Comparison

GitLab vs Gogs

On the evidence we track, GitLab leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. 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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★GitLab60

Gogs46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GitLabLeader	Gogs
Vioscale score	60 / 100medium · 61%	46 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
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	-	47,774
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	8,330
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	10
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

GitLab60 / 100medium · 61%

Gogs46 / 100low · 44%

Pricing

Free tier

GitLab✓

Gogs✓

Model

GitLabfreemium

Gogsopen_source

Price level

GitLablow

Gogsfree

Security

Disclosure policy

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Gdpr

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Iso27001

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Pci

GitLab✓

Gogs–

Scorecard

GitLab–

Gogs5.7

Soc2

GitLab✓

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–

Gogs47,774

Package downloads weekly

GitLab–

Gogs8,330

Activity

Commits last 30d

GitLab–

Gogs10

Release

History

GitLab–

Gogs20 items

License

Spdx

GitLab–

GogsMIT

Language

Primary

GitLab–

GogsGo

Market

Availability

GitLabAvailable worldwide

Gogs–

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	-
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
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

Gogs-

Storage

Large-file / binary handling

GitLab-

Gogs-

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

GitLab is an integrated DevOps platform combining source code management, CI/CD, planning, and security scanning with AI agents that automate development workflows while maintaining team 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

HybridFree tier

Flexible pricing with seat-based licenses and usage-based credits; annual commitment option available

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	GitLab	Gogs
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

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✓

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