Forgejo vs Supabase

Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs

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Forgejo

Community-governed self-hosted Git forge

4.5
Editorial Rating
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Supabase

The open source Firebase alternative

4.5
Editorial Rating

Quick Comparison

Rating

4.5
vs
4.5

Starting Price

Free
vs
Free

Pricing Model

free
vs
freemium
Feature
Forgejo
Supabase
Git hosting
Issue tracking
Pull requests
CI/CD Actions
Package registry
OAuth2/OIDC
PostgreSQL database
Authentication
Storage
Edge functions
Realtime
REST & GraphQL APIs

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

Supabase Pros

  • Open source — no vendor lock-in
  • Full PostgreSQL power (not a NoSQL compromise)
  • Best free tier in the backend-as-a-service space
  • Excellent developer experience and documentation
  • Row Level Security for fine-grained access control

Supabase Cons

  • Free projects pause after 1 week of inactivity
  • Self-hosting is complex to maintain
  • Smaller ecosystem than Firebase for mobile

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