Forgejo vs Gitea
Git hosting, issues, pull requests and CI.
The pick: Forgejo
They are nearly the same software. Forgejo is the fork with the governance you can rely on.
The facts
| Fact | Forgejo | Gitea |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Effort | an evening | an evening |
| Activity | active | active |
| Repository | codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo | github.com/go-gitea/gitea |
Pick Forgejo if
Pick Forgejo for a community-run project with no company holding the trademark.
Pick Gitea if
Pick Gitea if you are already on it and the migration is not worth an afternoon.
What each one costs you
- ForgejoRuns on almost nothing. Actions exist but the runner ecosystem is smaller.
- GiteaThe project Forgejo forked from. Lighter governance, similar software.
The full entry for both lives under Instead of GitHub, judged worth the work.