GitLab for Startups — Ultimate Free for 1 Year, Up to 20 Seats

GitLab’s current startup program gives qualifying pre-seed and seed-stage companies a first year of GitLab Ultimate at no cost for up to 20 seats, in SaaS or self-managed form. The same program states that seed-stage participants receive 50% off any tier for up to 20 users in year two. Applicants must be new GitLab customers, be externally funded, and fall within the program’s published funding criteria; GitLab may request public funding evidence such as a Crunchbase, PitchBook, VC, or accelerator page. Early-stage Series A or B companies have a different discounted structure, so this record describes the seed-stage benefit only. Apply through GitLab’s official startup program and complete any eligibility verification requested by GitLab.