GitLab Recognized as Leader by Independent Research Firm in DevOps Platforms Report | GTLB Stock News

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Jun 02, 2025
  • GitLab Inc. (GTLB, Financial) has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025 report.
  • The report highlights GitLab's comprehensive all-in-one DevSecOps platform, strong project planning, and security features.
  • GitLab is recognized for its strong developer tools and community engagement, outshining larger rivals.

GitLab Inc. (GTLB), the most comprehensive DevSecOps platform, has been acknowledged as a Leader by Forrester Research in their latest report, The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025. This report evaluated 11 DevOps platform vendors on 26 criteria related to their current offerings, strategies, and customer feedback.

GitLab received the highest scores in project planning, build automation, continuous integration, and pipeline security criteria. The report praised GitLab as the most "all-in-one" of the solutions evaluated, making it an ideal choice for enterprises aiming to standardize their DevOps processes with a single purchase.

The report also highlighted GitLab's strong day zero experience, with everything ready out-of-the-box, alongside comprehensive migration tools and detailed video tutorials. It noted GitLab's robust developer tooling, integration with Amazon Q via GitLab Duo, and effective use of cloud development environments, IDPs, and documentation wikis.

Customers expressed high satisfaction with GitLab’s monthly release cadence, citing it as a significant factor in maintaining agility. Furthermore, the report commended GitLab’s community engagement as superior to its larger competitors.

David DeSanto, Chief Product Officer at GitLab, emphasized that their recognition by Forrester validates GitLab's position as a unified, AI-native platform that enhances software delivery, security, and innovation. More than 50% of the Fortune 100 rely on GitLab to consistently deliver better, more secure software quickly.

With a market capitalization of $7.89 billion, GitLab Inc. (GTLB, Financial) continues to bolster its position in the software infrastructure industry, supported by a strong institutional ownership of 83.01%.

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