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Github is deeply subsidized by Azure's marketing budget and benefits from larger scale. Gitlab can't compete head-to-head; they'll have to pivot or partner soon
by DylanDmitri 6y ago
Github is deeply subsidized by Azure's marketing budget and benefits from larger scale. Gitlab can't compete head-to-head; they'll have to pivot or partner soon.
- mattashii 6y agoThey just last week announced a partnership with IBM: https://www.ibm.com/products/gitlab-ultimate https://www.ibm.com/products/gitlab-ultimate
- cwhiz 6y agoGitHub was acquired by Microsoft in 2018. Microsoft implemented a more generous free tier in 2020, but even before the acquisition the pricing structure was $7 - $21 per user, per month. GitLab is now $19 - $99. If I wanted to move my organization to GitLab it would now cost me an additional $78 per user, per month. A total nonstarter, even if I desperately hated GitHub. I don't understand the suddenness to this maneuver by GitLab. My guess is it is driven by the CI/CD minutes, but they have really thrown out the baby with the bathwater with their pricing structure.