DevOps / Gitlab Interview questions
What is the difference between GitLab.com (SaaS) and GitLab self-managed?
GitLab.com is GitLab's fully managed, cloud-hosted SaaS offering: sign up and start using it immediately, with GitLab handling infrastructure, upgrades, scaling, and uptime. GitLab self-managed means installing GitLab's software (Community or Enterprise Edition) on your own servers or cloud infrastructure, giving full control over configuration, data residency, and upgrade timing.
| GitLab.com (SaaS) | Self-managed |
| GitLab hosts and maintains everything. | Your organization hosts and maintains the instance. |
| Upgrades happen automatically. | Upgrades are scheduled and applied manually. |
| Data lives on GitLab's infrastructure. | Data stays within your own infrastructure/region. |
| Zero setup required. | Requires servers, backups, and ongoing admin work. |
Organizations with strict compliance, data residency, or air-gapped network requirements usually lean toward self-managed, while teams that want to avoid running infrastructure at all default to GitLab.com.
Who is responsible for server maintenance on GitLab.com?
A common reason to choose self-managed GitLab is:
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