This seems anectdotal to me. I don't think gitlab could survive at even 2x the price of "equal" setups between companies given they're both perfectly usable wit

This seems anectdotal to me. I don't think gitlab could survive at even 2x the price of "equal" setups between companies given they're both perfectly usable with some training. At least not in the long run. I use gitlab for my personal stuff but have no issues with github at work either. Edit: Dang! I just checked it is roughly 3-4x as much as listed (just going on CI minutes). So I take my "logic" back. I don't see how they can survive at those per user rates vs the competition. The software itself is certainly not 3-4X as good.