comes to GitLab's CI/CD integration, it significantly supports our development process by accelerating deployments. With automated pipelines, we can focus more on development…
Rajat Rawat - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 28, 2022
Deployment agent that allows us to deploy out to various other servers but doesn't provide build automation
I would rate this solution as six out of ten. There isn't a big learning curve. It's a very straightforward and simple tool. It can be used anywhere to deploy your code or to configure files. I would recommend it, but there are already better tools in the market. We feel that it's probably not the best tool available, even though we have used it for quite some time. The automation with the REST APIs and other types of APIs isn't that great. There are some things you need to do manually to set up the tool. Other tools provide things you can do automatically through APIs. Inedo BuildMaster is a good tool if you want to have some deployments in your company. The problem is that it's a very limited tool and needs some additional features, like an approval based process for REST APIs. It only works for deployment-related things. These days, tools like Jenkins and DevOps are coming up with build automation. Because Inedo BuildMaster is a deployment-centered tool, you'll need to use a different tool for build automation, which makes it less likely to be used. If they work on that aspect, the solution would be better.

Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It scales well."
"The solution's service delivery model is fantastic."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the CI/CD pipeline and code management."
"GitLab is very useful for pipelines, continuous integration, and continuous deployment. It is also stable."
"GitLab offers a good interface for doing code reviews between two colleagues."
"I like that it's easy to deploy our services over GitLab. The customer support is also good with a really active community. You have a lot of support that you can get online with your stack. That is probably one of the benefits of using GitLab. It's also really fast."
"We like that we can create branches and then the branches can be reviewed and you can mesh those branches back. You can independently work with your own branch, you don't need to really control the core of other people."
"CI/CD and GitLab scanning are the most valuable features."
"Technical support is quick to respond. I haven't had any issues with them."
 

Cons

"We are having a few problems integrating with Jira at the moment, which is something that our IT department is investigating."
"GitLab could consider introducing a code-scanning tool. Purchasing such tools from external markets can incur charges, which might not be favorable. Integrating these features into GitLab would streamline the pipeline and make it more convenient for users."
"Atlassian offers more products than GitLab. GitLab offers source control management, version control and collaboration between developers. Atlassian offers features on top of this as well as more integration points for developers."
"GitLab doesn't have AWS integration. It would be better to have integration with other container management environments beyond Kubernetes. It has very good integration with Kubernetes, but it doesn't have good integration with, for example, AWS, ETS, etc."
"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."
"We'd always like to see better pricing on the product."
"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."
"The documentation should be better. It should be very easy to call REST APIs, and the documentation has to be perfect for that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source solution."
"GitLab is an open-source solution."
"GitLab is comparatively expensive, but it provides value because it's feature-rich."
"We are using its free version, and we are evaluating its Premium version. Its Ultimate version is very expensive."
"GitLab is a free solution to use."
"Regarding pricing, I would rate GitLab as moderately priced, maybe around a seven or eight out of ten. It could be more flexible for clients but generally offers good value."
"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."
"GitLab's pricing is good compared to others on the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
26%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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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.
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...
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...
What do you like most about Inedo BuildMaster?
Technical support is quick to respond. I haven't had any issues with them.
What needs improvement with Inedo BuildMaster?
The documentation should be better. It should be very easy to call REST APIs, and the documentation has to be perfect for that. The embedded tasks and approval process looks very basic in the older...
What is your primary use case for Inedo BuildMaster?
We use this solution as a deployment agent to deploy out to various other servers. We're using version 6.1. We host the solution on our own server. There are about 100 people using this solution in...
 

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