GitLab was Recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s 2024 Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms

GitLab was recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms, earning the highest position in both Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. We believe this honor reflects the success of our customers and our ongoing commitment to innovation in the DevOps category.

The Evolution of DevOps and GitLab’s Approach

DevOps began as an approach to deliver software more quickly by breaking down the barriers between teams that develop software and those that deploy it. However, GitLab has taken this concept further by creating a unified DevOps platform. Instead of relying on a complicated mix of tools, our single platform encourages stronger collaboration, greater automation, and more standardized processes. This strategy has been central to our customers’ success and is likely why we’ve been recognized as a Leader in this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant.

Why GitLab is Leading the Way

Today, software organizations face numerous challenges, including rising security threats, complex compliance requirements, and adopting new technologies like generative AI. In addition to delivering reliable and scalable services, they must continue innovating to stay ahead. GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform helps customers tackle these challenges by shifting security to earlier development and enabling visibility throughout the entire development lifecycle. By bringing together all the necessary roles and responsibilities on a single platform, we empower our customers to excel in their industries.

Continuing to Innovate on the DevOps Vision

Our work isn’t finished. We’re dedicated to advancing the DevOps vision and improving our DevSecOps platform in two key ways.

First, we want to bring more teams onto the same platform, with new features tailored for those involved in Agile planning, data science, and application monitoring.

Second, we’re committed to offering more flexible adoption and deployment options. This includes investing in GitLab Dedicated, our single-tenant, hosted option. This service is designed for companies in highly regulated industries, allowing them to enjoy the simplicity of SaaS while meeting strict compliance requirements with the latest features.

Building Secure Software with GitLab

One of GitLab’s core missions is to help organizations build secure and compliant software. Our platform integrates security checks right at the code commit stage, long before applications are ready for release. This early detection of vulnerabilities speeds up the development process and makes compliance easier by automatically generating necessary documentation.

As our customers face increasing security threats, GitLab is continuously enhancing its capabilities. Over the next year, we plan to improve our SAST (Static Application Security Testing) scanners, add more policy controls, and introduce a new native secrets manager.

Leading in AI Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

GitLab is also focused on leading in the AI space, both by enabling our customers to build innovative software with AI and by doing so with privacy-first technology. AI presents a huge opportunity when integrated into the software development lifecycle, but we’re committed to innovating responsibly. We know our customers want AI that is transparent, and secure and respects their intellectual property.

This is why we’re developing GitLab Duo, a suite of AI-powered features for our DevSecOps platform. GitLab Duo is designed to support the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring that AI is both powerful and privacy-first.

Our dedication to these principles is why Gartner also named us a Leader in its first Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants.

Looking Ahead

We’re honored by Gartner’s recognition, and it strengthens our commitment to listen to our customers. Your needs drive our vision, product roadmap, and our efforts to deliver the best DevOps platform, best DevOps management platform, and best GitLab DevOps platform available.

Download the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms report to learn more about why GitLab is recognized as a Leader.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for DevOps Platforms, Keith Mann, Thomas Murphy, Bill Holz, George Spafford, August 2024.

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