gitea vs usql

gitea and usql share 5 technologies: go-sqlite3, pq, MySQL, SQLite, and github.com/microsoft/go-mssqldb. 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

Go59kRead on November 13, 2026, at commit 82debf7What is gitea built with?

Only in gitea

In common

xo

usql

Universal command-line interface for SQL databases

Go10.2kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit d9ce865What is usql built with?

Only in usql

  • pgx
  • XO
  • github.com/duckdb/duckdb-go/v2
  • github.com/nakagami/firebirdsql
  • github.com/SAP/go-hdb
  • github.com/vertica/vertica-sql-go
  • github.com/ydb-platform/ydb-go-sdk/v3
  • github.com/xo/terminfo

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gitea564,886 lines written2,816 code files
usql31,440 lines written141 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
usql10.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
giteaLast push November 13, 202620,979 commits59,048 stars
usqlLast push November 11, 20261,342 commits10,169 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
gitea1,196 test files47.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
usql53 test files58.2% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, gitea or usql?
gitea, with 564,886 lines written; usql has 31,440.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 82debf7

Which has more GitHub stars, gitea or usql?
gitea, with 59,048 stars; usql has 10,169.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea on GitHub

Which has more tests, gitea or usql?
gitea, with 1,196 test files; usql has 53.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's code at commit 82debf7

Which was updated more recently, gitea or usql?
gitea: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and usql's on November 11, 2026.

The proof: go-gitea/gitea's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, gitea or usql?
usql: an AI signed 10.8% of its commits, with Claude Code; in gitea, 1.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in xo/usql

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