Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-gitea/gitea/vs/mickael-kerjean/filestash
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-gitea/gitea/vs/mickael-kerjean/filestash.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [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
- [mickael-kerjean/filestash](https://seerepo.com/r/mickael-kerjean/filestash): :file_folder: Universal File Management Platform (for humans and agents)

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: 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, golang.org/x/image
- Only in gitea: Vite, Vue, chi, go-redis, github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2, github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, Postgres, github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb, GitHub, MinIO, Tailwind CSS, tippy.js, CodeMirror, Chart.js, sortablejs, @lezer/highlight, codemirror-lang-elixir, cropperjs, Mermaid, Replit, Swagger, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/gorilla/feeds, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/niklasfasching/go-org, js-yaml, katex, pdfobject, kin-openapi, github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6, Prometheus
- Only in filestash: Gorilla, maxminddb-golang, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, storj.io/uplink, resize, gopkg.in/gomail.v2, github.com/srwiley/rasterx, log, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go

## Side by side

| | gitea | filestash |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 564,991 lines written, 2,821 code files | 42,809 lines written, 416 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 20,898 commits, 58,901 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 2,495 commits, 14,878 stars |
| Tests | 1,193 test files. 47.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 0 test files |

- 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, gitea or filestash?

gitea, with 564,991 lines written; filestash has 42,809.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 565f1b7](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/565f1b7d52f79b5858eeb8255e9ba1b810dab0be)

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

gitea, with 58,901 stars; filestash has 14,878.

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

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

gitea, with 1,193 test files.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 565f1b7](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/565f1b7d52f79b5858eeb8255e9ba1b810dab0be)

### 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](https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/commits)

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

## Sources

- go-gitea/gitea: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 565f1b7 (https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/565f1b7d52f79b5858eeb8255e9ba1b810dab0be)
- mickael-kerjean/filestash: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 366b4a8 (https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/tree/366b4a80806a672e4ed3589b574fa71a31b950ee)

## 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.