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To help decide if Gitea is suited for your needs, here is how it compares to other Git self hosted options. To help decide if Gitea is suited for your needs, here is how it compares to other Git self hosted options.
Be warned that we don't regularly check for feature changes in other products, so this list may be outdated. If you find anything that needs to be updated in the table below, please report it in an [issue on GitHub](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues). Be warned that we don't regularly check for feature changes in other products, so this list may be outdated. If you find anything that needs to be updated in the table below, please [open an issue](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/new/choose).
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## General Features ## General Features
| Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE | | Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE |
| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------| ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------ | | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ |
| Open source and free | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | | Open source and free | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Low resource usage (RAM/CPU) | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | | Low RAM/ CPU usage | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Multiple database support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ⁄ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | | Multiple database support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ⁄ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple OS support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | | Multiple OS support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Easy upgrade process | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | | Easy upgrades | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Markdown support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Telemetry | **✘** | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| Orgmode support | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ? | | Third-party render tool support | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ? |
| CSV support | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ? | | WebAuthn (2FA) | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| Third-party render tool support | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ? | | Extensive API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Static Git-powered pages | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/302) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Built-in Package/Container Registry | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Integrated Git-powered wiki | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (cloud only) | ✘ | | Sync commits to an external repo (push mirror) | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Deploy Tokens | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Sync commits from an external repo (pull mirror) | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ? |
| Repository Tokens with write rights | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Light and Dark Theme | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ? |
| Built-in Package/Container Registry | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Custom Theme Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ |
| External git mirroring | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Markdown support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WebAuthn (2FA) | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | | CSV support | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ? |
| Built-in CI/CD | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | 'GitHub / GitLab pages' | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/302) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Subgroups: groups within groups | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/1872) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | | Repo-specific wiki (as a repo itself) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | / | ✘ |
| Mermaid diagrams in Markdown | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Deploy Tokens | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Math syntax in Markdown | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Repository Tokens with write rights | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RSS Feeds | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Built-in CI/CD | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/13539) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Subgroups: groups within groups | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/1872) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ |
| Interaction with other instances | [/](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/18240) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Mermaid diagrams in Markdown | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Math syntax in Markdown | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
## Code management ## Code management
| Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE | | Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ | | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ |
| Repository topics | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Repository topics | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Repository code search | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Repository code search | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global code search | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Global code search | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Git LFS 2.0 | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Git LFS 2.0 | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Group Milestones | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Group Milestones | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/14622) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Granular user roles (Code, Issues, Wiki etc) | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Granular user roles (Code, Issues, Wiki, …) | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Verified Committer | ⁄ | ✘ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Verified Committer | ⁄ | ✘ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| GPG Signed Commits | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | GPG Signed Commits | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSH Signed Commits | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ? | ? | | SSH Signed Commits | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ? | ? |
| Reject unsigned commits | [✓](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/9708) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Reject unsigned commits | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Repository Activity page | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Migrating repos from other services | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branch manager | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Repository Activity page | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create new branches | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Branch manager | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web code editor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Create new branches | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Commit graph | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Web code editor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Template Repositories | [✓](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/8768) | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Commit graph | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Template Repositories | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Git Blame | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Visual comparison of image changes | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
## Issue Tracker ## Issue Tracker
| Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE | | Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------------- | ------------ | | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ |
| Issue tracker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (cloud only) | ✘ | | Issue tracker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | / | ✘ |
| Issue templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Issue templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Labels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Labels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Time tracking | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Time tracking | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Multiple assignees for issues | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Multiple assignees for issues | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Related issues | ✘ | ✘ | ⁄ | [✓](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/project/issues/related_issues.html) | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Related issues | ✘ | ✘ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Confidential issues | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/3217) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Confidential issues | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/3217) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Comment reactions | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Comment reactions | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Lock Discussion | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Lock Discussion | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Batch issue handling | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Batch issue handling | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Issue Boards (Kanban) | [✓](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/8346) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Issue Boards (Kanban) | [/](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/14710) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Create new branches from issues | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Create branch from issue | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/20226) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Issue search | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Convert comment to new issue | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Global issue search | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/2434) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Issue search | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Issue dependency | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | | Global issue search | [/](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/2434) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Create issue via email | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6226) | [✘](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/2602) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Issue dependency | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Service Desk | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6219) | ✘ | ✘ | [✓](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/3103) | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Create issue via email | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6226) | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Service Desk | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6219) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
## Pull/Merge requests ## Pull/Merge requests
| Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE | | Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE |
| ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ |
| Pull/Merge requests | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull/Merge requests | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Squash merging | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | [✓](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/project/merge_requests/squash_and_merge.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Squash merging | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rebase merging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ⁄ | ✘ | ✓ | | Rebase merging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pull/Merge request inline comments | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull/Merge request inline comments | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pull/Merge request approval | ✓ | ✘ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pull/Merge request approval | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Merge conflict resolution | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5158) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Merge conflict resolution | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/9014) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Restrict push and merge access to certain users | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Restrict push and merge access to certain users | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revert specific commits or a merge request | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5158) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Revert specific commits | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Pull/Merge requests templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Pull/Merge requests templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Cherry-picking changes | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5158) | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Cherry-picking changes | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Download Patch | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [/](https://jira.atlassian.com/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/BCLOUD-8323) | ✘ | | Download Patch | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | / | ✘ |
## 3rd-party integrations ## 3rd-party integrations
| Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE | | Feature | Gitea | Gogs | GitHub EE | GitLab CE | GitLab EE | BitBucket | RhodeCode CE |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ | | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------ |
| Webhook support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Git Hooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Git Hooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AD / LDAP integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | AD / LDAP integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple LDAP / AD server support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Multiple LDAP / AD server support | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LDAP user synchronization | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | LDAP user synchronization | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SAML 2.0 service provider | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5512) | [✘](https://github.com/gogs/gogs/issues/1221) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | SAML 2.0 service provider | [✘](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5512) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| OpenId Connect support | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✘ | | OpenID Connect support | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✘ |
| OAuth 2.0 integration (external authorization) | ✓ | ✘ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | | OAuth 2.0 integration (external authorization) | ✓ | ✘ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ |
| Act as OAuth 2.0 provider | [✓](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/5378) | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Act as OAuth 2.0 provider | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Two factor authentication (2FA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | | Two factor authentication (2FA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Mattermost/Slack integration | ✓ | ✓ | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ⁄ | ✓ | | Integration with the most common services | ✓ | / | ⁄ | ✓ | ✓ | ⁄ | ✓ |
| Discord integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | | Incorporate external CI/CD | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microsoft Teams integration | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| External CI/CD status display | ✓ | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |

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