Compare Azure Boards and GitLab 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (37.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Boards
Star Rating
(150)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(823)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Azure Boards vs GitLab
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Boards easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with GitLab.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Boards meets the needs of their business better than GitLab.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Boards is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Boards over GitLab.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Boards
No pricing availableGitLab
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Boards
No trial information availableGitLab
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
117
9.1
613
Ease of Use
8.8
120
8.7
615
Ease of Setup
8.6
50
8.5
175
Ease of Admin
8.5
45
8.6
160
Quality of Support
8.6
101
8.5
481
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
40
8.8
135
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
112
8.7
581
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
8.6
117
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.6
98
Processes
Not enough data
9.1
126
Not enough data
9.0
115
Not enough data
8.7
115
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.7
21
Testing
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.5
19
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Testing
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.2
17
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
75
Automation
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.7
68
IT Management
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.6
66
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
187
Not enough data
8.9
187
Not enough data
8.6
180
Management
Not enough data
8.7
174
Not enough data
8.3
167
Not enough data
8.9
180
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
121
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.5
123
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
120
Not enough data
8.8
128
Not enough data
8.8
120
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.7
62
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
8.9
56
Management
Not enough data
8.8
122
Not enough data
8.8
128
Not enough data
8.5
115
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
127
Not enough data
8.8
127
Not enough data
8.7
119
Processes
Not enough data
9.0
131
Not enough data
8.5
120
Not enough data
8.9
134
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
199
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Verified
Not enough data
8.6
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
181
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.9
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
174
|
Verified
Documentation
Not enough data
8.8
107
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
8.4
104
Security
Not enough data
8.0
92
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.9
101
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Planning
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Value Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.8
35
Value Management
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.8
38
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Boards and GitLab share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Boards is categorized as Product Management
GitLab is categorized as Secure Code Review, DevOps Platforms, Value Stream Management, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Bug Tracking, Continuous Integration, and AI Code Generation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Boards
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GitLab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
35.4%
Computer Software
13.9%
Financial Services
5.6%
Oil & Energy
3.5%
Management Consulting
2.8%
Other
38.9%
Computer Software
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
23.4%
Internet
4.1%
Financial Services
3.6%
Computer & Network Security
2.4%
Other
33.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Azure Boards
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kenna J.
Verified User in Music
The best thing about azure devops projects, it helps to save a lot of time and gives the best result most efficiently and is cost-efficient. My team is using it for atleast one year now, and we have got fantastic results with the work
Most Helpful Critical Review
Vara V.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Lacks progress rollup at the portfolio level
GitLab
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ricardo R.
Verified User in Internet
An excellent solution for those who like want private or shared repositories and require a on promises or private cloud installation. Provides great options for code reviewing and developers interactions on merge requests. Updates both for new...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Aaryan S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
This tool simply lacks some essential features when comparing them with competitors. The menus are a bit complex to workaround for a beginner. Sometimes it takes a while to show the code error.
Kenna J.
Verified User in Music
The best thing about azure devops projects, it helps to save a lot of time and gives the best result most efficiently and is cost-efficient. My team is using it for atleast one year now, and we have got fantastic results with the work
Ricardo R.
Verified User in Internet
An excellent solution for those who like want private or shared repositories and require a on promises or private cloud installation. Provides great options for code reviewing and developers interactions on merge requests. Updates both for new...
Vara V.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Lacks progress rollup at the portfolio level
Aaryan S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
This tool simply lacks some essential features when comparing them with competitors. The menus are a bit complex to workaround for a beginner. Sometimes it takes a while to show the code error.
Discussions
This worked really well for us in Agile projects, are there good success stories of using this in waterfall methodology?
1 comment
HD
Yes, no matter the project metrology (we use agile, interactive, and waterfall), Azure Pipelines works well for both build and release automation to multiple...Read more
What's the best way to add performance to Projects
1 comment
HD
You can create your own agent machines that can run locally or via Virtual Machines in a data center, including Azure (via IaaS). These have been known to...Read more
Azure Boards has no more discussions with answers
Is GitLab paid?
5 comments
PG
Yes, Gitlab is paid as it provides the flexibility to use all the features of the GitHub and Git as well as the freedom to use your own DataBase so that you...Read more
Is GitLab free software?
4 comments
RB
Yes, in that for non-commercial users, payment is unnecessary. Additionally, its source is publicly available.Read more
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