# Gitea vs Gogs

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Gitea

| Attribute | Gitea | Gogs |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53.3 (76% (high)) | 41.9 (51% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 41 | 55 |
| adoption.github_stars | 58,303 | 47,864 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 3,624 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"What is Gitea?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gitea is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"Is Gitea free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gitea supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Gitea support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gitea can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"Can Gitea be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Gitea, including GitHub Actions, Slack, Cargo, Chef, Composer, Conan, Conda and Container, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"What does Gitea integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Gitea. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Gitea not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://about.gitea.com","question":"What security certifications does Gitea have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gitea is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea","question":"Is Gitea open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"What is Gogs?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gogs is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"Is Gogs free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gogs supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"What platforms does Gogs support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gogs can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"Can Gogs be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gogs is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs","question":"Is Gogs open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"REST / webhooks","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"free","sso_saml_scim":true,"access_control":"repo","signed_commits":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"centralized","large_file":"git_lfs","api_surface":"REST","code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"free","access_control":"repo","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 21 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Cargo"},{"name":"Chef"},{"name":"Composer"},{"name":"Conan"},{"name":"Conda"},{"name":"Container"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"NPM"},{"name":"NuGet"},{"name":"Pub"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"RubyGems"},{"name":"Vagrant"},{"name":"SQLite"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"TiDB"},{"name":"MS SQL"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Discord","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Dingtalk","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":false,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise","native":false,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MySQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MariaDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SQLite3","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free","features":["Code hosting","Issue tracking","Pull requests","Project management","Gitea Actions (CI/CD)","Packages","Rapid updates","Active contributions","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-hosted Git service under MIT license with unlimited users and repositories","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$9.50/user/mo (1-year commitment) or $19/user/mo","features":["All Open Source features","SAML SSO Integration","Audit Logs","Kubernetes AutoScaling Runners","Priority security bug fix notifications","Priority email and online support with SLA","Installation/Upgrade Assistant Service","Emergency telephone/remote support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":9.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dedicated support and infrastructure with enterprise-grade security and compliance features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source or from $9.50/user/mo for enterprise cloud hosting","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T13:15:47.581Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gogs.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:09.534Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 16 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":20,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgo-gitea%2Fgitea&per_page=100","last_12m":8,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"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"}` |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Gitea | Gogs |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Distributed | Centralized |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Git |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | PR / MR | PR / MR |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Large-file / binary handling | - | Git LFS |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | - | - |
| **DevOps** |  |  |
| Built-in CI | ✓ | - |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Access control granularity | Repo | 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 / webhooks | REST |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | ✓ | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:00:28.043Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
