Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/dexidp/dex/vs/go-gitea/gitea
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/dexidp/dex/vs/go-gitea/gitea.md
Description: dex and gitea share 10 technologies: go-sqlite3, pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, github.com/pquerna/otp, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

# dex vs gitea

dex and gitea share 10 technologies: go-sqlite3, pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, github.com/pquerna/otp, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

- [dexidp/dex](https://seerepo.com/r/dexidp/dex): OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity and OAuth 2.0 provider with pluggable connectors
- [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: go-sqlite3, pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, github.com/pquerna/otp, Prometheus
- Only in dex: net/http, Gorilla, etcd, OpenBao, entgo.io/ent, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8, github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig, github.com/beevik/etree, github.com/mattermost/xml-roundtrip-validator, cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata, github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus
- Only in gitea: Vite, Vue, chi, go-redis, github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2, github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2, Redis, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, gitea.com/lunny/levelqueue, github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache, github.com/go-redsync/redsync/v4, github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb, GitHub, Meilisearch, MinIO, Tailwind CSS, tippy.js, CodeMirror, Chart.js, @deltablot/dropzone, easymde, sortablejs, @lezer/highlight, asciinema, chartjs-plugin-zoom, codemirror-lang-elixir, cropperjs, Mermaid, online-3d-viewer, Replit, Swagger, toastify-js, tributejs, vanilla-colorful, xorm.io/builder, xorm.io/xorm, github.com/markbates/goth, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/42wim/httpsig, github.com/42wim/sshsig, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/gorilla/sessions, @mcaptcha/vanilla-glue, github.com/msteinert/pam/v2, github.com/quasoft/websspi, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/gorilla/feeds, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, golang.org/x/image, @github/paste-markdown, Buildkite, github.com/emersion/go-imap, github.com/gogs/chardet, github.com/jhillyerd/enmime/v2, github.com/Necoro/html2text, github.com/niklasfasching/go-org, github.com/wneessen/go-mail, js-yaml, katex, pdfobject, kin-openapi, github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6

## Side by side

| | dex | gitea |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 78,450 lines written, 216 code files | 564,886 lines written, 2,816 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 2,846 commits, 11,252 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 20,979 commits, 59,048 stars |
| Tests | 106 test files. 52.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,196 test files. 47.7% 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, dex or gitea?

gitea, with 564,886 lines written; dex has 78,450.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 82debf7](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/82debf700818bf36dbb9c972cf233005707ef7e3)

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

gitea, with 59,048 stars; dex has 11,252.

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

### Which has more tests, dex or gitea?

gitea, with 1,196 test files; dex has 106.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 82debf7](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/82debf700818bf36dbb9c972cf233005707ef7e3)

### Which was updated more recently, dex or gitea?

gitea: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and dex's on November 12, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, dex or gitea?

gitea: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex; in dex, 0.4%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in go-gitea/gitea](https://seerepo.com/r/go-gitea/gitea/ai)

## Sources

- dexidp/dex: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 80ef16f (https://github.com/dexidp/dex/tree/80ef16f4492407dd8c6928f284bddf5a22a9ddff)
- go-gitea/gitea: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 82debf7 (https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/82debf700818bf36dbb9c972cf233005707ef7e3)

## 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.