GitLab Accelerates Growth with 27% Revenue Increase in Q1 FY2026
The first quarter of fiscal year 2026 has been a remarkable period for GitLab, as the company has reported a significant revenue increase of 27% year-over-year to $215 million. This impressive growth is a testament to the demonstrable value that customers realize with GitLab's AI native Dev SecOps platform.
According to Bill Staples, CEO of GitLab, the company's continued growth underscores the importance of its AI native cloud agnostic model neutral Dev SecOps platform. Unlike competitors, GitLab is the only platform capable of running anywhere, including air gap environments, making it a unique solution for customers seeking comprehensive security and compliance.
Staples emphasized that every day, organizations face pressure to maximize efficiency, and software is an essential lever they have to create business agility and competitive advantage. GitLab's DevSecOps platform stands at the core of enabling customers to build mission-critical software, with built-in contextual AI that's only possible on a unified data store.
One notable example of GitLab's success is Super Micro, an AI solutions provider that recently doubled the size of their software team and upgraded from the free tier in Q1. They selected GitLab Premium and DuoPro to build an internal software acceleration program, targeting 2x faster feature development for their end-to-end AI infrastructure solutions.
GitLab's R&D team had a big quarter with the annual launch of new product capabilities across the platform in GitLab 18. The May introduction and product road map build upon the essential capabilities of successful software development, core DevOps, security, and AI. In core DevOps, GitLab is centralizing artifact management, optimizing CICD pipelines for speed and security, and making it easier for users to find, filter, and embed content from anywhere in the platform.
Staples also highlighted that the company is deepening its security capabilities to help customers achieve comprehensive visibility and control. This includes custom frameworks to design, implement, and enforce compliance, vulnerability dashboards to pinpoint critical findings, and innovation to improve detection accuracy, reduce false positives, and help customers focus on the code that threat actors can exploit.
As GitLab continues to accelerate growth, its market-leading solutions are becoming even more effective due to their embedded nature within the DevSecOps platform. With a unified platform that uniquely enables enterprises to maintain enterprise security and compliance while embracing AI and transforming development practices, GitLab is poised for further success in the rapidly evolving software development landscape.
