Comparison

Forgejo vs GitHub

On the evidence we track, GitHub leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. 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 →

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Forgejo46

★GitHub67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Forgejo	GitHubLeader
Vioscale score	46 / 100low · 8%updating	67 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	24
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ DE	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Forgejo46 / 100low · 8%updating

GitHub67 / 100medium · 73%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Forgejo✓

GitHub✓

Model

Forgejoopen_source

GitHubfreemium

Price level

Forgejofree

GitHublow

Transparent

Forgejo✓

GitHub✓

Integrations

Count

Forgejo–

GitHub24

Security

Disclosure policy

Forgejo✓

GitHub✓

Gdpr

Forgejo–

GitHub✓

Iso27001

Forgejo–

GitHub✓

Soc2

Forgejo–

GitHub✓

Reliability

Status page

Forgejo✓

GitHub✓

Market

Availability

ForgejoAvailable worldwide · HQ DE

GitHubAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Version Control
Capability	Forgejo	GitHub
Model
VCS model	Centralized	Distributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)	Git	Git
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Cloud + self-hosted
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	-	Branch
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)	✓	-
Licensing
Open-source core	Open-source	Closed
Self-managed license model	Free	Seat-priced EE
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)	-	REST, GraphQL, Webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM	-	-
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)	-	-

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-

GitHub-

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 comprehensive platform for hosting repositories, reviewing code changes, automating deployments, managing dependencies, scanning for vulnerabilities, and facilitating team collaboration on software projects.

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

GitHub

Leader

from $4/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available. Team $4/user/month. Enterprise from $21/user/month. 30-day free trial for enterprise features.

FreeFree
- Unlimited public/private repositories
- Dependabot security and version updates
- 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month (public repos)
- 500MB Packages storage (public repos)
- Issues & Projects
- +1 more
Team$4/user/month
- All Free features
- GitHub Codespaces
- Repository rules
- Multiple reviewers in pull requests
- Draft pull requests
- +7 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Team features
- Advanced security and compliance
- Flexible deployment options

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Forgejo	GitHub
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Forgejo✓

GitHub✓

CLI

Forgejo✗

GitHub✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Forgejo✓

GitHub✓

Self-hosted

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

24 total

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Independently observed

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