Forgejo vs Gitea
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Gitea
Painless self-hosted Git service — lightweight GitHub alternative
4.4
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.5
vs4.4
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
free
vsfree
Feature
Forgejo
Gitea
Git hosting
Issue tracking
Pull requests
CI/CD Actions
Package registry
OAuth2/OIDC
Code review
Low resource usage
Forgejo Pros
- Community-governed fork of Gitea
- GitHub Actions compatible CI
- Lightweight single binary
- Active development
- No corporate ownership
- Federation support coming
Forgejo Cons
- Smaller community than Gitea
- Fewer third-party integrations
- Documentation still maturing
- Some Gitea plugins may not be compatible
- Less name recognition
Gitea Pros
- Extremely lightweight — runs on a Raspberry Pi
- GitHub-compatible CI/CD Actions
- Easy single-binary install
- Active community
Gitea Cons
- Smaller ecosystem than GitHub/GitLab
- Fewer built-in DevOps features
- No cloud-hosted option from Gitea team