Pick GitBook if
solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask.
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Our take
Pick GitBook if solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask. Pick Gitea if teams who will stay on Open Source at $0 (unlimited users/repos, community support) while they open a first dashboard, then buy Enterprise at $9.5 or $19 per user/month when they need SAML, audit logs, and SLA support.
Gitea
self-hosted git-forge desk
Best for
GitBook Product docs that also speak MCP
Gitea A forge you start at $0
Free plan
GitBook $0 · individuals. Block editor. GitHub/GitLab sync. Auto API docs. Preview deployments. Published sites expose MCP / WebMCP. No team invites, no custom domain
Gitea $0 · self-hosted MIT. Unlimited users and repositories. Code hosting, issues, pull requests, project management, Gitea Actions, packages. Community support
Lowest paid
GitBook Essential $65/user/mo
Gitea Enterprise $9.5/user/mo
Next step up
GitBook Ultimate $249/user/mo
Gitea
Coding agent
GitBook GitBook Agent
Gitea
Runs where
GitBook
Gitea Local or hosted
Watch out
GitBook Free is one person and a GitBook domain
Gitea $9.5 / $19 is per user / month with a 1-year online-payment commitment
Last checked
GitBook 2026-10-22 · gitbook.com/pricing
Gitea 2026-10-23 · about.gitea.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Gitea if
teams who will stay on Open Source at $0 (unlimited users/repos, community support) while they open a first dashboard, then buy Enterprise at $9.5 or $19 per user/month when they need SAML, audit logs, and SLA support.
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