# Gitea vs minimal-git-server — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/gitea-vs-minimal-git-server
Author: Sandeep (https://trutool.co/authors/sandeep)

Compare Gitea and minimal-git-server by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Gitea
Gitea - Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating project management for a specific workflow.
- Core product workflow
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://about.gitea.com/pricing
- [Read Gitea profile](https://trutool.co/tools/gitea): Read Gitea profile

### minimal-git-server
Minimal git server running in a container (docker, podman...).
Best fit: People and teams evaluating project management for a specific workflow.
- Core product workflow
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
- [Read minimal-git-server profile](https://trutool.co/tools/minimal-git-server): Read minimal-git-server profile