We compared TeamCity and GitLab based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, TeamCity users have expressed the need for improvement in areas such as user interface, documentation, integration capabilities, and performance. On the other hand, GitLab users find the pricing, setup cost, and licensing reasonable and flexible. Enhancement suggestions focus on user interface, performance, and project management features. GitLab's customer service is highly praised, while TeamCity users have highlighted its positive impact on project management and efficiency.
Features: TeamCity stands out for its seamless integration with various build tools, intuitive interface, efficient project management, extensive customization options, and strong support for test management. Meanwhile, GitLab is appreciated for its robust version control, collaborative tools, powerful CI/CD pipelines, comprehensive issue tracking system, customizable workflows, and security measures.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost of TeamCity and GitLab differs in terms of users' satisfaction. TeamCity's setup cost is manageable without complications, whereas GitLab offers easy and straightforward setup. As for licensing, TeamCity has a straightforward process, while GitLab provides flexible and convenient options., The ROI from TeamCity is praised for its positive impact on project management, increased efficiency, and improved collaboration. GitLab users express satisfaction and highlight the platform's valuable investment for their projects or businesses.
Room for Improvement: TeamCity could improve its user interface and support for integration with other tools, as well as provide more detailed documentation. Users also desire better performance and responsiveness. In comparison, GitLab could enhance its user interface, navigation, performance for larger projects, project management features, and code review process.
Deployment and customer support: User feedback for TeamCity suggests that the duration to establish a new tech solution varies depending on circumstances. Some spend 3 months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others spend a week on both. GitLab feedback also varies, with some spending 3 months on deployment and a week on setup, and others spending a week on both., Customers have expressed satisfaction with the customer service in TeamCity. Meanwhile, GitLab's customer service is highly praised for its prompt assistance, effective troubleshooting, helpful guidance, and dedication to assisting users. GitLab also offers detailed documentation and a strong community for collaboration.
The summary above is based on 52 interviews we conducted recently with TeamCity and GitLab users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The solution makes the CI/CD pipelines easy to execute."
"The most important features of GitLab for us are issue management and all the CI/CD tools. Another aspect that I love about GitLab is the UI."
"GitLab is very well-organized and easy to use. Also, it offers most features that customers need."
"A user friendly solution."
"GitLab is kind of an image of GitHub, so it gives us the flexibility to monitor our changes in the repos."
"The stability is good."
"CI/CD and GitLab scanning are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of GitLab are the review, patch repo, and plans are in YAML."
"TeamCity's GUI is nice."
"It's easy to move to a new release because of templates and meta-runners, and agent pooling."
"TeamCity is a very user-friendly tool."
"VCS Trigger: Provides excellent source control support."
"Using TeamCity and emailing everyone on fail is one way to emphasize the importance of testing code and showing management why taking the time to test actually does saves time from having to fix bugs on the other end."
"The integration is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its easy configuration. It also has multiple plugins that can be used especially for building .net applications."
"Time to deployment has been reduced in situations where we want to deploy to production or deploy breaking changes."
"The solution could be faster."
"It should be used by a larger number of people. They should raise awareness."
"We are having a few problems integrating with Jira at the moment, which is something that our IT department is investigating."
"I would like to have some features to support peer review."
"The integration could be slightly better."
"There was a problem with the build environment when we were looking at developing iOS applications. iOS build require Mac machines and there are no Mac machines provided by GitLab in their cloud. So to build for mobile iOS application, we needed to use our own Mac machine within our own infrastructure. If GitLab were to provide a feature such that an iOS application could also be built through GitLab directly, that would be great."
"Based on what I know so far, its integration with Kubernetes is not so good. We have to develop many things to make it work. We have to acquire third-party components to work with Kubernetes."
"I used Spring Cloud config and to connect that to GitLab was so hard."
"Last time I used it, dotnet compilation had to be done via PowerShell scripts. There was actually a lot that had to be scripted."
"Integrating with certain technologies posed challenges related to time and required support from the respective technology teams to ensure smooth integration with TeamCity."
"The upgrade process could be smoother. Upgrading major versions can often cause some pain."
"The UI for this solution could be improved. New users don't find it easy to navigate. The need some level of training to understand the ins and the outs."
"I need some more graphical design."
"If there was more documentation that was easier to locate, it would be helpful for users."
"It will benefit this solution if they keep up to date with other CI/CD systems out there."
"REST API support lacks many features in customization of builds, jobs, and settings."
GitLab is ranked 1st in Build Automation with 70 reviews while TeamCity is ranked 6th in Build Automation with 25 reviews. GitLab is rated 8.6, while TeamCity is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of GitLab writes "Powerful, mature, and easy to set up and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TeamCity writes "Build management system used to successfully create full request tests and run security scans". GitLab is most compared with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Bamboo, SonarQube, AWS CodePipeline and Jenkins, whereas TeamCity is most compared with CircleCI, Jenkins, Harness, GitHub Actions and Tekton. See our GitLab vs. TeamCity report.
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