Open source components have become a basic building block in today’s software development process. It’s no surprise that 60%-80% of the codebase in 92% of modern applications is open source — they provide us with tried-and-true code that allows us to save time and focus on creating the secret sauce that will make our products the next great tech innovation.

If you have selected Gitlab as your git provider, you may automatically think about selecting GitlabCI as your CI/CD solution as well. Using the same vendor for source control and CI/CD might seem natural, but is not always the best combination. In fact, choosing a “good-enough” option just because it is part of the same solution is unwise in the long run if it doesn’t cover your needs.