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Comparison

Earthly vs GitLab CI/CD

On the evidence we track, GitLab CI/CD leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Earthly42
★GitLab CI/CD60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Earthly42 / 100medium · 50%
GitLab CI/CD60 / 100medium · 66%
Pricing
Free tier
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Model
Earthlycommercial
GitLab CI/CDfreemium
Price level
Earthlyunknown
GitLab CI/CDlow
Transparent
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Integrations
Count
Earthly6
GitLab CI/CD14
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Fedramp
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Gdpr
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Iso27001
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Pci
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD✓
Scorecard
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD2.2
Soc2
Earthly✓
GitLab CI/CD✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Earthly✓
GitLab CI/CD✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD0
Github stars
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD24,549
Activity
Commits last 30d
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CD100
Language
Primary
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CDRuby
Market
Availability
Earthly–
GitLab CI/CDAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Earthly5 items
GitLab CI/CD6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ci/cd tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
EarthlyCloud only
GitLab CI/CDCloud + self-hosted
Self-hosted runners
Earthly-
GitLab CI/CD✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Earthly✓
GitLab CI/CD✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Earthly-
GitLab CI/CD-
Build
Container-native builds
Earthly-
GitLab CI/CD✓
Performance
Build caching
Earthly-
GitLab CI/CD-
Security
Secrets management
Earthly-
GitLab CI/CD✓
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Earthly-
GitLab CI/CD✓
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Earthly✓
GitLab CI/CD✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Earthly

A compliance and governance system that verifies code repositories meet organizational standards for security, reliability, quality, and compliance. It runs guardrails as code on every pull request and in AI coding workflows, integrating with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Actions to provide real-time feedback and continuous audit trails.

Independently observed

GitLab CI/CD

Leader

An integrated platform combining source control, continuous integration/deployment, and built-in security scanning to automate the entire software delivery lifecycle with support for both cloud and self-hosted deployments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Earthly

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

GitLab CI/CD

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Premium and Ultimate tiers available with expanded features.

  • FreeFree
    • Source Code Management
    • CI/CD
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Earthly✓
GitLab CI/CD✓
CLI
Earthly✗
GitLab CI/CD✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Earthly✓
GitLab CI/CD✓
Self-hosted
Earthly✗
GitLab CI/CD✓
On-premise
Earthly✗
GitLab CI/CD✓
Air-gapped
Earthly✗
GitLab CI/CD✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Earthly

10 total
  • GitHub
  • Claude
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
  • GitHub Actions
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Codex
  • Dependabot
  • Renovate
Independently observed

GitLab CI/CD

Leader
21 total
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • LDAP
  • OAuth
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • SAML
  • Anchore
  • Prisma Cloud
  • Checkmarx
  • CodeSecure
  • Fortify
  • Venafi
  • Veracode
  • Akismet
  • reCAPTCHA
Independently observed
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Earthly or GitLab CI/CD: which one depends on you

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