Why hackers moved from Confluence to GitLab
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I moved from Bitbucket and Confluence (own data center, but to my understanding powerful and well-maintained) to Gitlab cloud.”usr1106, 2026-01-24original comment ↗
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Confluence vs GitLab
| Confluence | GitLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 5 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Confluence
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Praise for GitLab
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