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Comparison

Forgejo vs GitHub

On the evidence we track, GitHub leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Forgejo full profile →GitHub full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Forgejo49
★GitHub59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Forgejo49 / 100low · 5%
GitHub59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Forgejo✓
GitHub✓
Model
Forgejoopen_source
GitHubfreemium
Price level
Forgejofree
GitHublow
Starting price
Forgejo–
GitHub$100
Transparent
Forgejo✓
GitHub✗
Integrations
Count
Forgejo–
GitHub25
Security
Certifications
Forgejo–
GitHubSOC 2 Type 2
Disclosure policy
Forgejo✓
GitHub✓
Gdpr
Forgejo–
GitHub✓
Iso27001
Forgejo–
GitHub✓
Soc2
Forgejo–
GitHub✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Forgejo✓
GitHub✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Forgejo5 items
GitHub6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Forgejo

Open-source platform for managing software projects and collaborative development. Can be deployed as a cloud-hosted instance or self-hosted, offering a GitHub-like experience with lower resource requirements and built-in federation support.

Independently observed

GitHub

Leader

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.

Forgejo

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source. Use hosted instances or self-host at no cost.

as of verify ↗

GitHub

Leader
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
Forgejo✓
GitHub✓
iOS
Forgejo✗
GitHub✓
Android
Forgejo✗
GitHub✓
CLI
Forgejo✗
GitHub✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Forgejo✓
GitHub✓
Self-hosted
Forgejo✓
GitHub✓
On-premise
Forgejo✗
GitHub✓
Hybrid
Forgejo✓
GitHub✗

Integrations

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

Forgejo

Not documented yet.

GitHub

Leader
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
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Forgejo or GitHub: which one depends on you

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