# console vs Gitea

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | console | Gitea |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #7 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #1 of 14 in Code Hosting |
| GitHub stars | 152 | 58 749 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +609 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.3.32 · 28 Jun 2026 | v28.2.0 · 18 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Gitea scores 89/100 against 47/100 for console, so it is the safer default.

Gitea ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for console.

Gitea is growing faster right now (+609 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [console](https://selfhost.directory/project/console) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/console.md)
- [Gitea](https://selfhost.directory/project/gitea) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/gitea.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/console-vs-gitea