# Codeberg vs Gogs

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Codeberg

| Attribute | Codeberg | Gogs |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.6 (44% (low)) | 41.9 (51% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 55 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 47,864 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 3,624 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://codeberg.org/","question":"What is Codeberg?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Codeberg offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://codeberg.org/","question":"Is Codeberg free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Codeberg. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://codeberg.org/","question":"What platforms does Codeberg support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Codeberg, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://codeberg.org/","question":"Can Codeberg be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Codeberg, including Forgejo, Woodpecker CI and Weblate. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://codeberg.org/","question":"What does Codeberg integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Codeberg. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Codeberg not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://codeberg.org/codeberg/org/src/PrivacyPolicy.md","question":"What security certifications does Codeberg have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Codeberg is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://codeberg.org/","question":"Where is Codeberg available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"What is Gogs?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gogs is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"Is Gogs free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gogs supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"What platforms does Gogs support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gogs can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://gogs.io/","question":"Can Gogs be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gogs is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs","question":"Is Gogs open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A lightweight Git hosting solution designed for self-hosted deployment with minimal resource requirements and cross-platform support. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","vcs_model":"distributed","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"free","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"centralized","large_file":"git_lfs","api_surface":"REST","code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"free","access_control":"repo","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Forgejo"},{"name":"Woodpecker CI"},{"name":"Weblate"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Discord","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Dingtalk","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":false,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitHub Enterprise","native":false,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MySQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MariaDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SQLite3","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","summary":"Completely free for all free and open-source software projects","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://codeberg.org/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:41:27.047Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://gogs.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:09.534Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/latest-commit-build","date":"2026-01-31T16:59:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"latest-commit-build"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/release-archive-testing","date":"2026-01-31T14:26:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"release-archive-testing"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3","date":"2026-06-07T20:51:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.3-rc.1","date":"2026-06-07T19:07:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.3-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2","date":"2026-02-19T03:47:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.2-rc.1","date":"2026-02-19T00:27:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.1","date":"2026-02-01T03:32:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.1-rc.1","date":"2026-02-01T03:29:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.0","date":"2026-02-01T00:17:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.14.0-rc.1","date":"2026-01-31T23:01:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4","date":"2026-01-23T18:32:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4-rc.3","date":"2026-01-23T17:38:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.4-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4-rc.2","date":"2026-01-23T17:35:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.4-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.4-rc.1","date":"2026-01-23T17:32:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.4-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.3","date":"2025-06-09T00:43:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.3-rc.1","date":"2025-06-08T23:50:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.3-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.2","date":"2024-12-23T16:37:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.2-rc.1","date":"2024-12-23T16:06:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.1","date":"2024-12-23T00:19:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/gogs/gogs/releases/tag/v0.13.1-rc.1","date":"2024-12-22T23:32:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.1-rc.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":5,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgogs%2Fgogs&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Codeberg | Gogs |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Distributed | Centralized |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Git |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | PR / MR | PR / MR |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Large-file / binary handling | - | Git LFS |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | - | - |
| **DevOps** |  |  |
| Built-in CI | ✓ | - |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Access control granularity | - | Repo |
| **Federation** |  |  |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | Open-source | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | Free | Free |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | REST |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:54:58.088Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*