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DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · Alternatives
GitLab is a devops, ci/cd & monitoring product from GitLab, San Francisco, priced at Free plan with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 20 have a free plan, 5 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to GitLab are GitHub (Free plan), Bitbucket (Free plan), CircleCI (Free plan), Gitea (Free plan) and Site24x7 (Free plan). GitHub is the top-ranked option with a free plan.
Indian support and GST
GitLab is built in United States. 5 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Ranked by how closely each product matches GitLab's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GitLab (current) | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | — |
| 1 |  GitHub | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 2 |  Bitbucket | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 3 |  CircleCI | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 4 |  Gitea | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 5 |  Site24x7 | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 6 |  ManageEngine Applications Manager | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 7 |  ManageEngine OpManager | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 8 |  Buildkite | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 9 |  SigNoz | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 10 |  GitHub Actions | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 11 |  Last9 | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 12 |  New Relic | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 13 |  Datadog | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 14 |  Harness | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 15 |  Elastic | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 16 |  Sentry | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 17 |  Grafana | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 18 |  Honeycomb | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 19 |  Uptime Robot | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 20 |  StatusCake | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 |
GitHub (Microsoft) · San Francisco · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.6/5
Code hosting, CI/CD and collaboration.
Free plan
Free plan available
Key features
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Zoho Corporation · Chennai · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.7/5
Full-stack monitoring from Zoho.
Free plan
Free plan available
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Zoho Corporation · Chennai · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.7/5
Application performance monitoring.
Free plan
Free plan available
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Zoho Corporation · Chennai · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.7/5
Network monitoring from ManageEngine.
Free plan
Free plan available
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Buildkite · Melbourne · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.6/5
CI/CD with your infrastructure.
Free plan
Free plan available
SigNoz · Bengaluru · DevOps, CI/CD & monitoring · 4.6/5
Open-source observability built in Bengaluru.
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with GitLab
Free plan
Free plan available
The closest matches to GitLab on App Advisor are GitHub (Free plan), Bitbucket (Free plan), CircleCI (Free plan). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match GitLab, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 20 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: GitHub (Free plan), Bitbucket (Free plan), CircleCI (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Yes. 5 alternatives are built in India, including Site24x7 (Free plan), ManageEngine Applications Manager (Free plan), ManageEngine OpManager (Free plan). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
GitHub is the closest match to GitLab in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in devops, ci/cd & monitoring or a category GitLab also covers, and GitLab's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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