We performed a comparison between GitLab and JIRA Portfolio 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."The solution's most valuable feature is that it is compatible with GitHub. The product's integration capabilities are sufficient for our small company of 35 people."
"I have had no problem with the stability of the solution."
"The dashboard and interface make it easy to use."
"I have found the most valuable feature is security control. I also like the branching and cloning software."
"We're only using the basic features of GitLab and haven't used any advanced features. The solution works fine, so that's what we like about GitLab. We're party using GitHub and GitLab. We have a GitHub server, while we use GitLab locally or only within our team, and it works okay. We don't have any significant problems with the solution. We also found the straightforward setup, stability, and scalability of GitLab valuable."
"The scalability is good."
"I like that you can use GitLab as a double-sided solution for both DevOps and version management. It's a good product for working in these two areas, and the user interface makes it easy to understand."
"I have found the most valuable features of GitLab are the GitClone, GitPush, GitPull, GitMatch, GitMit, GitCommit, and GitStatus."
"The product's integration capabilities work pretty well, especially considering that more tools are always needed in enterprise-sized businesses."
"The solution's tracking capabilities helped ensure we had full visibility into planned work and scheduled work."
"Managing product development and managing inter-team communications are also valuable features."
"What I like about the product is its extensive features, particularly the wide set of attributes for tracking issues. Jira Portfolio allows us to track not only the overall project but also specific components within it. This is beneficial for all stakeholders, including developers and business owners. For example, business stakeholders can track all issues, regardless of status."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The way to manage cards as a KANBAN, is really easy but when you need to track hundreds of projects, you need to be very clear in which way the things must be completed."
"Its stability is very reliable."
"The valuable features of the JIRA Portfolio are the customization it provides which is very useful and the Agile project management capability."
"I would like configuration of a YML file to be done via UI rather than a code file."
"I believe there's room for improvement in the advanced features, particularly in enhancing the pipeline functionalities."
"The solution should again offer an on-premises deployment option."
"Expand features to match other tools such as a static code analysis tool so third-party integrations are not required."
"We do face issues in our company when we run out of disk space."
"GitLab would be improved with the addition of templates for deployment on local PCs."
"GitLab's Windows version is yet not available and having this would be an improvement."
"I'm new to GitLab, so I would appreciate more documentation about the code and commands."
"JIRA and Confluence must be linked automatically."
"The solution's look and feel could be a bit more intuitive and user friendly."
"The initial setup could use improvement."
"Currently lacks AWS integration."
"I think the solution can improve in graphs and the analysis part."
"The product could do with more flexible reporting."
"An improvement would be if Portfolio were integrated with Office 365."
"We had to use assistance for the initial setup."
GitLab is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 70 reviews while JIRA Portfolio is ranked 4th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 55 reviews. GitLab is rated 8.6, while JIRA Portfolio is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of GitLab writes "Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of JIRA Portfolio writes "Powerful, flexible solution with a bit of a learning curve". GitLab is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Bamboo, AWS CodePipeline and Tekton, whereas JIRA Portfolio is most compared with Jira Align, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft Project. See our GitLab vs. JIRA Portfolio report.
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