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Gitea vs Soft Serve
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Gitea | Soft Serve |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 58k | 7.2k |
| Latest | v28.0.0 | v0.12.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 16 days between releases | about 31 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 90+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 12 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace GitHub. Alternatives to GitHub →
Full replacementGiteaPull requests, issues and Actions that run GitHub Actions workflows, on your own server.
PartialSoft ServeRepositories served over SSH, HTTP and the git protocol with a terminal UI, without a web interface or pull requests.
Gitea
Soft Serve
- v0.12.32026-10-05This release fixes three security issues reported by @sondt99 and @Xiaoyiyi23.
- v0.12.22026-08-07This release fixes a security issue reported by @andrinoff. Please upgrade.
- v0.12.12026-08-04This release fixes a security issue reported by @xmsama.
- v0.12.02026-08-01This release fixes five security issues, one of them critical. Please upgrade.
- v0.11.62026-03-19Fix LFS import local repository security issue that allows importing private repositories the users don't have access t…
Gitea
✓ signed The latest release, v28.0.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Soft Serve
✓ signed The latest release, v0.12.3, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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