GitLab pricing for 5 seats: real monthly and yearly cost

Short answer

At 5 seats on the Premium tier with annual billing, GitLab costs $145 per month, or $1,740 per year. Higher tiers and monthly billing change the math; the full per-tier breakdown is below.

Last verified: 2026-05-16 Model: user/month Official pricing

A 5-seat GitLab contract usually lands on the Premium tier at 29 per user/month. The math is small enough that the choice between annual and monthly billing matters more than the choice between tiers.

Per-tier cost at 5 seats

These figures use the official published per-seat price and multiply by 5. Custom-quote tiers are flagged; usage and add-on costs are not included.

Tier Per user (annual) 5-seat monthly (annual billing) 5-seat yearly

Free $0 / user/month $0 $0

Premium $29 / user/month $145 $1,740

Ultimate $99 / user/month $495 $5,940

Recommended tier for a 5-person team

Premium is the cheapest tier with a real published per-seat price, landing at $145 per month for 5 seats on annual billing.

Premium on GitLab fits the workflow at this size. Run a parallel free-tier test on GitHub before signing the annual term, because the switching cost is still low.

What is not in the 5-seat math

Compute minutes, storage, Duo AI, dedicated hosting, and support can change total cost.

GitLab at 5 seats: buyer notes

Compare Ultimate against GitHub plus Advanced Security and CI/CD usage.

Alternatives at 5 seats

Same devsecops platform category, computed at the same team size on each tool's cheapest published per-seat tier with annual billing.

Tool Cheapest paid tier 5-seat monthly (annual billing)

GitHub Team $20

Sources

Official pricing page

Pricing changes frequently. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase.

Frequently asked questions

How much does GitLab cost for 5 seats per month?

At 5 seats on the Premium tier with annual billing, GitLab runs $145 per month, or $1,740 per year. Monthly billing typically adds 15 to 25 percent on top.

What is NOT included in the GitLab price for 5 seats?

Compute minutes, storage, Duo AI, dedicated hosting, and support can change total cost.

What is the closest competitor to GitLab at 5 seats?

GitHub is the alternative most procurement teams compare GitLab against at this size. Run the same per-seat math on both before deciding, because the headline list price rarely tells the full story.

What are the closest GitLab alternatives at 5 seats?

GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps are the alternatives most procurement teams shortlist when they compare GitLab at this team size.