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Gitnessvswlgblock

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

Gitnesswlgblock
Score80/10034/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#72 of 78 in Security
GitHub stars38 753177
Stars, last 30 days+319+0
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest releasev2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageGoC

Which one should you pick?

Gitness scores 80/100 against 34/100 for wlgblock, so it is the safer default.

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

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

Gitness is growing faster right now (+319 stars in 30 days).

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