# Gogs vs Mercurial

| Attribute | Gogs | Mercurial |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 41.9 (51% (medium)) | 53.6 (10% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 3 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 55 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 47,864 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 3,624 | 86,972 |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"Mercurial is a distributed source control management system designed to efficiently handle large repositories with fast performance across teams. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","question":"What is Mercurial?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mercurial offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","question":"Is Mercurial free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mercurial supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","question":"What platforms does Mercurial support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Mercurial can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","question":"Can Mercurial be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support. | Mercurial is a distributed source control management system designed to efficiently handle large repositories with fast performance across teams. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"CLI","built_in_ci":false,"code_review":"none","license_model":"free","sso_saml_scim":false,"underlying_vcs":"Mercurial","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"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 | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gogs.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:09.534Z"}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:35:30.923Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/latest-commit-build","date":"2026-01-31T16:59:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"latest-commit-build"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/release-archive-testing","date":"2026-01-31T14:26:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release-archive-testing"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3","date":"2026-06-07T20:51:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3-rc.1","date":"2026-06-07T19:07:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.3-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2","date":"2026-02-19T03:47:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2-rc.1","date":"2026-02-19T00:27:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.1","date":"2026-02-01T03:32:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.1-rc.1","date":"2026-02-01T03:29:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.0","date":"2026-02-01T00:17:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.0-rc.1","date":"2026-01-31T23:01:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4","date":"2026-01-23T18:32:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4-rc.3","date":"2026-01-23T17:38:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.4-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4-rc.2","date":"2026-01-23T17:35:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.4-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4-rc.1","date":"2026-01-23T17:32:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.4-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.3","date":"2025-06-09T00:43:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.3-rc.1","date":"2025-06-08T23:50:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.3-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.2","date":"2024-12-23T16:37:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.2-rc.1","date":"2024-12-23T16:06:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.1","date":"2024-12-23T00:19:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.1-rc.1","date":"2024-12-22T23:32:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.1-rc.1"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.7 | - |
| security.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"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Gogs | Mercurial |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Centralized | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Mercurial |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | PR / MR | None (engine only) |
| **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 | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | Free | Free |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | REST | CLI |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | ✗ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:04:39.273Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*