Limits, pricing history. Verified November 2026. Last updated 2026-11-10.
Gitea's free tier offers Free OSS (MIT). Lightweight self-hosted Git service… We rate it stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
We read that on 2026-11-10 from https://about.gitea.com/, and our check recorded: the page names Gitea as "gitea" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish.
When You'll Outgrow Gitea's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-26). Retracted 2026-09-26: Gitea did not add a tier. Its site offered Gitea Cloud with a 30-day free trial in the Internet Archive's capture of 2026-02-02 ("Try Gitea Cloud free for 30 days"), before our catalogue text was written; the reading compared the page with our text, which left Gitea Cloud out. The free open-source edition is unchanged. Source ↗
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Gitea's free tier is considered stable. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. See the pricing history below.
Is Gitea's free tier good for production?
Gitea's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Free OSS (MIT). Lightweight self-hosted Git service…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Gitea's pricing?
The one record we hold was our own error and has been withdrawn.
When will I outgrow Gitea's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Gitea in?
Gitea is categorized under Source Control on AgentDeals.