Choose GitHub if you need
- Web, Mobile or Desktop. We haven't found them on Gogs' website.
- Integration with Slack or Visual Studio Code. We haven't found them on Gogs' website.
At a glance
- GitHub has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Gogs.
- GitHub's lowest paid plan is Team at $4, as of November 13, 2026.
- Only GitHub lists Web, Mobile and Desktop.
- Only Gogs lists Linux, macOS and Windows.
- They list no integrations in common.
- GitHub lists SOC 2, GDPR and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Gogs.
- GitHub has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Gogs.
- Both can be self-hosted.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Gogs if you need
- Linux, macOS or Windows. We haven't found them on GitHub's website.
- Integration with LDAP or FreeIPA. We haven't found them on GitHub's website.
GitHub
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Gogs
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Review GogsThe facts
- What it does
- GitHubRepository hosting, code review and collaboration.
- GogsThe painless way to host your own Git service.
- Free plan
- GitHubYes
- GogsNot confirmed
- Pricing
- GitHubPer user, monthly
- GogsNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- GitHubTeam: $4
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only GitHub
- Web
- Mobile
- Desktop
Only Gogs
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only GitHub
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between GitHub and Gogs yet.
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