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GitLab CI/CD vs Traditional Stack: Comprehensive Comparison for FinTech

Версия: 1.0
Дата создания: Январь 2026
Целевая аудитория: Technical Architects, DevOps Teams, C-Level Management
Статус: Decision Document

Executive Summary

Данный документ представляет детальное сравнение двух подходов к построению CI/CD инфраструктуры для FinTech компании:

Traditional Multi-Tool Stack: Gitea (Git hosting) + Jenkins (CI/CD) + ArgoCD (GitOps) + Harbor (Registry)
Unified GitLab Solution: GitLab CE/EE с integrated CI/CD, GitOps, и Container Registry

Ключевые выводы

GitLab Unified Approach предоставляет:

40-60% reduction в operational complexity через single platform management
30-50% faster onboarding для new team members благодаря unified UI
Built-in enterprise security features (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning) без additional tools
Single authentication и authorization system across entire platform
Integrated audit trail для comprehensive compliance reporting
Native GitOps capabilities через GitLab Agent for Kubernetes

Traditional Multi-Tool Stack предоставляет:

Greater flexibility выбирать best-of-breed tools для each function
Lower resource requirements (особенно Gitea vs GitLab)
No vendor lock-in - каждый component replaceable independently
Potentially zero licensing costs с pure open source components
Simpler individual component maintenance

Финансовое сравнение

Аспект	GitLab CE (Free)	GitLab Premium	Traditional Stack
Лицензионные затраты	$0	$29/user/месяц	$0
Годовые затраты (10 users)	$0	$3,480	$0
Infrastructure overhead	Высокий (4GB+ RAM)	Высокий (4GB+ RAM)	Средний (суммарно)
Operational complexity	Низкая (single system)	Низкая (single system)	Высокая (4+ systems)
Time to productivity	2-3 недели	2-3 недели	4-6 недель

1. Архитектурное сравнение

1.1 Traditional Multi-Tool Architecture

Traditional подход использует separate specialized tools для each function в software delivery pipeline:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Traditional Stack                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                               │
│  ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌────────┐│
│  │  Gitea   │───▶│ Jenkins  │───▶│  Harbor  │───▶│ArgoCD  ││
│  │          │    │          │    │          │    │        ││
│  │ Git      │    │ CI/CD    │    │Container │    │GitOps  ││
│  │ Repos    │    │ Pipeline │    │ Registry │    │Deploy  ││
│  └──────────┘    └──────────┘    └──────────┘    └────────┘│
│       │               │                │              │      │
│       └───────────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┘      │
│                    4 Separate Systems                         │
│            Each with own: Auth, UI, DB, Config               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Компоненты Traditional Stack:

Gitea (200-500MB RAM): Lightweight Git hosting, Pull Requests, Issue tracking, Webhooks
Jenkins (4-8GB RAM): CI/CD orchestration, 1800+ plugins, Pipeline as Code
Harbor (8GB RAM): Container registry, Vulnerability scanning, Image signing, RBAC
ArgoCD (2GB RAM): GitOps continuous delivery для Kubernetes, Automated sync

Характеристики архитектуры:

Total memory footprint: 14-18GB RAM minimum
4 separate web UIs requiring different logins
4 separate databases (PostgreSQL/SQLite)
4 separate authentication configurations (LDAP integration × 4)
Integration через webhooks и APIs между components
Each component requires individual backup strategy
Updates должны координироваться across systems

1.2 GitLab Unified Architecture

GitLab unified approach consolidates все functions в single integrated platform:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    GitLab Unified Platform                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                               │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │                    GitLab Instance                      │ │
│  │                                                          │ │
│  │  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌────────┐ │ │
│  │  │   Git    │  │  CI/CD   │  │ Registry │  │ GitOps │ │ │
│  │  │  Repos   │  │ Pipelines│  │Container │  │ Agent  │ │ │
│  │  └──────────┘  └──────────┘  └──────────┘  └────────┘ │ │
│  │                                                          │ │
│  │  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│ │
│  │  │        Integrated Security Scanning               ││ │
│  │  │  SAST │ DAST │ Dependency │ Container │ Secrets  ││ │
│  │  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│ │
│  │                                                          │ │
│  │         Single Database │ Single Auth │ Single UI       │ │
│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Integrated GitLab Components:

Git Repository: Full-featured Git hosting с advanced code review
GitLab CI/CD: Native pipeline execution без external orchestrator
Container Registry: Built-in registry с automatic scanning
GitLab Agent: GitOps-based Kubernetes deployment
Security Scanning: SAST, DAST, dependency, container, secret detection
Package Registry: Maven, npm, PyPI, Composer, NuGet support
Wiki & Documentation: Integrated documentation system
Issue Tracking: Advanced project management

Характеристики архитектуры:

Total memory footprint: 4-8GB RAM (single system)
Single web UI для all operations
Single PostgreSQL database
Single LDAP/SAML/OAuth authentication configuration
Native integration между all features
Unified backup strategy
Coordinated updates через GitLab releases

1.3 Integration Complexity Comparison

Traditional Stack Integration Points:

Gitea → Jenkins:
  - Webhook configuration для trigger builds
  - Jenkins plugin installation и configuration
  - Credential management для Git access
  - SSH key или token setup

Jenkins → Harbor:
  - Docker registry credentials в Jenkins
  - Pipeline code для image push
  - Harbor webhook для post-push actions

Harbor → ArgoCD:
  - Image pull secrets в Kubernetes
  - ArgoCD image updater configuration
  - Webhook notifications

Jenkins → ArgoCD:
  - Git repository update для trigger sync
  - API calls для manual sync
  - Credential sharing challenges

Каждая integration requires:

Configuration в обоих systems
Testing и troubleshooting connection issues
Maintenance когда either system updates
Security considerations для credential sharing
Monitoring integration health

GitLab Native Integration:

All features integrated natively:
  - Code push automatically available для CI
  - CI completion automatically updates registry
  - Registry changes visible в deployment environments
  - GitOps agent automatically syncs manifests
  - Security scans automatically block merges
  
Zero external integration configuration required

1.4 Development Workflow Comparison

Traditional Stack Workflow:

1. Developer pushes code → Gitea
2. Gitea webhook → Jenkins
3. Jenkins clones from Gitea (separate auth)
4. Jenkins runs pipeline:
   - Checkout (Gitea credentials)
   - Build
   - Test
   - Security scan (separate tools)
   - Build Docker image
   - Push to Harbor (Harbor credentials)
5. Harbor scans image (separate system)
6. Jenkins updates GitOps repo (Gitea again)
7. ArgoCD detects change (polling Gitea)
8. ArgoCD applies to Kubernetes

Total systems touched: 4
Credential sets needed: 3-4
Context switches for developer: 4 different UIs

GitLab Workflow:

1. Developer pushes code → GitLab
2. GitLab CI automatically triggers
3. GitLab Runner executes pipeline:
   - Checkout (automatic)
   - Build
   - Test
   - Security scan (integrated SAST/DAST)
   - Build Docker image
   - Push to GitLab Registry (automatic)
4. Registry scan (automatic)
5. GitLab updates environment manifest
6. GitLab Agent syncs to Kubernetes (automatic)

Total systems: 1
Credential sets needed: 1
Context switches: 0 (single UI)

2. Git Repository Management

2.1 Gitea Git Capabilities

Core Functionality:

Git protocol support: SSH, HTTPS, Git
Repository size: Unlimited
LFS support: Yes (Git Large File Storage)
Code review: Pull Request workflow
Branch protection: Yes, configurable rules
Required approvals: Yes, minimum reviewer count
GPG signing: Yes, commit verification
Web editor: Basic editing capabilities
Diff visualization: Side-by-side и unified views

Strengths:

Extremely lightweight (50MB binary, 200MB RAM)
Very fast UI response times
Simple deployment (single binary)
Low maintenance overhead
Excellent performance для large repositories

Limitations:

Basic code review features (no inline suggestions)
Limited merge request analytics
No built-in security scanning
Basic Wiki functionality
Limited built-in CI/CD (Actions limited)
No integrated project management beyond issues
Basic search capabilities

2.2 GitLab Git Capabilities

Core Functionality:

Git protocol support: SSH, HTTPS, Git
Repository size: Configurable limits
LFS support: Yes, integrated
Code review: Advanced Merge Request workflow
Branch protection: Advanced rules с множественными conditions
Required approvals: Yes, approval rules по code owners
GPG signing: Yes, plus commit signing verification
Web editor: Full-featured Web IDE
Diff visualization: Advanced с inline comments

Advanced Features:

Code Review Excellence:

Merge Request Features:
  - Inline code suggestions (direct edit proposals)
  - Multi-line comments
  - Threaded discussions
  - Approval rules by code owners
  - Review apps (automatic preview environments)
  - Merge request dependencies
  - Draft merge requests
  - Merge trains (serial merge coordination)
  - Required pipeline success before merge
  - Automatic merge when pipeline succeeds

Code Intelligence:

Syntax highlighting для 100+ languages
Code navigation (go-to-definition)
Symbol search across repositories
Advanced search с filters (commits, issues, code)
Code analytics (contributor statistics, code coverage trends)

Collaboration Features:

Time tracking built-in
Issue boards (Kanban-style)
Milestones и roadmaps
Labels и epic organization
Wiki с version control
Snippets для code sharing
Design management (UI/UX mockups review)

Strengths:

Enterprise-grade code review workflow
Integrated project management
Advanced search и code intelligence
Built-in CI/CD tightly integrated
Comprehensive audit trail
Single platform для entire SDLC

Limitations:

Higher resource requirements (4GB+ RAM minimum)
More complex deployment и configuration
Steeper learning curve для advanced features
Slower UI compared к lightweight Gitea
Requires more powerful infrastructure

2.3 Feature Comparison Table

Feature	Gitea	GitLab CE	GitLab Premium
Basic Git Operations	✅ Excellent	✅ Excellent	✅ Excellent
Pull/Merge Requests	✅ Basic	✅ Advanced	✅ Advanced+
Inline Code Suggestions	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Approval Rules	✅ Basic	✅ Basic	✅ Advanced (Code Owners)
Branch Protection	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Advanced
Web IDE	❌ Basic editor	✅ Full IDE	✅ Full IDE
Code Intelligence	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Advanced Search	⚠️ Limited	✅ Good	✅ Excellent
Issue Tracking	✅ Basic	✅ Advanced	✅ Advanced+
Project Management	❌ Minimal	✅ Good	✅ Excellent
Wiki	✅ Basic	✅ Advanced	✅ Advanced
Time Tracking	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Dependencies/Epics	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
Resource Usage	🟢 200MB RAM	🟡 4GB RAM	🟡 4GB+ RAM
Setup Complexity	🟢 5 minutes	🟡 30-60 minutes	🟡 30-60 minutes

3. CI/CD Pipeline Capabilities

3.1 Jenkins CI/CD

Jenkins представляет mature CI/CD orchestration platform с vast ecosystem.

Architecture:

┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
│         Jenkins Master                  │
│  - Job scheduling                       │
│  - Plugin management                    │
│  - UI                                   │
│  - Configuration storage                │
└────────────┬───────────────────────────┘
             │
        ┌────┴────┬────────┬────────┐
        │         │        │        │
    ┌───▼───┐ ┌──▼───┐ ┌──▼───┐ ┌─▼────┐
    │Agent 1│ │Agent2│ │Agent3│ │Agent4│
    │Docker │ │K8s   │ │VM    │ │Cloud │
    └───────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘

Core Capabilities:

Pipeline as Code:

// Jenkinsfile - Declarative Syntax
pipeline {
    agent any
    
    stages {
        stage('Build') {
            steps {
                sh 'mvn clean package'
            }
        }
        
        stage('Test') {
            parallel {
                stage('Unit Tests') {
                    steps {
                        sh 'mvn test'
                    }
                }
                stage('Integration Tests') {
                    steps {
                        sh 'mvn verify'
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        
        stage('Security Scan') {
            steps {
                // Requires external plugin/tool
                sh 'owasp-dependency-check'
                sh 'sonarqube-scanner'
            }
        }
        
        stage('Docker Build') {
            steps {
                script {
                    docker.build("myapp:${BUILD_NUMBER}")
                }
            }
        }
        
        stage('Push to Registry') {
            steps {
                script {
                    docker.withRegistry('https://harbor.company.com', 'harbor-creds') {
                        docker.image("myapp:${BUILD_NUMBER}").push()
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Strengths:

Massive Plugin Ecosystem: 1800+ plugins covering virtually any integration
Maximum Flexibility: Groovy scripting allows complex logic
Mature Product: 15+ years development, battle-tested
Distributed Builds: Master-agent architecture scales well
Platform Agnostic: Works с any Git provider
Free Open Source: MIT license, no costs

Limitations:

Complex Setup: Requires significant configuration
Plugin Management Overhead: Updates can break compatibility
No Built-in Security Scanning: Requires external tools/plugins
UI/UX: Dated interface, less intuitive
Resource Intensive Master: 4-8GB RAM для master alone
No Native GitOps: Requires integration с ArgoCD/Flux
Credential Management: Complex across multiple systems

3.2 GitLab CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD представляет native integrated solution built directly в GitLab platform.

Architecture:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│         GitLab Instance                  │
│  - Git repos                             │
│  - CI/CD configuration                   │
│  - Pipeline orchestration                │
│  - Integrated security scanning          │
│  - Container registry                    │
└────────────┬────────────────────────────┘
             │
        ┌────┴────┬────────┬────────┐
        │         │        │        │
    ┌───▼────┐ ┌──▼────┐ ┌──▼────┐ ┌─▼────┐
    │Runner 1│ │Runner2│ │Runner3│ │Runner4│
    │Docker  │ │K8s    │ │Shell  │ │Custom│
    └────────┘ └───────┘ └───────┘ └──────┘

Core Capabilities:

Pipeline as Code: ``

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GitLab CI/CD vs Traditional Stack: Comprehensive Comparison for FinTech

Executive Summary

Ключевые выводы

Финансовое сравнение

Содержание

1. Архитектурное сравнение

1.1 Traditional Multi-Tool Architecture

1.2 GitLab Unified Architecture

1.3 Integration Complexity Comparison

1.4 Development Workflow Comparison

2. Git Repository Management

2.1 Gitea Git Capabilities

2.2 GitLab Git Capabilities

2.3 Feature Comparison Table

3. CI/CD Pipeline Capabilities

3.1 Jenkins CI/CD

3.2 GitLab CI/CD

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