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GogsvsSLayer

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

GogsSLayer
Score80/10050/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#49 of 124 in AI
GitHub stars47 906316
Stars, last 30 days+74+2
Stable releases, 12 months610
Latest releaselatest-commit-build · 17 Jun 2026v1.4.1 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gogs scores 80/100 against 50/100 for SLayer, so it is the safer default.

SLayer ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Gogs.

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

Gogs is growing faster right now (+74 stars in 30 days).

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