Gogs vs ProjectSend
| Tagline | Minimal painless self-hosted Git service written in Go | Self-hosted file sharing and client collaboration platform for agencies |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | GitHub, GitLab | Basecamp, Trello |
| GitHub stars | 48k | 1.5k |
| Language | Go | PHP |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 7 days ago | 1 month 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
ProjectSend
- Focused on file delivery, not full task or sprint management
- No native Kanban, time tracking, or roadmap features
- UI is functional but basic
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose Gogs for the larger community and ecosystem. Gogs has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
ProjectSend
Self-hosted file sharing and client collaboration platform for agencies