I have always been given access too and never setup gitlab myself, but every time I use it, I am pleasently suprised of its featureset.<p>In the beginning I am always looking for features from other platforms only to find them readily implemented.<p>It does not matter if it's Mattermost, a container registry, or direct oidc logins for kubernetes and friends, it's just there.<p>The magnitudes of features, make it an easy choice as a core of your startup.<p>All in all thank you for creating an amazing piece of software. Like a fridge, for me, it just works.