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GitLab CI vs Stoat
Provides CI/CD inside GitLab without built-in PR comment metric views.
Which to pick
Pick GitLab CI if you want…
- Integrated CI/CD with governance and AI assistance
- GitLab CI pipelines
Pick Stoat if you want…
- Pull-request dashboards for build metrics
- Open-source code (stoat-dev/stoat-action on GitHub, MIT license)
Side by side
- What it is
- GitLab CI:GitLab CI provides built-in CI/CD pipelines, security scanning, and AI-assisted automation within the GitLab platform.
- Stoat:Stoat aggregates build artifacts and metrics into GitHub pull request comments.
- Best for
- GitLab CI:Integrated CI/CD with governance and AI assistance
- Stoat:Pull-request dashboards for build metrics
- Who it’s for
- GitLab CI:Software teams that need integrated source control, CI/CD, and DevSecOps in one platform.
- Stoat:Developers using GitHub CI who want instant build insight in PRs.
- Pricing
- GitLab CI:Freemium
- Stoat:Freemium
- Plans
- GitLab CI:Free $0 per user/month · Premium $29 per user/month, billed annuall
- Stoat:Free $0 · Basic $20/mo per month · Custom Plans $100-$1000+/mo per month
- Open source
- GitLab CI:—
- Stoat:Yes, 69 GitHub stars
- Works with
- GitLab CI:—
- Stoat:GitHub, Slack, Jira, SQL
GitLab CI features
- CI/CD Catalog. Reusable, versioned pipeline components reduce copy-pasting and keep pipelines up to date.
- Component Analytics. Shows adoption and version usage of shared CI/CD components across projects.
- Merge Trains & Parent-Child Pipelines. Automates merge sequencing and splits large pipelines for faster feedback.
- Hosted Runners. Runs CI jobs without provisioning or maintaining your own infrastructure.
- Security Scanning. Continuous vulnerability scanning, SAST, and compliance pipelines catch issues early.
- AI Duo Agent Platform. AI explains failures, suggests fixes, and generates pipelines based on standards.
Stoat features
- Preview Build Artifacts. Link test results, coverage reports, and docs previews directly from a PR comment.
- Job Time Tracking. Show a graph of GitHub job durations in pull request comments.
- Metric Aggregation & Charts. Collect and visualise custom metrics from your builds.
- Comment Templating. Customize the content and layout of generated PR comments.
- Image Diffs. Display visual diffs of generated images within PR comments.
- Static Preview Hosting. Host preview files with optional GitHub or SSO authentication.
GitLab CI vs Stoat FAQ
Is GitLab CI or Stoat free?+
GitLab CI has a free plan and paid plans. Stoat has a free plan; paid plans start at $20/month (Basic).
Is GitLab CI or Stoat open source?+
Stoat is open source (stoat-dev/stoat-action on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for GitLab CI.
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