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Comparison

Gitea vs Perforce Helix Core

On the evidence we track, Gitea leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Gitea full profile →Perforce Helix Core full profile →
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★Gitea56
Perforce Helix Core47
Score
Vioscale score
Gitea56 / 100high · 77%
Perforce Helix Core47 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tier
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Model
Giteacommercial
Perforce Helix Corefreemium
Price level
Gitealow
Perforce Helix Coremid
Transparent
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✗
Integrations
Count
Gitea21
Perforce Helix Core14
Security
Disclosure policy
Gitea–
Perforce Helix Core✓
Gdpr
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Hipaa
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core–
Scorecard
Gitea7.1
Perforce Helix Core–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gitea41
Perforce Helix Core–
Github stars
Gitea57,622
Perforce Helix Core–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gitea100
Perforce Helix Core–
Release
Cadence days
Gitea16
Perforce Helix Core–
History
Gitea20 items
Perforce Helix Core–
License
Spdx
GiteaMIT
Perforce Helix Core–
Language
Primary
GiteaGo
Perforce Helix Core–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Model
VCS model
GiteaDistributed
Perforce Helix CoreCentralized
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
GiteaGit
Perforce Helix CorePerforce
Deployment
Hosting
GiteaCloud + self-hosted
Perforce Helix CoreCloud + self-hosted
Review
Code review
GiteaPR / MR
Perforce Helix CoreGerrit change-based
Storage
Large-file / binary handling
Gitea-
Perforce Helix CoreNative large binary
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
Gitea-
Perforce Helix Core✓
DevOps
Built-in CI
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✗
Access
Access control granularity
Gitea-
Perforce Helix CorePath-level
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
Gitea-
Perforce Helix Core✓
Licensing
Open-source core
GiteaOpen-source
Perforce Helix CoreClosed
Self-managed license model
GiteaFree
Perforce Helix CoreSeat-priced EE
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
Gitea-
Perforce Helix CoreREST API
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
Gitea-
Perforce Helix Core-

What each one is

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

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

Perforce Helix Core

A version control platform designed to efficiently handle large files, source code, and digital assets for distributed development teams, with infrastructure built for enterprise-scale projects and real-time collaboration.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Gitea

Leader
from $9.50/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open-source tier or from $9.50/user/month for enterprise

  • Open SourceFree
    • Code hosting
    • Issue tracking
    • Pull requests
    • Project management
    • Gitea Actions (CI/CD)
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseFrom $9.50/user/month (1-year annual commitment)
    • All Free features
    • SAML SSO Integration
    • Audit Logs
    • Kubernetes AutoScaling Runners
    • Priority security bug fix notifications
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Perforce Helix Core

from $39/moHybridFree tier

Free for up to 5 users; cloud-hosted at $39/user/month; custom pricing for on-premises and enterprise tiers

  • FreeFree
    • 20 workspaces
    • 3 Git repos
    • 3 lifetime support cases
    • Cloud deployment templates (AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean)
    • P4 Code Review
    • +1 more
  • Cloud$39 per user per month
    • Single tenant
    • Unlimited workspaces
    • Unlimited support cases
    • Automatic updates and backups
    • P4 Code Review (for 3+ users)
  • ScaleContact sales
    • Everything in Free plan
    • Unlimited workspaces
    • Unlimited support cases
    • Unlimited Git repos
    • Option to add P4 DAM
  • PlatformContact sales
    • Everything in Scale plan
    • P4 DAM for art and design teams
    • P4 Plan for producers and project managers
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
macOS
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Windows
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Linux
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
CLI
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Self-hosted
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
On-premise
Gitea✓
Perforce Helix Core✓
Hybrid
Gitea✗
Perforce Helix Core✓

Integrations

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

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

Perforce Helix Core

14 total
  • Unity
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Blender
  • Windows File Explorer
  • Git
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • DigitalOcean
  • LDAP
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • OAuth
Independently observed

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