# Codeberg vs Sapling

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Codeberg

| Attribute | Codeberg | Sapling |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.6 (44% (low)) | 47.8 (61% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 7 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 7,032 |
| 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":"An open-source version control system from Meta designed to work with Git repositories, offering both command-line and web-based interfaces for managing code and code review workflows. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"What is Sapling?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sapling is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the GPL-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"Is Sapling free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sapling 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://sapling-scm.com/","question":"What platforms does Sapling support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sapling can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://sapling-scm.com/","question":"Can Sapling be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sapling is published under the GPL-2.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling","question":"Is Sapling open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":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. | An open-source version control system built for Git compatibility and developer productivity that scales to millions of files. It provides an intuitive work-stacking model for code review and iteration, plus a virtual filesystem for performance optimization in large codebases. |
| 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":"distributed","api_surface":"CLI, webhooks","code_review":"pr_mr","monorepo_scale":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Forgejo"},{"name":"Woodpecker CI"},{"name":"Weblate"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true},{"name":"Git","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Visual Studio","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ReviewStack","category":"code_review","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | GPL-2.0 |
| 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","sourceUrl":"https://sapling-scm.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:52:25.166Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 34 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260929-102736%2B288e0c2d","date":"2026-09-29T17:39:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260929-102736+288e0c2d"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260811-150444%2B8fb02b32","date":"2026-08-11T22:19:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260811-150444+8fb02b32"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260522-084851%2B1e764c94","date":"2026-05-22T16:00:15Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260522-084851+1e764c94"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260317-201835%2B0234c21f","date":"2026-03-18T04:38:46Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260317-201835+0234c21f"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20250521-115337%2B25ed6ac4","date":"2025-05-21T19:12:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20250521-115337+25ed6ac4"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20241203-120811%2Ba2174689","date":"2024-12-03T20:48:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20241203-120811+a2174689"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240718-145624%2Bf4e9df48","date":"2024-07-18T23:06:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240718-145624+f4e9df48"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240219-172743%2B3e819974","date":"2024-02-20T02:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240219-172743+3e819974"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240116-133042%2B8acecb66","date":"2024-01-16T21:56:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240116-133042+8acecb66"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20231113-145254%2B995db0d6","date":"2023-11-13T23:13:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20231113-145254+995db0d6"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230523-092610%2Bf12b7eee","date":"2023-05-23T16:50:52Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230523-092610+f12b7eee"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230426-145232%2B7ea1f245","date":"2023-04-26T22:39:10Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230426-145232+7ea1f245"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651","date":"2023-03-31T18:25:56Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e","date":"2023-02-28T23:07:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a","date":"2023-01-25T02:34:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef","date":"2023-01-24T21:13:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09","date":"2022-12-23T01:47:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12","date":"2022-12-14T01:28:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228","date":"2022-12-12T22:49:57Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a","date":"2022-12-09T06:20:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=esl01-minibytes&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Codeberg | Sapling |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Distributed | Distributed |
| 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 | - | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | - | ✓ |
| **DevOps** |  |  |
| Built-in CI | ✓ | - |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Access control granularity | - | - |
| **Federation** |  |  |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | Open-source | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | Free | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | CLI, webhooks |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:30:37.817Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
