gitlab vs Redmine
gitlab is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GitLab. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). Redmine is an MCP server published by aarondpn. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Redmine | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 462 Stars (GitHub): 41 694 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.14.0 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 54 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | gitlab | Redmine |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 41 694 (better) | 54 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 462 (better) | 10 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (gitlab.com/api/v4/mcp) | On your machine (ghcr.io/aarondpn/redmine-mcp:2.14.0) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/aarondpn/redmine-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
gitlab
GitLab DevOps platform integration. Manage repositories, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, issues, and wikis. Full access to GitLab's comprehensive DevOps lifecycle tools.
Redmine
Work with Redmine issues, projects, time entries, wiki pages and more. Read-only by default.
How to run each
gitlab As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install gitlab@claude-plugins-officialRedmine As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "REDMINE_API_KEY=<YOUR_REDMINE_API_KEY>" --env "REDMINE_SERVER=<YOUR_REDMINE_SERVER>" --transport stdio redmine-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e REDMINE_API_KEY -e REDMINE_SERVER ghcr.io/aarondpn/redmine-mcp:2.14.0Requires: REDMINE_API_KEY (secret), REDMINE_SERVER
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only gitlab has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of gitlab publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: gitlab · What it can do: Redmine · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.