gitea vs filestash

gitea and filestash share 10 technologies: go-sqlite3, pq, Redis, MySQL, SQLite, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/pquerna/otp, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, and golang.org/x/image. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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

In common

mickael-kerjean

filestash

:file_folder: Universal File Management Platform (for humans and agents)

Go14.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 366b4a8What is filestash built with?

Only in filestash

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gitea564,991 lines written2,821 code files
filestash42,809 lines written416 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.
gitea1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex
filestash0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
giteaLast push November 5, 202620,898 commits58,901 stars
filestashLast push November 5, 20262,495 commits14,878 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
gitea1,193 test files47.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
filestash0 test files

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, gitea or filestash?
gitea, with 564,991 lines written; filestash has 42,809.

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

Which has more GitHub stars, gitea or filestash?
gitea, with 58,901 stars; filestash has 14,878.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea on GitHub

Which has more tests, gitea or filestash?
gitea, with 1,193 test files.

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

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

The proof: mickael-kerjean/filestash's commits on GitHub

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

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

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