What made you pick Gitlab over Bitbucket? Both can be self-hosted, but I'm not sure yet which one to choose myself. We do use Jira/Confluence internally so we might want to stick within that ecosystem but I hear very good things about Gitlab. I believe both integrate well with Jira as well and support smartcommits. What were the advantages for you?
Great to hear you're already using JIRA and Confluence. Adding Bitbucket to the mix will give you access to a bunch of great integration features.
We've been working on making it easier for the entire development team to collaborate and give them the right information at the right time. Here is a selection of features that I think you will find useful:
I've been using GitLab for almost a year and I love it. I tried BitBucket and found it confusing and counterintuitive—the UI is crowded, as is the UI for JIRA and Confluence. (Don't forget that GitLab replaces Bitbucket and JIRA and Confluence, and actually does even more than that.) https://about.gitlab.com/comparison/#gitlab-ceee-vs-bitbucke...