Hosting |
Hosted by GitLab |
Hosted on your own infrastructure |
Maintenance |
Managed by GitLab |
Managed by your team |
Scalability |
Automatically scales |
Requires planning and management by your team |
Setup |
Quick and easy, no infrastructure required |
Requires initial setup and ongoing management |
Accessibility |
Accessible from anywhere with internet |
Configurable for internal or external access |
Costs |
Subscription-based pricing, free and paid plans |
Upfront infrastructure costs, potentially lower long-term for large scale |
Compliance and Security |
Managed by GitLab, subject to GitLab’s policies |
Full control over security, compliance, and data residency |
Support |
Included in subscription, varies by plan |
Enterprise support available, infrastructure support managed by you |
Control and Customization |
Limited customization, managed environment |
Full control and customization |
Data Residency |
Data hosted by GitLab |
Full control over data residency |
Ideal For |
Small to medium-sized teams, startups, businesses without dedicated DevOps teams |
Large enterprises, organizations with strict data residency and compliance needs, teams requiring extensive customization and control |
Simplicity and Convenience |
High |
Moderate to Low (depends on internal resources) |