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{{Short description|Open-source Git software package}}

{{Distinguish|Git|GitHub}}

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{{Infobox website

| name = GitLab Inc.

| logo = GitLab logo (2).svg

| logo_alt = GitLab

| screenshot =

| headquarters = San Francisco

| area_served = [[World]]wide

| commercial = Yes

| type = {{Plainlist|

* [[DevOps]] platform<ref>{{cite web |title=GitLab 14 Delivers Modern DevOps in One Platform |url=https://www.devprojournal.com/news/gitlab-acquires-unreview-to-expand-its-open-devops-platform-with-machine-learning-capabilities-2/ |website=DevPro Journal |date=July 12, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130093829/https://www.devprojournal.com/news/gitlab-acquires-unreview-to-expand-its-open-devops-platform-with-machine-learning-capabilities-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

}}

| registration = Optional

| language = [[English language|English]]

| owner = GitLab Inc.

| founder = {{Plainlist|

*Dmytro (or Dmitriy) Zaporozhets

*Sytse "Sid" Sijbrandij

}}

| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|424.3 million|link=yes}} (2022)<ref name=FY2022/>

| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|-211.4 million}} (2022)<ref name=FY2022/>

| net_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|-172.3 million}} (2022)<ref name=FY2022/>

| assets = {{increase}} {{US$|1.169 billion}} (2022)<ref name=FY2022/>

| equity = {{decrease}} {{US$|771.0 million}} (2022)<ref name=FY2022/>

| key_people = {{Plainlist|

*Sytse "Sid" Sijbrandij ([[President (corporate title)|President]], [[Chairman]])

*Bill Staples ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])

*Brian G. Robins ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])

*Robin Schulman ([[General counsel|CLO]] & [[Company secretary|Corporate Secretary]])

*Ashley Kramer ([[Chief marketing officer|CMO]] & interim [[Chief revenue officer|CRO]])

*Jack Andrews ([[Investor relations|VP, Investor Relations]])

*David DeSanto ([[Chief product officer|CPO]])

}}

| num_users =

| num_employees = 1,630 (January 2022)<ref name=10K>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000162828022008836/gtlb-20220131.htm |title=GitLab Inc. 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=8 April 2022 |website=SEC.gov |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |access-date=8 June 2022 |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608055004/https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000162828022008836/gtlb-20220131.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

| industry = [[Software]]

| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NASDAQ|GTLB}} (Class A)|[[Russell 1000]] component}}

| programming_language = [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[Go (programming language)|Go]] and [[Vue.js]]

| footnotes = <ref name=FY2022>{{cite web |url=https://ir.gitlab.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gitlab-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2023-financial |title=GitLab Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results |date=15 March 2023 |website=ir.gitlab.com |access-date=15 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315144619/https://ir.gitlab.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gitlab-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2023-financial |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sijbrandij |first=Sid |title=GitLab goes public on Nasdaq a $10 billion IPO |website=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/10/14/gitlab-goes-public-on-nasdaq-a-10-billion-ipo.html |date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125091608/https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/10/14/gitlab-goes-public-on-nasdaq-a-10-billion-ipo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2014}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/17/gitlab-hauls-in-268m-series-e-on-2-768b-valuation/|title=GitLab hauls in $268M Series E on 2.75B valuation|date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

| homepage = {{Official URL}}

| current_status = Online

}}

{{Infobox software

| name = GitLab Application

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| developer = [[GitLab Inc.]]

| released = {{Start date and age|2011|||df=yes}}

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'''GitLab''' is a [[Forge (software)|software forge]] primarily developed by [[GitLab Inc.]]. It is available as a community edition and a commercial edition.

'''GitLab Inc.''' is a company that operates and develops GitLab, an [[Open-core model|open-core]] [[DevOps]] software package that can develop, secure, and operate software.<ref name="Nasdaq">{{cite web |date=October 14, 2021 |title=GitLab goes public on Nasdaq a $10 billion IPO |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/10/14/gitlab-goes-public-on-nasdaq-a-10-billion-ipo.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125091608/https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/10/14/gitlab-goes-public-on-nasdaq-a-10-billion-ipo.html |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en-US}}</ref> GitLab includes a [[distributed version control]] system based on [[Git]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Learn Git - GitLab |url=https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/ |language=en | access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> including features such as [[access control]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Control access and visibility - GitLab |url=https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/settings/visibility_and_access_controls.html |language=en | access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> [[bug tracking system|bug tracking]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Issues - GitLab |url=https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issues/ |language=en | access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> [[software feature]] requests, [[task management]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Tasks - GitLab |url=https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/tasks.html |language=en | access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> and [[wiki]]s<ref>{{cite web |title=Wikis - GitLab |url=https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/wiki/ |language=en | access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> for every project, as well as [[snippet (programming)|snippets]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Snippets - GitLab |url=https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/snippets.html |language=en | access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref>

The [[open-source software]] project was created by [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] developer Dmytro (or Dmitriy) Zaporozhets and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] developer Sytse Sijbrandij.<ref name="Lee">{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Isabelle |title=Coding platform GitLab leaps 23% in trading debut after pricing IPO at $77 a share |url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/gitlab-stock-price-ipo-trading-debut-nasdaq-77-billion-valuation-2021-10 |website=[[Markets Insider]] |access-date=2021-11-10 |archive-date=2023-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134600/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/gitlab-stock-price-ipo-trading-debut-nasdaq-77-billion-valuation-2021-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, GitLab Inc. was considered to be the first partly Ukrainian [[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-10-30 |title=GitLab, founded by a Ukrainian citizen, raised $100 million. It became a unicorn valued at $ 1.1 billion |url=https://ain.ua/en/2018/10/30/gitlab-became-a-unicorn |access-date=2019-09-27 |website=AIN.UA |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628202334/https://ain.ua/en/2018/10/30/gitlab-became-a-unicorn/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Dmytriy Zaporozhets, GitLab: "I believe that GitLab can be called a Ukrainian startup" |url=https://ain.ua/en/2018/11/30/dmitry-zaporozhets-gitlab |access-date=2019-09-27 |website=AIN.UA |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221155101/https://ain.ua/en/2018/11/30/dmitry-zaporozhets-gitlab/ |url-status=live }}</ref> GitLab has an estimated over 30 million registered users, including 1 million active licensed users.<ref name="Nasdaq"/><ref name="Goled">{{cite web |last=Goled |first=Shraddha |title=GitLab To Go Public: Tracing The Company's Highs & Lows |url=https://analyticsindiamag.com/gitlab-to-go-public-tracing-the-companys-highs-lows/ |website=Analytics India Magazine |date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000741/https://analyticsindiamag.com/gitlab-to-go-public-tracing-the-companys-highs-lows/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are more than 3,300 code contributors and team members in 60+ countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About GitLab |url=https://about.gitlab.com/company |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=about.gitlab.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Overview ==

GitLab Inc. was established in 2014 to continue the development of the open-source code-sharing platform launched in 2011 by Dmytro (or Dmitriy) Zaporozhets. The company's co-founder Sytse Sijbrandij initially contributed to the project and decided to build a business around it.<ref name="inc">{{cite web |last=Albert-Deitch |first=Cameron |date=13 November 2018 |title=How This Startup Made $10.5 Million in Revenue With Every Single Employee Working From Home |url=https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/2018-inc5000-gitlab.html |website=Inc.com |access-date=10 April 2020 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426185947/https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/2018-inc5000-gitlab.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="raises">{{cite web |last=Novet |first=Jordan |date=9 July 2015 |title=Y Combinator-backed GitHub competitor GitLab raises $1.5M |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/07/09/y-combinator-backed-github-competitor-gitlab-raises-1-5m |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322043014/https://venturebeat.com/2015/07/09/y-combinator-backed-github-competitor-gitlab-raises-1-5m/ |archive-date=2021-03-22 |access-date=2017-07-12 |work=VentureBeat}}</ref>

GitLab [[business model|offers its platform]] using a [[freemium]] model.<ref name="inc" /> Since its founding, GitLab Inc. has promoted [[remote work]]<ref name="Novet">{{cite web |last=Novet |first=Jordan |date=July 18, 2020 |title=This Company Was Fully Remote with 1,300 Employees Long before Coronavirus — Here's How They Did It |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/18/gitlab-worked-remotely-with-over-1000-employees-before-coronavirus.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000742/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/18/gitlab-worked-remotely-with-over-1000-employees-before-coronavirus.html |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> and is known as one of the largest all-remote companies in the world.<ref>{{cite web |author=Cameron Albert-Deitch |date=September 23, 2019 |title=This $2.75 Billion Company Employs Only Remote Workers. Here's How It Works |url=https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/gitlab-tips-remote-workforce.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208211755/https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/gitlab-tips-remote-workforce.html |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |access-date=December 9, 2022 |publisher=Inc.}}</ref> By 2020, the company employed 1300 people in 65 countries.<ref name="Novet" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jennifer |date=December 9, 2020 |title=How a Company with 1,300 Remote Workers in 65 countries Is Approaching Holiday Events |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/gitlabs-1300-remote-workers-in-65-countries-approach-to-holidays.html |website=CNBC |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000742/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/gitlabs-1300-remote-workers-in-65-countries-approach-to-holidays.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==

GitLab was created in 2011 by Ukrainian programmer Dmitriy Zaporozhets as a side project written in [[Ruby on Rails]].

{{Cleanup list|section|date=December 2021}}

== Components ==

The company participated in the [[Y Combinator|YCombinator]] [[Startup accelerator|seed accelerator]] Winter 2015 program. By 2015, notable customers included [[Alibaba Group]] and [[IBM]].<ref name="raises"/>

GitLab consists of different components, mostly interconnected by [[Unix ___domain socket|Unix sockets]]:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Evertse |first=Joost |title=Mastering GitLab 12: implement DevOps culture and repository management solutions |date=2019 |publisher=Packt Publishing |isbn=978-1-78953-406-1 |edition=1st |___location=Place of publication not identified}}</ref>

* GitLab shell

* GitLab workhorse

* Nginx

* Gitaly

* Redis

* Sidekiq

* Database

* Unicorn

== References ==

In January 2017, a database administrator accidentally deleted the production database in the aftermath of a [[cyber attack|cyberattack]], causing the loss of a substantial amount of issue data and merge request data.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://about.gitlab.com/2017/02/01/gitlab-dot-com-database-incident|title=GitLab.com Database Incident|access-date=1 Feb 2017|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322043016/https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/02/01/gitlab-dot-com-database-incident/|url-status=live}}</ref> The recovery process was [[live-streamed]] on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhSMqmFa5p_QwTyFWnYNDK8LWfvcdoxa|title=Gitlab Database Incident - Live Troubleshooting - YouTube|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-date=2021-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322043256/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhSMqmFa5p_QwTyFWnYNDK8LWfvcdoxa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/dd/2017/02/01/gitlab-offline-catastrophic-database-error-loses-mountains-data|title=GitLab offline after catastrophic database error loses mountains of data|last=Hughes|first=Matthew|date=2017-02-01|work=The Next Web|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190323/https://thenextweb.com/dd/2017/02/01/gitlab-offline-catastrophic-database-error-loses-mountains-data/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2018, GitLab Inc. announced integration with [[Google Cloud Platform|Google Kubernetes Engine]] (GKE) to simplify the process of spinning up a new cluster to deploy applications.<ref>{{cite web |title=GitLab gets a native integration with Google's Kubernetes Engine |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/05/gitlab-launches-a-native-integration-with-googles-kubernetes-engine/ |access-date=2019-12-29 |website=TechCrunch |date=5 April 2018 |language=en-US }}</ref>

In May 2018, [[GNOME]] moved to GitLab with over 400 projects and 900 contributors.<ref name=":4">{{cite news |title=GNOME, welcome to GitLab! |language=en |work=GitLab |url=https://about.gitlab.com/2018/05/31/welcome-gnome-to-gitlab |access-date=2018-06-06 |archive-date=2018-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606133815/https://about.gitlab.com/2018/05/31/welcome-gnome-to-gitlab/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=GNOME moves to Gitlab – GNOME |url=https://www.gnome.org/news/2018/05/gnome-moves-to-gitlab-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223162118/https://www.gnome.org/news/2018/05/gnome-moves-to-gitlab-2/ |archive-date=23 December 2020 |access-date=2018-06-06 |website=www.gnome.org |language=en}}</ref>

On August 1, 2018, GitLab Inc. started development of Meltano.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-08-01 |title=Hey, data teams - We're working on a tool just for you |url=https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2018/08/01/hey-data-teams-we-are-working-on-a-tool-just-for-you/ |access-date=2021-08-25 |archive-date=2021-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826044002/https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2018/08/01/hey-data-teams-we-are-working-on-a-tool-just-for-you/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 11, 2018, GitLab Inc. moved from [[Microsoft Azure]] to [[Google Cloud Platform]], making the service inaccessible to users in several regions including: [[Crimea]], [[Cuba]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], [[Sudan]], and [[Syria]], due to sanctions imposed by [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]] of the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite news |date=2018-07-19 |title=Update on our planned move from Azure to Google Cloud Platform |language=en-US |work=The Official Gitlab Blog |url=https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/19/gcp-move-update |access-date=2018-12-18 |archive-date=2018-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111071922/https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/19/gcp-move-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In order to overcome this limitation, the non-profit organization [[Framasoft]] began providing a Debian mirror to make ''GitLab CE'' available in those countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Framasoft Gitlab CE's repositories mirror |url=https://apt.gitlab.mirror.framasoft.org/ |website=apt.gitlab.mirror.Framasoft.org |language=en |access-date=2020-12-04 |archive-date=2020-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026074207/https://apt.gitlab.mirror.framasoft.org/ |url-status=live }}.</ref>

In 2020 at the beginning of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], GitLab Inc. released "GitLab's Guide to All-Remote" as well as a course on remote management for the purpose of aiding companies interested in building all-remote work cultures.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=March 24, 2020 |title=GitLab offers key lessons in running an all-remote workforce in new e-book |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/24/gitlab-offers-key-lessons-in-running-an-all-remote-workforce-in-new-e-book/ |website=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000741/https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/24/gitlab-offers-key-lessons-in-running-an-all-remote-workforce-in-new-e-book/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Daso |first=Frederick |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Pareto Eliminates Mundane Tasks For Founders Building Their Startups |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2021/08/04/pareto-eliminates-mundane-tasks-for-founders-building-their-startups/?sh=4adb7986dab6 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000742/https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickdaso/2021/08/04/pareto-eliminates-mundane-tasks-for-founders-building-their-startups/?sh=4adb7986dab6 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April, the company expanded into the Australian and Japanese markets.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Aaron |date=April 15, 2020 |title=GitLab expands into Australia as DevOps tooling market heats up |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252481620/GitLab-expands-into-Australia-as-DevOps-tooling-market-heats-up |website=[[Computer Weekly]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000743/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252481620/GitLab-expands-into-Australia-as-DevOps-tooling-market-heats-up |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Akutsu |first=Yoshikazu |date=April 30, 2020 |title=GitLab launches in the Japanese market "DevOps life cycle is realized in a single unit" |url=https://japan.techrepublic.com/article/35153092.htm |website=[[TechRepublic]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925160547/https://japan.techrepublic.com/article/35153092.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> By November, it was valued at more than $6 billion in a secondary market evaluation.<ref name="Levy">{{cite web |last=Levy |first=Ari |date=December 1, 2020 |title=GitLab is being valued at more than $6 billion in secondary share sale |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/-gitlab-valued-over-6-billion-in-secondary-share-sale.html |website=[[CNBC]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000744/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/-gitlab-valued-over-6-billion-in-secondary-share-sale.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, OMERS participated in a secondary shares investment in GitLab Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=OMERS Participates in Secondary Shares Deal of GitLab |url=https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/83852/omers-participates-in-secondary-shares-deal-of-gitlab |access-date=2021-01-19 |website=SWFI |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119193655/https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/83852/omers-participates-in-secondary-shares-deal-of-gitlab |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 18, 2021, GitLab Inc. licensed its technology to the Chinese company JiHu.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 19, 2021 |title=GitLab China established a joint venture company "Jihu" |url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/csj/2021-03-19/doc-ikkntiam5452991.shtml |website=Finance Sina |access-date=2021-11-10 |archive-date=2021-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000743/http://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/csj/2021-03-19/doc-ikkntiam5452991.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 30, 2021, GitLab Inc. [[corporate spin-off|spun out]] Meltano, an open source [[Extract, load, transform|ELT]] platform.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meltano Spins out of GitLab, Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding Led by GV to Enhance Open Source Data Integration |url=https://about.gitlab.com/press/releases/2021-06-30-meltano-spins-out-of-gitlab-raises-seed-funding-led-by-gv.html |access-date=25 August 2021 |website=GitLab |archive-date=2021-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826044010/https://about.gitlab.com/press/releases/2021-06-30-meltano-spins-out-of-gitlab-raises-seed-funding-led-by-gv.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 23, 2021, GitLab Inc. released its software Package Hunter, a Falco-based tool that detects malicious code,<ref>{{cite web |last=Sawers |first=Paul |date=August 2, 2021 |title=GitLab's open source Package Hunter detects malicious code in dependencies |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/08/02/gitlabs-open-source-package-hunter-detects-malicious-code-in-dependencies/ |website=Venture Beat |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000742/https://venturebeat.com/2021/08/02/gitlabs-open-source-package-hunter-detects-malicious-code-in-dependencies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> under the open-source MIT Licence.

On August 4, 2022, GitLab announced its plans for changing its Data Retention Policy and for automatically deleting inactive repositories which have not been modified for a year. As a result, in the following days GitLab received much criticism from the open-source community.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 4, 2022 |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |title=GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/gitlab_data_retention_policy/ |website=The Register |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805164607/https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/gitlab_data_retention_policy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after, it was announced that dormant projects would not be deleted, and would instead remain accessible in an archived state, potentially using a slower type of storage.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 5, 2022 |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |title=GitLab U-turns on deleting dormant projects after backlash |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/05/gitlab_reverses_deletion_policy/ |website=The Register |access-date=2022-08-08 |archive-date=2022-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808025632/https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/05/gitlab_reverses_deletion_policy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=gitlab |number=1555325376687226883 |title=Gitlab's response regarding inactive repos |access-date=2022-08-08}}</ref>

In May 2023, the company launched the "GitLab 16.0" platform as an AI-driven DevSecOps solution. It contained over 55 new features and enhancements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GitLab announces AI-DevSecOps platform GitLab 16 |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/gitlab-16-ai-devsecops-platform/ |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=techrepublic.com |date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=2023-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604000049/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/gitlab-16-ai-devsecops-platform/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2024, Reuters reported that GitLab was exploring a potential sale after attracting acquisition interest, with cloud monitoring firm [[Datadog]] named as one of the interested parties.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-17 |title=Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/google-backed-software-developer-gitlab-explores-sale-sources-say-2024-07-17/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=Reuters}}</ref>

=== Fundraising ===

GitLab Inc. initially raised $1.5 million in [[seed funding]].<ref name="raises" /> Subsequent funding rounds include:

* September 2015 - $4 million in [[Series A round|Series A]] funding from [[Khosla Ventures]].<ref>{{cite web |date=17 September 2015 |title=GitLab Raises $4M Series A Round From Khosla Ventures |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/17/gitlab-raises-4m-series-a-round-from-khosla-ventures-for-its-open-source-collaboration-platform |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322043018/https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/17/gitlab-raises-4m-series-a-round-from-khosla-ventures-for-its-open-source-collaboration-platform/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=17 Dec 2016 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

* September 2016 - $20 million in Series B funding from [[August Capital]] and others.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Ron |date=13 September 2016 |title=GitLab secures $20 million Series B |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/13/gitlab-secures-20-million-series-b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322043002/https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/13/gitlab-secures-20-million-series-b/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=3 Nov 2016 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

* October 2016 - $20 million in Series C funding from [[GV (company)|GV]] and others.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=GitLab raises $20M Series C round led by GV |language=en-US |work=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/09/gitlab-raises-20m-series-c-round-led-by-gv |access-date=2018-08-01 |archive-date=2018-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190533/https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/09/gitlab-raises-20m-series-c-round-led-by-gv/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

* September 19, 2018 - $100 million in Series D-round funding led by ICONIQ Capital.

* 2019 - $268 million in Series E-round funding led by [[Goldman Sachs]] and [[ICONIQ Capital]] at a valuation of $2.7 billion.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-09-18 |title=Ukrainian startup GitLab raises $268 million at a valuation of $2.7 billion |url=https://ain.ua/en/2019/09/18/gitlab-raises-268-million |access-date=2019-09-27 |website=AIN.UA |language=en-US |archive-date=2019-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927140046/https://ain.ua/en/2019/09/18/gitlab-raises-268-million/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2019-09-17 |title=GitLab raises $268 million at a $2.7 billion valuation |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/17/gitlab-raises-268-million-at-a-2-7-billion-valuation |access-date=2019-09-27 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=2019-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927135314/https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/17/gitlab-raises-268-million-at-a-2-7-billion-valuation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== IPO ===

On September 17, 2021, GitLab Inc. publicly filed a registration statement [[Form S-1]] with the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] (SEC) relating to the proposed [[initial public offering]] of its Class A common stock.<ref>{{cite web |last=Levy |first=Ari |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Microsoft GitHub rival GitLab files to go public after annualized revenue tops $200 million |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/github-rival-gitlab-files-to-go-public-on-revenue-over-200-million.html |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000754/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/github-rival-gitlab-files-to-go-public-on-revenue-over-200-million.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The firm began trading on the [[NASDAQ Global Select Market]] under the ticker "GTLB" on October 14, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boorstin |first1=Julia |last2=Fortt |first2=Jon |date=October 14, 2021 |title=GitLab goes public on Nasdaq a $10 billion IPO |url=https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/10/14/gitlab-goes-public-on-nasdaq-a-10-billion-ipo.html |website=CNBC TechCheck |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125091608/https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/10/14/gitlab-goes-public-on-nasdaq-a-10-billion-ipo.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Adoption ==

GitLab Forge was officially adopted in 2023 by the French Ministry for Education to create a "Digital Educational Commons" of educational resources.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/gitlab_forge_for_teachers_and_students_in_france/|title=A GitLab forge for all teachers and students in France?|website=fosdem.org|access-date=2023-02-10|archive-date=2023-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210134446/https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/gitlab_forge_for_teachers_and_students_in_france/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Acquisitions ==

In March 2015, GitLab Inc. acquired competing [[Git]] hosting Service [[Gitorious]], which had around 822,000 registered users at the time.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Degeler |first=Andrii |date=2015-03-03 |title=Code Collaboration Platform GitLab Acquires Rival Gitorious |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-rival-gitorious-will-shut-june-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322043014/https://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-rival-gitorious-will-shut-june-1/ |archive-date=2021-03-22 |access-date=2018-08-01 |work=The Next Web |language=en-US}}</ref> These users were encouraged to move to GitLab and the Gitorious service was discontinued in June 2015.<ref name=":0" />

On March 15, 2017, GitLab Inc. announced the acquisition of [[Gitter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/15/gitlab-acquires-software-chat-startup-gitter-will-open-source-the-code|title=GitLab acquires software chat startup Gitter, will open-source the code|date=2017-03-15|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162124/https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/15/gitlab-acquires-software-chat-startup-gitter-will-open-source-the-code/|url-status=live}}</ref> Included in the announcement was the stated intent that Gitter would continue as a standalone project. Additionally, GitLab Inc. announced that the code would become [[open source|open-source]] under an [[MIT License]] no later than June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/15/gitter-acquisition|title=Gitter is joining the GitLab team|website=GitLab|access-date=2017-03-15|archive-date=2017-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315173528/https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/15/gitter-acquisition/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2018, GitLab Inc. acquired Gemnasium, a service that provided security scanners with alerts for known security vulnerabilities in open-source libraries of various languages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/gitlab-acquires-gemnasium-to-strengthen-its-security-services|title=GitLab acquires Gemnasium to strengthen its security services|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801220849/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/gitlab-acquires-gemnasium-to-strengthen-its-security-services/|url-status=live}}</ref> The service was scheduled for complete shut-down on May 15. Gemnasium features and technology was integrated into GitLab EE and as part of [[CI/CD]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/gitlab-makes-cicd-tools-available-for-github-repositories/|title=GitLab makes CI/CD tools available for GitHub repositories|last=Condon|first=Stephanie|work=ZDNet|access-date=2018-08-01|language=en|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405012041/https://www.zdnet.com/article/gitlab-makes-cicd-tools-available-for-github-repositories/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 11, 2020, GitLab Inc. acquired Peach Tech, a security software firm specializing in protocol [[Fuzzing|fuzz testing]], and Fuzzit,<ref>{{cite web |last=Taft |first=Darryl |date=June 12, 2021 |title=GitLab makes two acquisitions to shift fuzz testing left |url=https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252484613/GitLab-makes-two-acquisitions-to-shift-fuzz-testing-left |website=[[TechTarget]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000743/https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252484613/GitLab-makes-two-acquisitions-to-shift-fuzz-testing-left |url-status=live }}</ref> a continuous “fuzz” security testing solution.

On June 2, 2021, GitLab Inc. acquired UnReview, a tool that automates software review cycles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lardinois |first=Frederic |date=June 2, 2021 |title=GitLab acquires UnReview as it looks to bring more ML tools to its platform |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/gitlab-acquires-unreview-as-it-looks-to-bring-more-ml-tools-to-its-platform/ |website=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110000742/https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/02/gitlab-acquires-unreview-as-it-looks-to-bring-more-ml-tools-to-its-platform/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 14, 2021, GitLab Inc. announced that it had acquired Opstrace, Inc., developers of an open source [[software observability|software monitoring and observability]] platform.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 14, 2021 |title=GitLab will create the first integrated observability solution within a DevOps Platform |url=https://ir.gitlab.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gitlab-acquires-opstrace-expand-its-devops-platform-open-source |website=GitLab Investor Relations |access-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217214255/https://ir.gitlab.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gitlab-acquires-opstrace-expand-its-devops-platform-open-source |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Comparison of source-code-hosting facilities]]

* [[Collaborative software]]

* [[Codeberg]]

* [[Gitea]]

* [[Kubernetes]]

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