Gitea vs Jenkins
| Feature | Gitea | Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| Category | DevOps & Infra | DevOps & Infra |
| Sub-category | CI/CD | CI/CD |
| Maturity | stable | mature |
| Complexity | beginner | intermediate |
| Performance tier | medium | medium |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| License type | permissive | permissive |
| Pricing | fully free | fully free |
| GitHub stars | 47.0K | 23.0K |
| Contributors | 800 | 1.0K |
| Commit frequency | weekly | weekly |
| Plugin ecosystem | none | none |
| Docs quality | good | good |
| Backing org | Gitea Community | Jenkins Community |
| Funding model | community | foundation |
| Min RAM | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Min CPU cores | 1 | 2 |
| Scaling pattern | single_node | horizontal |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| K8s native | No | No |
| Offline capable | No | No |
| Vendor lock-in | none | none |
| Languages | Go | Java |
| API type | REST | REST |
| Protocols | HTTP | HTTP |
| Deployment | docker, binary | docker, binary |
| SDK languages | — | — |
| Team size fit | solo, small, medium | small, medium, enterprise |
| First release | 2020 | 2020 |
| Latest version | — | — |
When to use Gitea
- ✓ Primary: lightweight-git-hosting
- ✓ Primary: code-review
- ✓ Primary: ci-cd
When to use Jenkins
- ✓ Primary: build-automation
- ✓ Primary: continuous-integration
- ✓ Primary: continuous-deployment
Gitea anti-patterns
- ✕ Smaller ecosystem than GitLab
- ✕ Actions less mature than GitHub Actions
- ✕ Limited project management
Jenkins anti-patterns
- ✕ UI is dated
- ✕ Plugin hell - dependency conflicts
- ✕ Groovy Jenkinsfiles complex
- ✕ Resource hungry