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Comparison

Codeberg vs GitHub

No clear leader: GitHub (58.7) and Codeberg (55.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Codeberg full profile →GitHub full profile →
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Codeberg56
GitHub59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Codeberg56 / 100low · 44%
GitHub59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
Model
Codebergfree
GitHubfreemium
Price level
Codebergfree
GitHublow
Starting price
Codeberg–
GitHub$100
Transparent
Codeberg✓
GitHub✗
Integrations
Count
Codeberg3
GitHub25
Security
Certifications
Codeberg–
GitHubSOC 2 Type 2
Disclosure policy
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
Gdpr
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
Iso27001
Codeberg–
GitHub✓
Soc2
Codeberg–
GitHub✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Codeberg7 items
GitHub6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for version control. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Model
VCS model
CodebergDistributed
GitHubDistributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
CodebergGit
GitHubGit
Deployment
Hosting
CodebergCloud only
GitHubCloud + self-hosted
Review
Code review
CodebergPR / MR
GitHubPR / MR
Storage
Large-file / binary handling
Codeberg-
GitHubGit LFS
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
Codeberg-
GitHub-
DevOps
Built-in CI
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
Access
Access control granularity
Codeberg-
GitHubBranch
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
Codeberg-
GitHub-
Licensing
Open-source core
CodebergOpen-source
GitHubClosed
Self-managed license model
CodebergFree
GitHubSeat-priced EE
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
Codeberg-
GitHubREST, GraphQL, Webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
Codeberg-
GitHub✓
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
Codeberg-
GitHub-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Codeberg

A volunteer-run platform offering free infrastructure services—including code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and project hosting—exclusively for free and open-source software projects.

Independently observed

GitHub

A development platform combining version control, AI-powered coding assistance, project planning, and deployment tools to help teams build, test, and release software efficiently.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Codeberg

FreeFree tier

Completely free for all free and open-source software projects

as of verify ↗

GitHub

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Subscription-based plans with usage pricing for Codespaces and Git LFS.

  • GitHub Copilot FreeFree
  • GitHub Copilot Pro-
  • GitHub Copilot Business-
  • GitHub Copilot Enterprise-
  • GitHub Copilot Max$100/mo
  • GitHub Enterprise CloudContact sales
  • GitHub Enterprise ServerContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
iOS
Codeberg✗
GitHub✓
Android
Codeberg✗
GitHub✓
CLI
Codeberg✗
GitHub✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Codeberg✓
GitHub✓
Self-hosted
Codeberg✗
GitHub✓
On-premise
Codeberg✗
GitHub✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Codeberg

3 total
  • Forgejo
  • Woodpecker CI
  • Weblate
Independently observed

GitHub

41 total
  • Render
  • Linear Code
  • OpenCode
  • CodeRabbit
  • Codemagic
  • CircleCI
  • Imgbot
  • CodeFactor
  • Rewind Backups
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Codacy
  • Codecov
  • Zenhub
  • Zube
  • Percy
  • Argos
  • AccessLint
  • PullRequest
  • Crowdin
  • WakaTime
  • Coveralls
  • CodeScene
  • TestQuality
  • Slack
  • +17 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Codeberg or GitHub: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.