GitLab Pricing 2026
Complete breakdown of GitLab's pricing plans for teams, enterprises, and self-hosted deployments. Find the right plan for your DevOps workflow.
Quick Summary
- Free Plan: €0/year — Full-featured for open source and small teams
- Premium Plan: €29/user/year (~$32) — Best value for growing teams
- Ultimate Plan: €99/user/year (~$108) — Enterprise with advanced security
- Self-Hosted: Custom pricing with self-hosting option
- Most common choice: Premium for teams 5+, Ultimate for enterprises
All GitLab Plans (SaaS)
| Feature | Free | Premium | Ultimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €0 | €29/user/year | €99/user/year |
| Projects (Repos) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Group Members | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| GitLab CI/CD Pipeline Minutes (shared runners) | 400/month | 10,000/month | Unlimited |
| Registry Storage | 5 GB | 100 GB | Unlimited |
| Repository Storage | 10 GB | 250 GB | Unlimited |
| Code Owners | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Merge Request Approvals | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Incident Management | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Code Quality Reports | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| SAST (Code Scanning) | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dependency Scanning | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Container Scanning | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| License Scanning | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| SAML SSO | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Audit Logs | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Advanced User Management | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Support | Community | Email (next business day) | Priority Email + Phone |
How Much Does GitLab Actually Cost?
For a Solo Developer
| Plan | Annual Cost |
|---|---|
| GitLab Free | €0 |
| GitLab Premium | €29 (~$32) |
For a 5-Person Dev Team (Annual)
| Plan | Annual Cost | Per Dev/Month |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab Premium (5 users) | €145 (~$160) | €2.42 (~$2.67) |
| GitLab Ultimate (5 users) | €495 (~$545) | €8.25 (~$9.08) |
For a 10-Person Dev Team (Annual)
| Plan | Annual Cost | Per Dev/Month |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab Premium (10 users) | €290 (~$319) | €2.42 (~$2.67) |
| GitLab Ultimate (10 users) | €990 (~$1,089) | €8.25 (~$9.08) |
For a 25-Person Dev Team (Annual)
| Plan | Annual Cost | Per Dev/Month |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab Premium (25 users) | €725 (~$798) | €2.42 (~$2.67) |
| GitLab Ultimate (25 users) | €2,475 (~$2,723) | €8.25 (~$9.08) |
GitLab CI/CD Usage Costs
GitLab CI/CD minutes are counted when running on shared runners. Self-hosted runners have unlimited minutes.
| Plan | Included CI Minutes/Month | Extra Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 400 | $0.008/minute after 400 |
| Premium | 10,000 | $0.008/minute after 10K |
| Ultimate | Unlimited | Included |
Which Plan Should You Choose?
GitLab Free
✅ Use if: You're building open source, learning, or running hobby projects. Surprisingly complete feature set—no payment required.
❌ Skip if: You need more than 400 CI minutes/month, or you want more storage (Premium is still cheap).
GitLab Premium (€29/year)
✅ Use if: You're a growing team (5+ developers) and want CI/CD, security scanning, SSO. Best value in DevOps tooling—€2.42/dev/month is unbeatable.
❌ Skip if: You need advanced security (License scanning, security reporting) or enterprise compliance.
GitLab Ultimate (€99/year)
✅ Use if: You're an enterprise that needs advanced security (SAST, DAST, container scanning, license scanning), compliance, and priority support.
❌ Skip if: You're under 50 people (Premium is more cost-effective).
GitLab Self-Hosted
✅ Use if: You have compliance/data residency requirements, need unlimited everything, or want to run on your own infrastructure.
Contact sales for pricing (typically €1K+/year).
FAQs
Can I switch from GitHub to GitLab?
Yes. GitLab has built-in GitHub import (Project → Create → Import). It moves repositories, issues, and PRs. CI/CD workflows need rewrite (GitLab uses `.gitlab-ci.yml`). Most teams take 1-2 days to migrate.
Is the free tier truly free forever?
Yes. GitLab's free tier is generous and remains free. You can run 400 CI minutes/month, 10 GB storage, and unlimited projects. Most small teams never need to upgrade.
Can I self-host GitLab?
Yes. GitLab Premium and Ultimate can be self-hosted on your own servers. Free tier can also be self-hosted. You need a server with at least 4GB RAM.
What's the difference between Premium and Ultimate?
Premium adds: Security scanning (SAST, container, dependency), Incident management, better support.
Ultimate adds: License scanning, advanced compliance, geo-redundancy, highest priority support.
Do I get CI/CD on the free tier?
Yes! GitLab CI/CD is on all tiers. Free gets 400 minutes/month. Premium gets 10,000. Ultimate gets unlimited.
See Also
- GitLab vs GitHub Comparison — Side-by-side pricing and features
- GitHub Pricing Tracker — Monitor GitHub's pricing changes
- All SaaS Pricing Comparisons — Compare GitLab to 60+ other tools
- PricePulse — Get alerted when GitLab changes its pricing