You can use their CI "system" (the nice interface + config file) without using their CI runners (probably the biggest cost portion in the solution) Bundling CI

You can use their CI "system" (the nice interface + config file) without using their CI runners (probably the biggest cost portion in the solution) Bundling CI minutes on the paid plan doesn't change much, as plenty of customers will keep running their own CI runners for a variety of reasons. Which means they're essentially very cheap users of Gitlab or would otherwise consider cheaper plans like 5$ a month