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## Summary
Codefresh is a CI/CD tool designed for containers and Kubernetes. Codefresh features a [GitLab integration](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/integrations/git-providers/) that allows you to use GitLab for version control and run Codefresh pipelines on your code. Codefresh has some features that make it more mature than GitLab for running pipelines across multiple projects. But it lacks the benefits of a [single application](/handbook/product/single-application/).

Codefresh charges for builds per month, as well as concurrent builds. GitLab has no such limitations with the ability to elastically scale Runners to handle as many concurrent builds as needed on demand and then scale down so you aren't paying to keep inactive Runners up.

Codefresh only offers a self-managed option for Enterprise pricing. Free, Basic, and Pro tiers are for SaaS-only. GitLab offers self-managed and SaaS options at every price point.

## Resources
- [Codefresh homepage](https://codefresh.io/)
- [Comparison page on their site](https://codefresh.io/continuous-integration/codefresh-versus-gitlabci/)
- [Codefresh GitLab integration](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/integrations/git-providers/)

## Comments/Anecdotes
- Codefresh makes some claims in their blog comparing themselves to GitLab that are not really accurate.
  - "GitlabCI isn’t designed for micro-services since everything is tied to a single project"
    - Although we can improve our microservices support, (and [plan to](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/813)) this claim is not true.
    - Today, GitLab has [multi project pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/multi_project_pipelines.html) and can [trigger pipelines for mulit-projects via API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/triggers/README.html#ci-job-token). In fact, The CI working group for CNCF chose GitLab to run their [multi-project multi-cloud pipelines](https://cncf.ci/). Read more in the [CNCF case study](/customers/cncf/).
- We are missing some features identified in [this post](https://codefresh.io/continuous-integration/codefresh-versus-gitlabci/) that would bring us on par with Codefresh
  - The ability to [define multiple pipelines](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/22972)
  - Support for [monorepos](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/812) with the ability to [run pipelines only on specific directories](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/19232) - UPDATE: [Shipped in Gitlab 11.4](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2018/10/22/gitlab-11-4-released/#run-jobs-codeonlycodecodeexceptcode-for-modifications-on-a-path-or-file)
  - [Group level Docker registry browser](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/49336)
  - [Group level Kubernetes clusters](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/34758) - UPDATE: [Shipped in GitLab 11.6](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2018/12/22/gitlab-11-6-released/#kubernetes-clusters-for-groups-beta)
  - [Make container building first class](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/48913)
  - [Integrated Helm repository](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/477)


## Additional CodeFresh Capabilities

[Private Helm repository](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/new-helm/managed-helm-repository/)

[Global Helm repo configuration](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/new-helm/add-helm-repository/) 

[Helm Repository browser](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/new-helm/add-helm-repository/#install-chart-from-your-helm-repository)

[Helm release boards](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/new-helm/helm-releases-management/)

[Helm environment board](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/new-helm/helm-environment-promotion/)

[Zero configuration caching/artifacts using docker volumes](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/configure-ci-cd-pipeline/introduction-to-codefresh-pipelines/#sharing-the-workspace-between-build-steps)

[Distributed Docker layer caching](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/configure-ci-cd-pipeline/introduction-to-codefresh-pipelines/#how-caching-works-in-codefresh)

[Custom docker image annotations](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/docker-registries/metadata-annotations/)

[Inline pipeline editor](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/configure-ci-cd-pipeline/pipelines/#creating-pipelines-using-codefresh-yml)


## Comparison