GitLab

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The intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling teams and agents to ship…

Limited Free Tier

About GitLab

GitLab is a developer tools tool for building and shipping software. In its own words: The intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling teams and agents to ship trusted software at enterprise scale.

What the free plan gives you

Free tier with 5 users per namespace. Taken from GitLab's own pricing page, the free plan includes unlimited guest users; 50,000 compute minutes per month; application Security Testing; software Supply Chain Security.

What it does

GitLab covers gitLab Duo Agent Platform, financial Services, public Sector, telecommunications, automotive.

When you would pay

The free plan is bounded (free tier with 5 users per namespace), so treat it as a genuine trial of the product rather than a permanent home. It is enough to decide whether GitLab fits before any money changes hands.

We list GitLab because the free plan was checked against its own pricing page, not because a vendor asked. If it has changed, tell us and we will re-check it.

Key Features

GitLab Duo Agent Platform

Financial Services

Public Sector

Telecommunications

Automotive

Education

Aerospace

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Pros & Cons

Free plan limits are published clearly

Covers gitLab Duo Agent Platform on the free plan

Free plan verified against the vendor's pricing page

Free plan is bounded: free tier with 5 users per namespace

Hosted only — no self-hosting escape hatch

The free plan in practice

What you can actually do on GitLab's free plan (Free tier with 5 users per namespace), where it stops, and when it's worth paying.

What you can do free

Unlimited guest users
50,000 compute minutes per month
Application Security Testing
Software Supply Chain Security
Vulnerability Management
Strategic Portfolio Management
Value Stream Management
Compliance and Governance

Where it stops

Free tier with 5 users per namespace

When to upgrade to a paid plan

Stay on the free plan while you're comfortably under the free plan's limit (Free tier with 5 users per namespace). It's worth moving to a paid plan once you consistently bump into that ceiling, need to remove branding, or want features the free tier holds back.