Forgejo vs Uptime Kuma

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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Uptime Kuma

Self-hosted monitoring tool — fancy alternative to Uptime Robot

4.7
Editorial Rating

Quick Comparison

Rating

4.5
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4.7

Starting Price

Free
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Free

Pricing Model

free
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free
Feature
Forgejo
Uptime Kuma
Git hosting
Issue tracking
Pull requests
CI/CD Actions
Package registry
OAuth2/OIDC
HTTP/TCP/DNS monitoring
Docker monitoring
Status pages
90+ notifications
Multi-language
Certificate expiry monitoring

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

Uptime Kuma Pros

  • Beautiful, modern UI
  • 90+ notification channels
  • Easy Docker setup
  • Completely free

Uptime Kuma Cons

  • Self-hosted only — no cloud option
  • Single-node (no distributed monitoring)
  • No built-in incident management

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