What Gogs does

Gogs (Go Git Service) is an open-source, self-hosted Git service written in Go and released under the MIT license since 2014. The project provides a web UI, REST API (under /api/v1, following GitHub REST API v3 conventions), and Git operations over HTTP/HTTPS and SSH, covering repository management, issues, pull requests, wikis, organizations and teams, webhooks (with Slack and Discord payload formats), Git LFS, and a Go SDK (go-gogs-client). It is distributed as a single cross-platform binary supporting Linux, macOS, Windows, and ARM architectures, plus Docker images (docker and docker-next) and community packages, with a documented minimum footprint of 64 MiB RAM and a quarter vCPU. Authentication integrates with LDAP, PAM, SMTP, and reverse-proxy SSO; the database backend supports MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite 3.

The project serves individual developers, small teams, and organizations that require private Git hosting for data sovereignty, security compliance, or low-cost deployment on minimal infrastructure. It is a community-driven initiative with no legal entity, no headcount, and no commercial sales motion; distribution is entirely self-service through dl.gogs.io, GitHub releases, Docker Hub, and the Arch User Repository, and discovery is via the GitHub repository (gogs/gogs), the official documentation site, X (@GogsHQ), and a live demo at try.gogs.io. There is no paid tier: all software is free, and operational support comes from infrastructure sponsorships — DigitalOcean (hosting), Mintlify (documentation), Crowdin (localization across 14 languages), and Buildkite (CI/CD). The latest releases are 0.14.x patches, with 0.12.0 having introduced semantic versioning and required database migrations.

Name

Gogs

Legal name

Gogs Project

Website

https://gogs.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gogs is a free, MIT-licensed, self-hosted Git service written in Go that provides repositories, issues, webhooks, Git LFS, and a REST API for individual developers, small teams, and organizations needing data sovereignty on minimal infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-hosted Version Control Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

GitOps & Continuous Delivery Operations (BPAEAKAN)

Keywords

• Self-hosted git service
• Version control software
• Git repository hosting
• Source code management
• Devops collaboration tools

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Open Source / Free: Gogs is distributed as free open-source software under the MIT license since 2014. All source code is publicly available. There is no commercial product or paid service; the project operates as a community open-source initiative with no stated revenue generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service written in Go that lets individuals, teams, and organizations run their own Git repositories on premises or in private infrastructure. The product provides repository management, issue tracking, organizations and teams, webhooks, Git LFS, SSH and HTTP access, multi-language UI, and a REST API, all delivered as a single binary, Docker container, or system package that runs with minimal resources (64 MiB RAM, quarter vCPU). The software is MIT-licensed open source with no commercial product or paid service attached.

Product overview

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service provided as a single unified product. The core offering consists of the Gogs application itself, which provides a web UI, REST API, and Git operations (HTTP/HTTPS and SSH). Users deploy Gogs either via pre-built binaries, Docker (two variants: modern docker-next for cloud-native deployments and traditional docker for root-privileged containers), or system packages. The product includes a CLI tool for server management, webhook notifications for external integrations, Git LFS support for large files, and a Go SDK (go-gogs-client) for programmatic API access. Localization is managed through Crowdin with support for 14 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gogs (self-hosted Git service) A self-hosted Git service that provides a web UI, REST API, and Git operations over HTTP and SSH. Designed for individuals, small teams, and organizations that want to host Git repositories on their own infrastructure with minimal resource requirements (64 MiB RAM).
• Gogs REST API A RESTful API exposed under /api/v1 that follows a format similar to GitHub REST API v3, providing programmatic access to repositories, issues, users, organizations, webhooks, and administration functions. Authentication is via basic authentication or personal access tokens; data is exchanged as JSON with pagination via Link headers.
• Gogs CLI Command-line interface for administering a Gogs server, including web server startup, admin commands for user/repository management, garbage collection, hook resyncing, backup/restore operations, and internal commands for SSH and Git subsystems.
• go-gogs-client SDK Official Go SDK for interacting with the Gogs REST API programmatically, maintained in a separate GitHub repository (gogs/go-gogs-client) and available for developers integrating Gogs into their own tooling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Can run on 64 MiB of RAM and quarter vCPU

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CrowdincoreTechnology or IntegrationCrowdin provides the localization/translation management platform for Gogs, enabling the community to contribute translations in 14+ languages. Gogs uses Crowdin at crowdin.gogs.io for managing translation strings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OneDev: OneDev is an open-source, self-hosted DevOps platform combining Git repositories, CI/CD, kanban, and package management. It targets the same self-hosted developer infrastructure use case as Gogs but with a broader built-in CI/CD pipeline.
• Phabricator: Phabricator is an open-source suite of developer tools including a self-hosted code review and Git/Subversion hosting layer (Diffusion). It is a historical direct competitor in the self-hosted code-collaboration space, though upstream development has wound down and the project has been forked by the community.
• SourceHut: SourceHut is a lightweight, open-source, software-as-a-service and self-hostable developer platform covering Git repos, CI, mailing lists, and ticketing. It appeals to a similar developer audience that values minimalism and open-source principles over feature breadth.
• RhodeCode: RhodeCode is a self-hosted source code management platform supporting Git, Mercurial, and SVN with enterprise features. It targets the same self-hosted, on-premises DevOps buyer that Gogs addresses, though at a different price point and feature depth.
• Gitea: Gitea was originally forked from Gogs and is the closest direct competitor — a self-hosted, lightweight, open-source Git service with a similar feature footprint (issues, pull requests, webhooks, REST API). It is the primary substitute users evaluate when considering Gogs.

Broad incumbents

• GitHub: GitHub is the dominant hosted Git platform and also offers GitHub Enterprise Server for self-hosted deployments. It competes with Gogs indirectly via generous free hosted tiers that erode the self-host cost argument.
• Bitbucket: Bitbucket (Atlassian) is a hosted Git platform with self-hosted Data Center deployments, tightly integrated with Jira and the Atlassian ecosystem. It is a comparable self-host option for organizations already standardized on Atlassian tooling.
• Azure DevOps Server: Azure DevOps Server (formerly Team Foundation Server) is Microsoft's self-hosted DevOps platform with Git repositories, boards, pipelines, and artifacts. It overlaps with Gogs on the self-hosted Git hosting layer, typically within Microsoft-centric enterprise environments.
• AWS CodeCommit: AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed Git hosting service integrated into the AWS ecosystem. It competes with Gogs indirectly by offering low-friction managed Git to organizations already on AWS, particularly where self-hosting is not a hard requirement.
• GitLab: GitLab is a broad DevOps platform offering self-hosted (Community Edition / Enterprise Edition) Git repositories, CI/CD, security scanning, and project management. It overlaps with Gogs on self-hosted Git hosting but bundles a much wider DevOps portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gogitservice
• GitHubgithub.com/gogs/gogs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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