GitLab, the leading AI-powered DevSecOps platform, recently announced that it has been named the only Leader by Forrester Research in its report, The Forrester Wave: Integrated Software Delivery Platforms, Q2 2023.
13 integrated software delivery platform vendors were assessed across 26 criteria based on strategy, current offering, and market presence. GitLab received the highest possible score in the criteria of test automation, community, roadmap, pricing flexibility and transparency, and platform-incorporated security tools.
The report noted that “GitLab leads with a balance between solid platform capabilities and overall strategy,” adding that “GitLab is great for enterprises wishing to consolidate their best-of-breed toolchain into one high-performing ISDP.”
A customer’s comment on the platform was included in the report, which noted that “The CI/CD experience using secrets, environments, runners, and SAST/DAST/license scans/etc. is unparalleled.”
The report also stated, “GitLab’s strategy includes an on-par vision to deliver an excellent developer experience without sacrificing security or compliance. Its innovation is also good, going beyond traditional developers to include AI/ML engineering… Its roadmap gets leading scores and includes enhanced supply chain security, enhanced UI, granular security and compliance controls, and pipeline security – all things enterprises need.”
Ashley Kramer, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of GitLab, commented, “Today’s organizations are seeking opportunities to integrate and consolidate enterprise-grade tools that help ship secure software faster than the speed of their market, while working under resource and time constraints. We believe our Leader placement in Forrester’s report validates the value we provide to our customers who are leveraging GitLab’s comprehensive AI-powered enterprise DevSecOps platform to innovate, secure, scale, and remain competitive in today’s market.”
GitLab empowers enterprises to build better software faster, increase operational efficiency, and enhance security and compliance. Customers using GitLab can get end-to-end value stream visibility, improve their developers’ productivity, increase software supply chain security, and accelerate cloud migrations.
