CircleCI vs GitLab
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| CircleCI | GitLab | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | CircleCI keeps your code tested, trusted, and ready to ship 24/7 with minimal human oversight. circleci.com | GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for teams that won't compromise on speed or control as they scale agentic software engineering. about.gitlab.com |
| Starting at | $15 Performance / month free plan listed | Not observed |
| Platforms | Arm, Docker, Linux, Windows, macOS, self hosted runners circleci.com | AWS, Azure, GCP docs.gitlab.com |
| Deployment | Cloud, Runner (hybrid), Server (on-prem) circleci.com | Dedicated, GitLab.com, Self Managed, Self-Managed about.gitlab.com |
| Integrations | Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, Heroku, GitHub CLI circleci.com | Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, Slack, LDAP, SAML about.gitlab.com |
| Compliance | SOC 2 support.circleci.com | GDPR, SOC 2 about.gitlab.com |
| Free plan | Yes circleci.com | Yes about.gitlab.com |
| Plans | Free, Performance, Scale, Premium circleci.com | Free, Premium, Ultimate about.gitlab.com |
| Pricing basis | Credits are the currency of CircleCI. circleci.com | per user/month, about.gitlab.com |
Where they differ
- GitLab claims GDPR on its own pages; CircleCI’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
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