GitLab alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to GitLab in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what GitLab actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with GitLab. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with GitLab's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to GitLab?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eivod | — | Summer 2007 | 51 | Inactive |
| Stackq | — | Summer 2009 | — | Inactive |
| BitSample | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| SolidStage | Sysadmin as a service. We make deploying, configuring, monitoring,… | Winter 2012 | — | Inactive |
| Brushes | iPad drawing software. | Summer 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| OpenRelay | Distributed, hardware-agnostic AI inference | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Atrisa | AI Agents for Analog Circuit Design | Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| Audobox | Audobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback. | Summer 2013 | — | Inactive |
| Hoplite | Effortlessly deploy cloud software factories. | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Credictive | Attribution metatags for online content. | Summer 2012 | — | Inactive |
Is GitLab still active?
GitLab is a public company. Expect enterprise pricing and procurement, which is why smaller teams look at the alternatives above.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with GitLab. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with GitLab's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.