Gitea vs GitLab
Both Gitea and GitLab are self-hosted alternatives to Bitbucket, CircleCI, GitHub, GitLab.com and Travis CI. Both are filed under Software Development - Project Management.
Side by side
| Field | Gitea | GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Git with a cup of tea! Painless all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD. | Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis. |
| GitHub stars | 58,812 | 7,175 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Platforms | Go, Docker, K8S | Ruby, deb, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | v28.3.0, 1 November 2026 | v18.11.0, 16 April 2026 |
| Repository activity | 1 November 2026 | 2 November 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Software Development - Project Management | Software Development - Project Management |
| Website | https://gitea.com | https://about.gitlab.com |
| Source code | https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Gitea has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 58,812 against 7,175.
- GitLab recorded repository activity more recently, 2 November 2026 against 1 November 2026.
- Gitea has the newer release on record: v28.3.0, 1 November 2026, against v18.11.0, 16 April 2026.
- Both are listed under the same license: MIT.
- Platforms differ: Gitea lists Go, Docker, K8S; GitLab lists Ruby, deb, Docker, K8S.
- Both are filed under the same categories: Software Development - Project Management.