answer vs gitea

answer and gitea share 9 technologies: pq, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, Vite, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/yuin/goldmark, golang.org/x/image, and CodeMirror. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

apache

answer

A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer.

Go15.7kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 6744295What is answer built with?

Only in answer

In common

go-gitea

gitea

Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD

Go58.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 565f1b7What is gitea built with?

Only in gitea

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
answer138,281 lines written837 code files
gitea564,991 lines written2,821 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
answer0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
gitea1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
answerLast push November 5, 20264,029 commits15,711 stars
giteaLast push November 5, 202620,898 commits58,901 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
answer58 test files13.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
gitea1,193 test files47.6% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, answer or gitea?
gitea, with 564,991 lines written; answer has 138,281.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 565f1b7

Which has more GitHub stars, answer or gitea?
gitea, with 58,901 stars; answer has 15,711.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea on GitHub

Which has more tests, answer or gitea?
gitea, with 1,193 test files; answer has 58.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 565f1b7

Which was updated more recently, answer or gitea?
Both got their last push on November 5, 2026.

The proof: apache/answer's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, answer or gitea?
gitea: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex; in answer, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in go-gitea/gitea

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