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GitLab-CEvsTrac

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

GitLab-CETrac
Score77/10065/100
Rank in category#4 of 14 in Code Hosting#1 of 7 in Issue Tracking
GitHub stars24 547—
Stars, last 30 days+2—
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherBSD-3-Clause
Main languageRuby—

Which one should you pick?

GitLab-CE scores 77/100 against 65/100 for Trac, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Trac is easier to run; GitLab-CE needs more configuration.

GitLab-CE is growing faster right now (+2 stars in 30 days).

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