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Built-in issue tracking and planning inside GitLab's DevSecOps platform

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  • Deployment Cloud Based, On Premises, Hybrid
  • Starting price Free
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Startups, SMEs, Agencies

What is GitLab Issues?

GitLab Issues is the issue tracking and planning feature built into the GitLab DevSecOps platform, used to propose features, report bugs, and organize tasks alongside GitLab's source code management and CI/CD pipelines. Issues support labels, milestones, iterations, weight, health status, and issue boards for Kanban and Scrum style workflows.

GitLab is priced across Free, Premium, and Ultimate tiers, available as GitLab.com SaaS, GitLab Dedicated single-tenant hosting, or self-managed installation. Core issue tracking and issue boards are available on the Free tier, while Premium and Ultimate unlock advanced planning features like epics, multiple issue boards, and portfolio-level value stream management.

Key Features of GitLab Issues

GitLab Issues lists 10 documented features, including Issue tracking with labels, milestones, and due dates, Issue boards for Kanban and Scrum workflows and Epics for grouping related issues across projects (Premium+). The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Issue tracking with labels, milestones, and due dates
  • Issue boards for Kanban and Scrum workflows
  • Epics for grouping related issues across projects (Premium+)
  • Custom issue templates
  • Time tracking and estimates
  • Related issues and issue linking
  • Design Management for uploading mockups to issues
  • Multiple boards scoped to milestones or assignees
  • Real-time collaboration and mentions
  • Integration with GitLab CI/CD and merge requests

GitLab Issues Pricing

GitLab Issues lists 2 plans, starting free and running to $29.

Free

Free

per user/month

For individuals working on personal projects and open source contributions, no credit card required.

Premium

$29

per user/month

Billed annually, for scaling organizations, and includes $12 in GitLab Credits per user per month for the Duo Agent Platform.

GitLab Issues Specifications

GitLab Issues is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API, has a free trial and has a free plan.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
  • On Premises
  • Hybrid
Billing cycle
Yearly
Desktop
  • Web App
Mobile
  • iOS
  • Android
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
  • Enterprises
Support
  • Email
  • Live Support
  • Tickets
  • Training
Integrations
Slack, Jira, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform, PagerDuty, and GitLab's own CI/CD and Duo AI features
Public API
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
Yes
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
Yes

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GitLab Issues FAQs

Yes, core issue tracking and issue boards are available on GitLab's Free tier for up to 5 users.

GitLab Issues is built into a single DevSecOps platform that also includes source control, CI/CD, and security scanning, with features like epics, weighted issues, and multiple boards available on paid tiers.

Yes, GitLab Self-Managed lets you install, administer, and maintain your own GitLab instance, alongside GitLab.com SaaS and GitLab Dedicated single-tenant hosting.

Yes, Epics let you group related issues across multiple projects, though the feature requires a Premium or Ultimate subscription.

GitLab Premium costs $29 per user per month billed annually and includes unlimited users and 10,000 CI/CD compute minutes per month.