Many organizations, and even just established personal projects, already have a preferred code-hosting platform. There are a lot on the market and they all have benefits and drawbacks that can lead to them being chosen. However, times change and sometimes business or project needs can force a move to a different platform. We'll now look at some common reasons that your organization might have for changing their code-hosting platform:
- Cost: GitLab.com is free to use; paid accounts only unlock extra features. You can also host a GitLab instance on your existing hardware.
- Data sovereignty: You can host your own GitLab instance on your own hardware and be in control of your data.
- Trust and transparency: GitLab is free and open source software (FOSS); you can examine the code that runs on your instance or GitLab.com, and be certain that it&apos...