# Gitea > Lightweight self-hosted Git collaboration ```yaml url: "https://shipboost.io/tools/gitea" website: "https://about.gitea.com/" pricing: FREEMIUM upvotes: 0 categories: "Development" tags: "Git, Code Hosting, Self Hosted, Open Source, Repositories" ``` ## Description Gitea is a lightweight Git hosting and collaboration platform for self-hosted repositories, issues, pull requests, packages, and project workflows. It appeals to teams that want control without the overhead of a large enterprise suite. Gitea is relevant when buyers need self-hosting, open-source flexibility, and simple administration. Compare setup effort, upgrade process, integrations, permissions, backup strategy, and whether the smaller ecosystem is acceptable for the team's development workflow. It belongs on a shortlist when the buyer needs repository workflows that developers will actually adopt. Test pull requests, permissions, automation, compliance, migration effort, integrations, and adjacent options such as DevOps suites, self-hosted Git, and code review systems. ## Screenshots - Screenshot 1: https://res.cloudinary.com/dhdy0tbpt/image/upload/v1778470115/ShipBoost/screenshots/seeded-og-gitea.webp ## Links - ShipBoost listing: https://shipboost.io/tools/gitea - Website: https://about.gitea.com/ - Markdown: https://shipboost.io/tools/gitea.md ## Explore - More Development tools: https://shipboost.io/categories/development - Tagged Git: https://shipboost.io/tags/git - Tagged Code Hosting: https://shipboost.io/tags/code-hosting - Tagged Self Hosted: https://shipboost.io/tags/self-hosted