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GitLab-CEvsVert

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

GitLab-CEVert
Score77/10071/100
Rank in category#4 of 14 in Code Hosting#2 of 10 in File Conversion
GitHub stars24 54716 176
Stars, last 30 days+0+543
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageRubyTypescript

Which one should you pick?

GitLab-CE scores 77/100 against 71/100 for Vert, so it is the safer default.

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

Vert is growing faster right now (+543 stars in 30 days).

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