GitLab

Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.

Active Last commit on 2026-11-14

At a glance

GitLab stars: 7.2k
Forks: 8.4k
Last commit: 2026-11-14
Latest release: v18.11.0
2026-04-16
Commits (12 mo): –
Releases (12 mo): 0
License: MIT
Language / platform: Ruby, deb, Docker, K8S

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit on 2026-11-14.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from awesome-selfhosted-data (refreshed daily from GitHub).

Run GitLab yourself

RAM: ~8 GB server (4 vCPU)
Docker: yes
GitLab recommends 8 GB RAM (4 GB minimum for small installs)

Estimated monthly server cost

Provider	Plan size	~ USD / month
Vultr	8 GB	$40	Deploy →
DigitalOcean	8 GB	$48	Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)	8 GB	$48	Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

Prefer managed hosting? Check PikaPods or Elestio.

GitLab is an alternative to

Jira GitHub Bitbucket Azure DevOps Linear Shortcut YouTrack Gitea

Related self-hosted apps

Apps that share the most categories with GitLab.

Plane

Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).

Active ★ 62.4k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Gitea

Git with a cup of tea! Painless all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD.

Active ★ 59.1k MIT 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo