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GitnessvsQtap

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

GitnessQtap
Score80/10051/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#21 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars38 7561 465
Stars, last 30 days+322+0
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest releasev2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageGoC

Which one should you pick?

Gitness scores 80/100 against 51/100 for Qtap, so it is the safer default.

Gitness ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Qtap.

If you want the quickest setup, Gitness is easier to run; Qtap needs more configuration.

Gitness is growing faster right now (+322 stars in 30 days).

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