What is Gitea?
A self-hosted DevOps platform for code hosting, issue tracking, pull requests, and integrated CI/CD. Available as free open-source or managed cloud with enterprise support.
Gitea pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free self-hosted tier. Cloud Enterprise from $9.50/user/mo (annual commitment).
Open Source
FreeFree, self-hosted Git service under the MIT license with full control, unlimited users and repositories.
- Code hosting
- Issue tracking
- Pull requests
- Project management
- Gitea Actions (CI/CD)
- Packages
- Rapid updates
- Active contributions
- Community support
Enterprise
Cloud-managed Gitea with dedicated support, infrastructure, SSO, audit logs, and SLA support.
- All Gitea features
- SAML SSO Integration
- Audit Logs
- Kubernetes AutoScaling Runners
- Priority security bug fix notifications
- Priority email and online support with SLA
- Installation/Upgrade Assistant
- 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.
- VCS model
- Distributed
- Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
- Git
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Code review
- PR / MR
- Large-file / binary handling
- -
- Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
- -
- Built-in CI
- ✓
- Access control granularity
- -
- Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
- -
- Open-source core
- Open-source
- Self-managed license model
- Free
- API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
- -
- SSO / SAML / SCIM
- ✓
- Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- GitHub Actions compatible
Gitea alternatives
Other version control we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- GitA free and open source distributed version control systemlow · 6%
- ForgejoBeyond coding. We forge.low · 3%
- MercurialWork easier, Work fasterlow · 8%
- GerritThe open source, patchset based, code review platform for Git-based developmentlow · 29%
- FossilA Coherent Software Configuration Management Systemlow · 14%
- Apache SubversionEnterprise-class centralized version control for the masseslow · 10%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Gitea, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 63 | 18.00 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 93 | 10.00 | 927.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 8.00 | 800.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 16.00 | 733.1 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 80 | 6.00 | 480.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 90 | 5.00 | 448.7 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 10 | 13.00 | 130.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 8.00 | 69.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
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
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 57,151 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"distributed","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"free","sso_saml_scim":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 13 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hipaa | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |