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Borehole vs Gitea
Self-hosted Git service, does not provide automated diligence checks
BoreholeTechnical due diligence, read from the repository itself
GiteaPainless self-hosted Git serviceWhich to pick
Pick Borehole if you want…
- Automated repo-based diligence checks
- Integrations with GitHub, GitLab or Azure DevOps (on Borehole's list, not Gitea's)
Pick Gitea if you want…
- All-in-one self-hosted Git and CI/CD platform
- Self-hosted Git hosting
- Open-source code (go-gitea/gitea on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with Slack, Discord or MS Teams (on Gitea's list, not Borehole's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Borehole:Borehole runs automated technical due diligence on a repository, rating architecture, process, security, and more.
- Gitea:Self-hosted Git service with code hosting, code review, issue tracking, packages and built-in CI/CD.
- Best for
- Borehole:Automated repo-based diligence checks
- Gitea:All-in-one self-hosted Git and CI/CD platform
- Who it’s for
- Borehole:Investors, acquirers, and deal teams evaluating software assets.
- Gitea:Developers and teams needing a self-hosted Git platform with CI/CD and package registry.
- Pricing
- Borehole:Freemium
- Gitea:Freemium
- Plans
- Borehole:Repo survey Free · Report €249 per report (launch price) · Hire us €12,000+
- Gitea:Open Source Free
- Open source
- Borehole:—
- Gitea:Yes, 58,252 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Borehole:GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Codeberg, Gitea, SourceHut
- Gitea:Slack, Discord, MS Teams, Lark, GitHub Actions, Drone, Woodpecker, Argo CD
Borehole features
- 106 diligence checks. Analyzes git history and working tree across seven deal-team dimensions.
- Evidence citations. Each finding shows commit, file path and line range or what was searched for.
- Private-code safe collector. Runs locally via pip, sending only short excerpts (≤120 chars), never full files.
- Free public surveys. Run unlimited surveys on public repos without any access or cost.
- Report tier. Full-depth analysis for 30 days, includes PDF export, diff view and buyer summary.
- Hire-us option. Custom engagement covering all seven dimensions, including fit with the acquirer.
Gitea features
- Code hosting & review. Create, manage and review Git repositories with pull requests and branch protection.
- Integrated CI/CD. Gitea Actions runs workflows using GitHub-compatible YAML syntax and over 20 K plugins.
- Project management. Issue tracking, kanban boards, milestones, time tracking and dependencies.
- Package registry. Supports more than 20 public or private package types such as NPM, Maven, PyPI and Docker.
- Multi-platform deployment. Runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD and Kubernetes with x86 and arm64 support.
- Enterprise features. SAML SSO, audit logs, Kubernetes auto-scaling runners and priority support in Enterprise plan.
Borehole vs Gitea FAQ
Is Borehole or Gitea free?+
Borehole has a free plan (Repo survey) and paid plans. Gitea has a free plan (Open Source) and paid plans.
Is Borehole or Gitea open source?+
Gitea is open source (go-gitea/gitea on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Borehole.
Do Borehole and Gitea integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Borehole lists GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket and 3 more; Gitea lists Slack, Discord, MS Teams, Lark and 7 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.