Forgejo

Version Control · Free · since 2022 · open source

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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.

pros

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

cons

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

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