Comparison

GitLab vs Gogs

On the evidence we track, GitLab leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

GitLab full profile →Gogs full profile →

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★GitLab55

Gogs42

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GitLabLeader	Gogs
vioscaleAI score	55 / 100low · 46%	42 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/security-risk-management/security-policies/team-member-environment/andys-test-group/verify-issue-560629/-/merge_requests	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	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
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	55
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	47,864
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	3,624
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	3
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

GitLab55 / 100low · 46%

Gogs42 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

GitLab✓

Gogs✓

Model

GitLabcommercial

Gogsopen_source

Price level

GitLabunknown

Gogsfree

Transparent

GitLab✗

Gogs–

Integrations

Count

GitLab–

Gogs9

Security

Disclosure policy

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Gdpr

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Iso27001

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Pci

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Scorecard

GitLab–

Gogs5.7

Soc2

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Trust center

GitLabhttps://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/security-risk-management/security-policies/team-member-environment/andys-test-group/verify-issue-560629/-/merge_requests

Gogs–

Vulnerabilities

GitLab–

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

Reliability

Status page

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Adoption

Dependent repos

GitLab–

Gogs55

Github stars

GitLab–

Gogs47,864

Package downloads weekly

GitLab–

Gogs3,624

Activity

Commits last 30d

GitLab–

Gogs3

Release

History

GitLab–

Gogs20 items

License

Spdx

GitLab–

GogsMIT

Language

Primary

GitLab–

GogsGo

Market

Availability

GitLabAvailable worldwide

Gogs–

Content

Faq

GitLab5 items

Gogs5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Version Control
Capability	GitLab	Gogs
Model
VCS model	-	Centralized
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)	-	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
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)	-	-
Licensing
Open-source core	-	Open-source
Self-managed license model	Seat-priced EE	Free
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)	-	REST
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM	-	-
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)	-	-

Model

VCS model

GitLab-

GogsCentralized

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

GitLab-

GogsGit

Deployment

Hosting

GitLabCloud + self-hosted

GogsSelf-hosted only

Review

Code review

GitLabPR / MR

GogsPR / MR

Storage

Large-file / binary handling

GitLab-

GogsGit LFS

Scale

Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)

GitLab-

Gogs-

DevOps

Built-in CI

GitLab✓

Gogs-

Access

Access control granularity

GitLab-

GogsRepo

Federation

Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)

GitLab-

Gogs-

Licensing

Open-source core

GitLab-

GogsOpen-source

Self-managed license model

GitLabSeat-priced EE

GogsFree

Integration

API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)

GitLab-

GogsREST

Enterprise

SSO / SAML / SCIM

GitLab-

Gogs-

Security

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

GitLab-

Gogs-

What each one is

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

GitLab

Leader

An integrated development system managing the complete software lifecycle from planning through deployment, featuring built-in security controls, automated workflows powered by autonomous agents, and compliance audit trails while keeping development teams in control.

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.

GitLab

Leader

Hybrid

Seat-based and usage-based pricing with annual commitment options.

as of 2026-09-04verify ↗

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	GitLab	Gogs
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

GitLab✓

Gogs✓

macOS

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

Windows

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

Linux

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

CLI

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

Self-hosted

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

On-premise

GitLab✗

Gogs✓

Air-gapped

GitLab✓

Gogs✗

Integrations

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

GitLab

Leader

Not documented yet.

Gogs

9 total

Slack
Discord
Dingtalk
GitHub
GitHub Enterprise
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MariaDB
SQLite3

Independently observed

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GitLab or Gogs: which one depends on you

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