Gogs vs OpenProject
| Tagline | Minimal painless self-hosted Git service written in Go | Enterprise-grade open-source project management with Gantt, agile boards, and budgeting |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | GitHub, GitLab | Jira, Asana, Basecamp |
| GitHub stars | 48k | 16k |
| Language | Go | Ruby |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 10 days ago | 2 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Gogs
- No built-in CI/CD pipeline; relies on webhooks to external systems
- Code review and pull-request functionality is basic compared to GitHub or Gitea
- Plugin/extension ecosystem is very limited
- Development pace is slower than Gitea; some features lag behind by years
OpenProject
- Many premium modules (team planner, baselines, SSO, custom fields beyond limits) require the paid Enterprise edition
- UI feels heavier and less modern than Linear or Notion
- Ruby/PostgreSQL stack is resource-hungry for small teams
- No native mobile apps
Bottom line
Choose Gogs if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Gogs for the larger community and ecosystem. OpenProject has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
OpenProject
Enterprise-grade open-source project management with Gantt, agile boards, and budgeting