beads vs gitea

beads and gitea share 5 technologies: go-sqlite3, MySQL, SQLite, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, and github.com/yuin/goldmark. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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.
beads1,299,687 lines written1,440 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.
beads41.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Amp, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Factory, Devin, and Kilo Code
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.
beadsLast push November 8, 202610,396 commits28,583 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.
beads2,621 test files86.1% 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, beads or gitea?
beads, with 1,299,687 lines written; gitea has 564,991.

The proof: gastownhall/beads's code at commit 2edea9c

Which has more GitHub stars, beads or gitea?
gitea, with 58,901 stars; beads has 28,583.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea on GitHub

Which has more tests, beads or gitea?
beads, with 2,621 test files; gitea has 1,193.

The proof: gastownhall/beads's code at commit 2edea9c

Which was updated more recently, beads or gitea?
beads: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and gitea's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: gastownhall/beads's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, beads or gitea?
beads: an AI signed 41.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Amp, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Factory, Devin, and Kilo Code; in gitea, 1.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in gastownhall/beads

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