GitLab Application Security Testing
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Est 2011|Valuation $3.5B|Raised $1.1B
Build software faster. The DevSecOps Platform enables your entire org to collaborate around your code. We're hiring.
Published May 16, 2026
| Starting Price | Published per-seat pricing available from the vendor; top-tier/enterprise pricing available via sales | Sold as GitHub security add-ons; pricing varies by product | Public starting tiers available; pricing varies by product and plan |
| Typical Fit | Organizations standardizing on GitLab and seeking integrated scanning and governance in MR/CI workflows | Organizations centered on GitHub seeking CodeQL-based scanning and native secret scanning | Teams wanting a cross-repository developer security platform with domain-focused capabilities |
| Key Strength | Unified platform and CI-native scanning with centralized vulnerability management and policy features | Native GitHub integration and CodeQL ecosystem | Focused product depth across SCA/SAST/container/IaC with strong developer tooling integrations |
| Key Weakness | Tier-gating for governance features; potential pipeline performance impact; operational complexity for self-managed instances | Add-on complexity and potential vendor lock-in for GitHub-centric shops | Multi-product pricing and feature packaging can add procurement complexity |
Areas of relative strength
Areas where competitors may provide advantages
Key consideration The practical value of the vendor's AST offering depends on whether an organization already pays for higher tiers and whether scanning can be standardized through GitLab pipelines. For organizations that host code across multiple platforms or that prefer tool-agnostic scanning, domain-focused vendors or cross-platform products may be easier to standardize.