Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/answer/vs/go-gitea/gitea
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/answer/vs/go-gitea/gitea.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [apache/answer](https://seerepo.com/r/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.
- [go-gitea/gitea](https://seerepo.com/r/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

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: pq, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, Vite, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/yuin/goldmark, golang.org/x/image, CodeMirror
- Only in answer: Gin, MCP, OpenAI, React, react-router-dom, xorm.io/xorm, xorm.io/builder, go-openai, mcp-go, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/asaskevich/govalidator, github.com/go-playground/validator/v10, classnames, Bootstrap, react-bootstrap, react-helmet-async, marked, front-matter, qrcode
- Only in gitea: Vue, chi, go-redis, go-sqlite3, github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2, Redis, github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb, GitHub, MinIO, Tailwind CSS, tippy.js, Chart.js, sortablejs, @lezer/highlight, codemirror-lang-elixir, cropperjs, Mermaid, Replit, Swagger, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/pquerna/otp, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/gorilla/feeds, github.com/niklasfasching/go-org, js-yaml, katex, pdfobject, kin-openapi, github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6, Prometheus

## Side by side

| | answer | gitea |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 138,281 lines written, 837 code files | 564,991 lines written, 2,821 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 4,029 commits, 15,711 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 20,898 commits, 58,901 stars |
| Tests | 58 test files. 13.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,193 test files. 47.6% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## 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](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/565f1b7d52f79b5858eeb8255e9ba1b810dab0be)

### Which has more GitHub stars, answer or gitea?

gitea, with 58,901 stars; answer has 15,711.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea on GitHub](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea)

### 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](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/565f1b7d52f79b5858eeb8255e9ba1b810dab0be)

### 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](https://github.com/apache/answer/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/go-gitea/gitea/ai)

## Sources

- apache/answer: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 6744295 (https://github.com/apache/answer/tree/6744295fa888e0621fc9f9a8ace04f1a4daf8554)
- go-gitea/gitea: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 565f1b7 (https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/565f1b7d52f79b5858eeb8255e9ba1b810dab0be)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.