GitLab for Confluence: Cloud and Data Center Comparison
This page summarises the differences between GitLab for Confluence (Data Center) and GitLab for Confluence (Cloud).
Connection
Capability | Data Center | Cloud |
|---|---|---|
Connect via GitLab Personal Access Token | ✅ | ✅ |
Global (admin-level) connection | ✅ | ✅ |
Per-user (personal) connection | ✅ | ❌ |
Multiple integrations support | ✅ | ❌ |
Supported macros
Macro name | DC | Cloud |
|---|---|---|
GitLab Builds | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Commit | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Epic | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab File content | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Repository | ❌ | ✅ |
GitLab Groups List | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Issue | ✅ | ✅ |
GitLab Issues Gantt Chart | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Issues List | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Merge Request | ❌ | ✅ |
GitLab Merge Requests list | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Milestone | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
Gitlab Milestones | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Snippet | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Release | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Projects List | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
GitLab Project | ✅ | ❌ Not yet supported |
Global configuration settings
Setting | Data Center | Cloud |
|---|---|---|
Request timeout (duration (in seconds) before a macro call times out) | ✅ | ❌ |
Allowed spaces (restrict macros to specific Confluence spaces) | ✅ | ❌ |
Forbidden spaces (prevent macros from being used in specific Confluence spaces) | ✅ | ❌ |
Automatically convert GitLab links into macros | ✅ | ❌ Not configurable on Cloud, auto-conversion is always on |
Macro Default Settings (administrator-defined default values applied to GitLab macros) | ✅ | ❌ |
Hosting & deployment
Capability | Data Center | Cloud |
|---|---|---|
Works with http://gitlab.com (SaaS GitLab) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Works with self-hosted, internet-reachable GitLab | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Works with self-hosted GitLab that is not reachable from the internet | ✅ Yes | ❌ |
Need help?
If you have questions about the differences above, please contact the Move Work Forward Support team. We'll be glad to help.