GitLab

GitLab provides a platform where teams plan, build, test and ship software. Dmitriy Zaporozhets began the open source project in 2011, and Sytse Sijbrandij built the company around it. GitLab Inc. was founded in 2014 and went public in 2021.

The product includes Git repository hosting, issue tracking, code review, continuous integration and delivery, and security scanning in one application. Customers can use the hosted service at gitlab.com or install GitLab on their own servers.

The company operates as all-remote, with no central office. It publishes its employee handbook online and has shaped how many firms think about remote work. GitLab Duo is its set of AI assistants. Its core features remain open source under the Community Edition, while paid tiers add team and compliance tools. The code for the Community Edition is public, and many outside contributors submit changes. The company reports its results in US dollars and trades on Nasdaq. Customers choose between self-managed installs and the hosted GitLab.com service.