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Comparison

Apache Subversion vs Gitea

On the evidence we track, Gitea leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Subversion42
★Gitea53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Subversion42 / 100medium · 59%
Gitea53 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea✓
Model
Apache Subversionopen_source
Giteacommercial
Price level
Apache Subversionfree
Gitealow
Transparent
Apache Subversion–
Gitea✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Subversion4
Gitea21
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea–
Gdpr
Apache Subversion–
Gitea✓
Hipaa
Apache Subversion–
Gitea✓
Scorecard
Apache Subversion4.5
Gitea7.1
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Subversion–
Gitea✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Subversion121
Gitea41
Github stars
Apache Subversion646
Gitea58,303
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Subversion57
Gitea100
Release
Cadence days
Apache Subversion–
Gitea16
History
Apache Subversion–
Gitea20 items
License
Spdx
Apache SubversionApache-2.0
GiteaMIT
Language
Primary
Apache SubversionC
GiteaGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Apache Subversion5 items
Gitea7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for version control. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Model
VCS model
Apache SubversionCentralized
GiteaDistributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
Apache SubversionSubversion
GiteaGit
Deployment
Hosting
Apache SubversionSelf-hosted only
GiteaCloud + self-hosted
Review
Code review
Apache SubversionNone (engine only)
GiteaPR / MR
Storage
Large-file / binary handling
Apache Subversion-
Gitea-
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea-
DevOps
Built-in CI
Apache Subversion✗
Gitea✓
Access
Access control granularity
Apache SubversionPath-level
GiteaRepo
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
Apache Subversion✗
Gitea-
Licensing
Open-source core
Apache SubversionOpen-source
GiteaOpen-source
Self-managed license model
Apache SubversionFree
GiteaFree
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
Apache SubversionWebDAV/DeltaV protocol, svnserve protocol, command-line
GiteaREST / webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
Apache Subversion✗
Gitea✓
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
Apache Subversion✗
Gitea✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Subversion

An open-source version control system providing centralized code and file management with emphasis on reliability, ease of use, and scalability from individual developers to large enterprises.

Independently observed

Gitea

Leader

Gitea is an open-source DevOps platform that provides Git repository hosting, code review, CI/CD pipelines via integrated Gitea Actions, and multi-format package management. It supports both cloud-hosted and self-managed deployments on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Kubernetes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Subversion

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Gitea

Leader
HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open source or from $9.50/user/mo for enterprise cloud hosting

  • Open SourceFree
    • Code hosting
    • Issue tracking
    • Pull requests
    • Project management
    • Gitea Actions (CI/CD)
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Open Source features
    • SAML SSO Integration
    • Audit Logs
    • Kubernetes AutoScaling Runners
    • Priority security bug fix notifications
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Apache Subversion✗
Gitea✓
macOS
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea✗
Windows
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea✗
Linux
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea✗
CLI
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Subversion✗
Gitea✓
Self-hosted
Apache Subversion✓
Gitea✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Subversion

4 total
  • TortoiseSVN
  • Eclipse
  • NetBeans
  • SVNKit
Independently observed

Gitea

Leader
21 total
  • GitHub Actions
  • Slack
  • Cargo
  • Chef
  • Composer
  • Conan
  • Conda
  • Container
  • Helm
  • Maven
  • NPM
  • NuGet
  • Pub
  • PyPI
  • RubyGems
  • Vagrant
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • TiDB
  • MS SQL
Independently observed
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