What does GitLab Ultimate include?

GitLab Ultimate is the load bearing GitLab tier framework. The framework segments the broader GitLab framework across GitLab Free, GitLab Premium, GitLab Ultimate (broader full DevSecOps framework, broader compliance framework, broader security framework), GitLab Dedicated (broader single tenant SaaS framework), GitLab Self Managed (broader on premises framework), GitLab Duo (broader generative AI framework), GitLab CI/CD, GitLab Security and Compliance, GitLab Container Registry, GitLab Package Registry, GitLab Pages, and the bespoke GitLab framework at the upper customer scale.

How does GitLab pricing work?

GitLab typically anchors the broader pricing framework against per user per month pricing across the broader Premium and Ultimate tier framework. The framework typically also anchors the broader Compute Minutes consumption framework, the broader Storage consumption framework, and the broader GitLab Duo Pro and Duo Enterprise framework.

Should I run GitLab or GitHub Enterprise?

The choice depends on the customer actual DevSecOps framework. GitLab Ultimate typically suits customers running broader full DevSecOps platform at scale (broader integrated CI/CD framework, broader integrated security framework, broader integrated compliance framework). GitHub Enterprise typically suits customers running Microsoft at scale (broader Microsoft developer ecosystem framework).

What savings can the framework deliver?

The framework typically delivers fifteen to thirty percent savings across the broader GitLab framework at the renewal cycle.

GitLab Ultimate Negotiation: White Paper

GitLab Ultimate is the load bearing GitLab DevSecOps framework, anchoring the broader DevSecOps platform framework against the broader GitHub Enterprise framework. GitLab segments the broader GitLab framework across the broader GitLab Free framework, the broader GitLab Premium framework, the broader GitLab Ultimate framework, the broader GitLab Dedicated framework (broader single tenant SaaS framework), the broader GitLab Self Managed framework (broader on premises framework), the broader GitLab Duo framework (broader generative AI framework), the broader GitLab CI/CD framework, the broader GitLab Security and Compliance framework, the broader GitLab Container Registry framework, the broader GitLab Package Registry framework, the broader GitLab Pages framework, and the bespoke GitLab framework at the upper customer scale. This paper sets out the buyer side framework for GitLab Ultimate negotiation. Read the related Vendor Shield, the renewal program, the GitHub Enterprise negotiation, and the benchmarking practice.

What you will learn

How GitLab segments the broader DevSecOps platform framework across Free, Premium, Ultimate, Dedicated, Self Managed
How the GitLab Ultimate framework anchors the broader full DevSecOps framework
How the GitLab per user per month framework anchors the broader GitLab pricing framework
How the GitLab Duo Pro and Duo Enterprise framework anchors the broader GitLab generative AI framework
How the GitLab Dedicated framework anchors the broader single tenant SaaS framework
How the GitLab Security and Compliance framework anchors the broader DevSecOps framework
How the GitHub Enterprise vs GitLab Ultimate competitive framework typically delivers material commercial leverage
The eleven move buyer side framework for GitLab Ultimate

GitLab Ultimate Negotiation

1. Executive summary
2. The GitLab tier framework
3. The GitLab Dedicated framework
4. The GitLab Self Managed framework
5. The GitLab Duo framework
6. The Security and Compliance framework
7. The CI/CD framework
8. The per user per month framework
9. The eleven move buyer side framework
10. How we engage

Who this is for

Chief Technology Officers, Vice Presidents of Engineering, Vice Presidents of IT Procurement, DevOps Center of Excellence leaders, Engineering Center of Excellence leaders, and procurement leaders running GitLab at scale.

White Paper · GitLab Ultimate