Gogs vs Restyaboard
| Tagline | Minimal painless self-hosted Git service written in Go | Trello-like open-source kanban board on the Restya platform |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | GitHub, GitLab | Trello |
| GitHub stars | 48k | 2.1k |
| Language | Go | JavaScript |
| License | MIT | OSL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 10 days ago | 2 years 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
Restyaboard
- Many add-ons and integrations require purchasing commercial extensions
- Development pace is slower than newer tools like Plane or PLANKA
- UI is somewhat dated
- Manual installation (PostgreSQL, PHP, nginx) can be fiddly
Bottom line
Choose Gogs if you want the lower-effort setup; 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.