Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-gitea/gitea/vs/stashapp/stash
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-gitea/gitea/vs/stashapp/stash.md
Description: gitea and stash share 6 technologies: Vite, chi, go-sqlite3, SQLite, github.com/gorilla/sessions, and golang.org/x/image. Both are written in Go.

# gitea vs stash

gitea and stash share 6 technologies: Vite, chi, go-sqlite3, SQLite, github.com/gorilla/sessions, 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
- [stashapp/stash](https://seerepo.com/r/stashapp/stash): An organizer for your porn, written in Go.  Documentation:  https://docs.stashapp.cc

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Vite, chi, go-sqlite3, SQLite, github.com/gorilla/sessions, golang.org/x/image
- Only in gitea: Vue, go-redis, pq, github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2, github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2, Redis, github.com/syndtr/goleveldb, gitea.com/lunny/levelqueue, MySQL, Postgres, 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/go-webauthn/webauthn, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/42wim/httpsig, github.com/42wim/sshsig, github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp, github.com/pquerna/otp, @mcaptcha/vanilla-glue, github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3, github.com/msteinert/pam/v2, github.com/quasoft/websspi, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/gorilla/feeds, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, @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, Prometheus
- Only in stash: net/http, github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4, HashiCorp, 99designs, React, react-router-dom, react-router-hash-link, localforage, github.com/jmoiron/sqlx, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/gorilla/securecookie, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/antchfx/htmlquery, github.com/rwcarlsen/goexif, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2, classnames, react-bootstrap, video.js, Formik, react-select, @ant-design/react-slick, @react-hook/resize-observer, react-datepicker, Font Awesome, react-remark, remark-gfm, yup

## Side by side

| | gitea | stash |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 564,665 lines written, 2,816 code files | 266,372 lines written, 1,109 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 20,954 commits, 58,988 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 3,268 commits, 13,378 stars |
| Tests | 1,194 test files. 47.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 118 test files. 18.7% 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, gitea or stash?

gitea, with 564,665 lines written; stash has 266,372.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 640cd61](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/640cd615c45a3a5456453a4d4d0006071b34485b)

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

gitea, with 58,988 stars; stash has 13,378.

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

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

gitea, with 1,194 test files; stash has 118.

The proof: [go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 640cd61](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/640cd615c45a3a5456453a4d4d0006071b34485b)

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

gitea: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and stash's on November 7, 2026.

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

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

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

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 10, 2026, at commit 640cd61 (https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/tree/640cd615c45a3a5456453a4d4d0006071b34485b)
- stashapp/stash: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit aefc937 (https://github.com/stashapp/stash/tree/aefc9373fe57e5cb32fbbb7215fd508ed799743f)

## 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.