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Toast vs gitlab-ci-local: catalog facts
Toast	gitlab-ci-local
Free Free to use; the repository is MIT licensed.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Defines repeatable tasks in a YAML file Caches task results as container images	Runs pipelines locally with shell or Docker executors Supports trying jobs before pushing changes
Requires Docker	Focused on GitLab CI configuration
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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