Gitea

Private, fast, reliable self-hosted DevOps platform

About Gitea

Gitea is a self-hosted DevOps platform centered on Git hosting. A single lightweight service provides repositories, code review, issue tracking, project boards, a package registry for more than twenty formats, and Gitea Actions CI/CD compatible with GitHub Actions workflows. The MIT-licensed open-source edition runs with unlimited users and repositories, suiting individuals, teams, and companies that want development infrastructure under their own control.

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Gitea: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers git, code hosting, ci cd, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1164 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Gitea pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	gitea.com

Gitea key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: git, code hosting, ci cd, self hosted
Official site: gitea.com

Gitea FAQ

How much does Gitea cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (gitea.com).

What is Gitea used for?

Private, fast, reliable self-hosted DevOps platform Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: git, code hosting, ci cd, self hosted.

Where can I try Gitea?

On its official site, gitea.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Gitea vs alternatives

	Gitea	GitBucket	Bitbucket	cgit
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	git, code hosting, ci cd, self hosted	git, self hosted, code hosting, scala	git, version control, ci cd, code review	git, source code, open source, self hosted
Official site	gitea.com	gitbucket.github.io	atlassian.com	git.zx2c4.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside Gitea, it includes Vexa, ScribeCrate, Smallest AI, Amp.

FreemiumDeveloper Toolsgitcode-hostingci-cdself-hosted

Alternatives to Gitea

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with Gitea — worth comparing before you commit:

Developer Tools

GitBucket

Git platform powered by Scala with easy installation

Freegitself-hostedcode-hostingscala

Developer Tools

Bitbucket

Git code hosting with built-in CI/CD from Atlassian

Freemiumgitversion-controlci-cdcode-review

Developer Tools

cgit

A hyperfast web frontend for Git repositories written in C

Freegitsource-codeopen-sourceself-hosted

Developer Tools

Forgejo

Community fork of Gitea for software forges

Freegitself-hostedcommunity

Developer Tools

Gitea

Lightweight self-hosted Git service in Go

Freegitself-hostedopen-source

Developer Tools

GitLab

The complete DevOps platform in a single application.

Freemiumgitdevopsci-cd

More in Developer Tools

Comparing tools in the Developer Tools category? These related listings are worth a look: Vexa — Real-time AI assistant infrastructure for flawless business meetings; ScribeCrate — Self-hosted transcription, subtitles, and English translation with an OpenAI-compatible API; Smallest AI — Voice AI models for every part of the conversation.