Forgejo vs Gogs
Both Forgejo and Gogs are self-hosted alternatives to Bitbucket and GitHub. Both are filed under Software Development - Project Management.
Side by side
| Field | Forgejo | Gogs |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Lightweight software forge focused on scaling, federation, and privacy (fork of Gitea). | Painless Git Service written in Go. |
| GitHub stars | Not tracked — proprietary, no public repository | 47,914 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker, Go | Go |
| Latest release | No stable release | No stable release |
| Repository activity | Not tracked — proprietary, no public repository | 31 October 2026 |
| Health | No activity date recorded | Active |
| Categories | Software Development - Project Management, Ticketing | Software Development - Project Management |
| Website | https://forgejo.org | https://gogs.io/ |
| Source code | https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/ | https://github.com/gogs/gogs |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Health labels differ: Forgejo is filed as No activity date recorded, Gogs as Active.
- Both are listed under the same license: MIT.
- Platforms differ: Forgejo lists Docker, Go; Gogs lists Go.
- Forgejo is also filed under Ticketing.