Comparison

Git vs Gogs

No leader: the top candidate Git has only 0.34 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Git full profile →Gogs full profile →

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Git58

Gogs46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Git	Gogs
Vioscale score	58 / 100low · 34%	46 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.2	5.7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=git&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgogs%2Fgogs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	326	55
Github starsadoption.github_stars	62,807	47,774
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	8,330
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	10
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Git58 / 100low · 34%

Gogs46 / 100low · 44%

Pricing

Free tier

Git✓

Gogs✓

Model

Gitopen_source

Gogsopen_source

Price level

Gitfree

Gogsfree

Transparent

Git✓

Gogs–

Security

Scorecard

Git5.2

Gogs5.7

Vulnerabilities

GitCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=git&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

GogsCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgogs%2Fgogs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Git326

Gogs55

Github stars

Git62,807

Gogs47,774

Package downloads weekly

Git–

Gogs8,330

Activity

Commits last 30d

Git100

Gogs10

Release

History

Git–

Gogs20 items

License

Spdx

Git–

GogsMIT

Language

Primary

GitC

GogsGo

Market

Availability

GitAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Gogs–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Version Control
Capability	Git	Gogs
Model
VCS model	Distributed	Centralized
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)	Git	Git
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Self-hosted only
Review
Code review	None (engine only)	-
Storage
Large-file / binary handling	-	-
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)	-	-
DevOps
Built-in CI	✗	-
Access
Access control granularity	-	Repo
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)	✗	-
Licensing
Open-source core	Open-source	Open-source
Self-managed license model	Free	Free
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)	-	REST
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM	-	-
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)	-	-

Model

VCS model

GitDistributed

GogsCentralized

Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)

GitGit

GogsGit

Deployment

Hosting

GitSelf-hosted only

GogsSelf-hosted only

Review

Code review

GitNone (engine only)

Gogs-

Storage

Large-file / binary handling

Git-

Gogs-

Scale

Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)

Git-

Gogs-

DevOps

Built-in CI

Git✗

Gogs-

Access

Access control granularity

Git-

GogsRepo

Federation

Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)

Git✗

Gogs-

Licensing

Open-source core

GitOpen-source

GogsOpen-source

Self-managed license model

GitFree

GogsFree

Integration

API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)

Git-

GogsREST

Enterprise

SSO / SAML / SCIM

Git-

Gogs-

Security

Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)

Git-

Gogs-

What each one is

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

Git

A distributed version control system built for speed and efficiency, widely used by developers to track code changes and manage project history. Available as free and open source software under GPLv2.

Independently observed

Gogs

A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Git

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Gogs

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Git	Gogs
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Git✗

Gogs✓

macOS

Git✗

Gogs✓

Windows

Git✗

Gogs✓

Linux

Git✗

Gogs✓

CLI

Git✓

Gogs✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Git✓

Gogs✓

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.