Forgejo
Community-owned software forge — a Gitea fork focused on governance and sustainability.
Overview
Forgejo is a community-owned software forge — a Gitea fork focused on governance and sustainability. It handles community-owned, self-hosted, actions ci, and packages, and it's best suited for communities wanting a community-owned git forge. Launched in 2022, it's a relatively recent entrant that's been gaining traction.
The core product is entirely free. Since it's open-source, you can self-host for free with no user limits.
Strengths
- Open source and transparent
- Includes Community-Owned as a core feature, purpose-built for version control workflows
- Fully open-source — you can self-host, audit the code, and avoid vendor lock-in
- The core product is free with no paywalled essentials
Weaknesses
- May lack some advanced features
- Self-hosting is free but requires server maintenance and DevOps knowledge
- Self-hosting requires Linux admin skills and ongoing server maintenance
- Large binary files (videos, PSDs) are still a pain to manage in Git-based systems
Quick info
- Category
- Version Control
- Starting price
- Free
- Free tier
- Fully free
- Open source
- Yes
- Best for
- Any size
- Founded
- 2022
Last updated 2026-04-12
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