# GitLab vs Gogs

**Leader by Vioscale score:** GitLab

| Attribute | GitLab | Gogs |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.1 (61% (medium)) | 45.8 (44% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 10 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 55 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 47,774 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 8,330 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"seat_priced_ee"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"centralized","api_surface":"REST","license_model":"free","access_control":"repo","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Flexible pricing with seat-based licenses and usage-based credits; annual commitment option available","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:52:27.821Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gogs.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:09.534Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | 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/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/release-archive-testing","date":"2026-01-31T14:26:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release-archive-testing"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2","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"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.7 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| 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 | 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) | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:00:57.207Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*