GitLab
Self Hosted Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and GitLab is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v18.11.0 · 16 Apr 2026 |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Ruby, deb, Docker, K8S |
Is GitLab actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. GitLab is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at gitlab.com — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What GitLab actually does
GitLab is a self-hosted platform for software development and project management. It provides tools for Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds, and wikis in a single web interface.
Best fit: Development teams wanting a comprehensive, self-hosted workspace to manage source code and track project tasks on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: Deploying and maintaining an all-in-one software development platform of this scale typically demands significant server resources and ongoing operational overhead.
Deployment notes
You can typically run this software using Docker or Kubernetes, which usually requires configuring persistent storage volumes for your repository data and database.
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