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Gitea

A self-hosted Git repository platform enabling lightweight, efficient code management and team collaboration with built-in CI/CD.

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What is Gitea?

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

Gitea pricing

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HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open source or from $9.50/user/mo for enterprise cloud hosting

Open Source

Free
Free

Self-hosted Git service under MIT license with unlimited users and repositories

  • Code hosting
  • Issue tracking
  • Pull requests
  • Project management
  • Gitea Actions (CI/CD)
  • Packages
  • Rapid updates
  • Active contributions
  • Community support

Enterprise

Contact sales
Contact sales
annual

Dedicated support and infrastructure with enterprise-grade security and compliance features

  • All Open Source features
  • SAML SSO Integration
  • Audit Logs
  • Kubernetes AutoScaling Runners
  • Priority security bug fix notifications
  • Priority email and online support with SLA
  • Installation/Upgrade Assistant Service
  • Emergency telephone/remote support

What Gitea does

The capabilities that matter for version control, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Model
VCS model
Distributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
Git
Deployment
Hosting
Cloud + self-hosted
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
-
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
-
Licensing
Open-source core
Open-source
Self-managed license model
Free
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
REST / webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
✓
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
✓
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (21)

Independently observed
  • GitHub Actions
  • Slack
  • Cargo
  • Chef
  • Composer
  • Conan
  • Conda
  • Container
  • Helm
  • Maven
  • NPM
  • NuGet
  • Pub
  • PyPI
  • RubyGems
  • Vagrant
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • TiDB
  • MS SQL

Security & compliance

Known vulnerabilities: 20 (8 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

Gitea FAQ

Common questions about Gitea, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Gitea?

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. It is indexed under Version Control.

Source: https://about.gitea.com/pricing/

Is Gitea free to use?

Gitea is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://about.gitea.com/pricing/

What platforms does Gitea support?

Gitea supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://about.gitea.com/pricing/

Can Gitea be self-hosted?

Yes. Gitea can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://about.gitea.com/pricing/

What does Gitea integrate with?

We have confirmed 21 integrations for Gitea, including GitHub Actions, Slack, Cargo, Chef, Composer, Conan, Conda and Container, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://about.gitea.com/pricing/

What security certifications does Gitea have?

We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Gitea. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Gitea not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://about.gitea.com

Is Gitea open source?

Yes. Gitea 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/go-gitea/gitea

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Balanced composite 53 / 100
high · 78%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Development activity630.127.6✓
Release cadence920.076.1✓
Capabilities580.084.8✓
Security score690.053.7✓
Stars900.033.0✓
Dependent projects270.082.2✓
Integrations390.052.0✓
Security posture150.091.3✓
Package downloads00.170.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.080.0-

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d100mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars57,858highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
Dependent repos41highsource · 2026-09-07 · 85%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesHosting: both · Vcs model: distributed · Api surface: REST / webhooks · Built in ci: Yes · Code review: pr_mr · License model: freemediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count21mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryGohighsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxMIThighsource · 2026-09-07 · 95%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 50%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days15mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
HipaaYesmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
Scorecard6.9highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 20 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgo-gitea%2Fgitea&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 8 · Max severity: CRITICALhighsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
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