Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: CircleCI
CircleCI clearly comes out ahead of GitLab CI/CD on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. GitLab CI/CD's paid plans start at $29/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | GitLab Inc. | CircleCI |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentAI & Machine LearningSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
CircleCI
freemium
per user
custom
| Feature | gitlab-cicd | circleci |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Gib Storage | ||
| All Premium Features | ||
| 10,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Up To 6,000 Build Minutes | ||
| 400 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| 5 Licensed Users | ||
| 50,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Advanced Ci/Cd | ||
| Application Security Testing | ||
| Compliance And Governance | ||
| Gitlab Duo Agent Platform | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Sla Management | ||
| Software Supply Chain Security | ||
| Source Code Management & Ci/Cd | ||
| Strategic Portfolio Management | ||
| Team Project Management | ||
| Unlimited Guest Users | ||
| Unlimited Licensed Users | ||
| Value Stream Management | ||
| Vulnerability Management |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, CircleCI comes out ahead overall, though GitLab CI/CD can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both GitLab CI/CD and CircleCI offer a free tier.
CircleCI scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
GitLab CI/CD is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
