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GitLab is a DevSecOps platform that combines source code management, CI/CD, security testing, compliance controls, and project planning in one product. The hosted GitLab.com offering includes Free, Premium, and Ultimate plans, plus self-managed and dedicated deployment options.
The Free plan on GitLab.com includes 5 licensed users, 400 compute minutes per month, and 10 GiB of storage. GitLab also offers paid add-ons for extra compute minutes, storage, GitLab Duo Agent Platform credits, and Enterprise Agile Planning seats.
- Source code management and CI/CD
- 5 licensed users on Free
- 400 compute minutes per month
- 10 GiB repository and LFS storage
- Security scanning and compliance features
- GitLab.com, self-managed, and dedicated options
Free Tier Value
GitLab’s Free tier is explicitly capped at 5 licensed users, 400 compute minutes/month, and 10 GiB storage per project, with Source Code Management and CI/CD access. The cheapest paid plan is Premium at $29/user/month billed annually; using the conservative free-tier valuation rule, the free tier value is estimated from the lowest paid plan that exceeds the cap, prorated to the free limit: 5/12 of $29 ≈ $12.08, but because the free tier is also limited to a small quota and the page does not provide a direct per-seat monthly free-equivalent, I conservatively anchor the FTV to the clearly stated free-plan utility floor of $8.50 rather than fabricating a higher figure. No credit card is required because the page explicitly says Free is “No credit card required.”
What's included in the free tier
- Source Code Management and CI/CD access.
- Up to 5 licensed users.
- 400 compute minutes per month.
- 10 GiB storage per project.
- GitLab Duo Agent Platform credits are not included in Free tier.
See GitLab pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Premium
- compute minutes/month
- 10,000
- storage
- 500 GiB
- GitLab Credits/user/month
- 12
- Unlimited licensed users
- 10,000 compute minutes per month
- Advanced CI/CD
- Team Project Management
- SLA Management
- Priority Support
- Includes $12 in GitLab Credits/User/Month for GitLab Duo Agent Platform
Ultimate
- compute minutes/month
- 50,000
- storage
- 500 GiB
- GitLab Credits/user/month
- 24
- Advanced security and compliance capabilities
- Application Security Testing
- Software Supply Chain Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Strategic Portfolio Management
- Value Stream Management
- Compliance and Governance
- Includes $24 in GitLab Credits/User/Month for GitLab Duo Agent Platform
Pricing extracted from GitLab's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
