ForgeFed Alternatives

ForgeFed is described as '(formerly GitPub) is a decentralized federation protocol based on the W3C's ActivityPub, which extends ActivityStream 2.0. It provides a server to server API for pull request, forking and subscription of repositories provided by Git web services (services like' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ForgeFed for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best ForgeFed alternative is GitHub, which is free. Other great apps like ForgeFed are GitLab, Codeberg, Gitea and SourceForge.

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ForgeFed (formerly GitPub) is a decentralized federation protocol based on the W3C's ActivityPub, which extends...

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ForgeFed alternatives page was last updated May 20, 2025
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  1. Frog Git icon
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    Gitea instance, like https://gitdab.com/ and https://codeberg.org/.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted

    Frog Git Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2. Git icon  Git integration

    Frog Git VS ForgeFed

     
  2. GNU Savannah icon
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    GNU Savannah is a project of the Free Software Foundation, which serves as a collaborative software development management system for free Software projects.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    GNU Savannah Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Hg hosting

    GNU Savannah VS ForgeFed

     
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    Set up your own self hosted git server on IIS for Windows. Manage users and have full control over your repositories with a nice user friendly graphical interface.

    31 Bonobo Git Server alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bonobo Git Server Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Pull requests

    Bonobo Git Server VS ForgeFed

     
  4. Apache Allura icon
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    Apache Allura is an open source implementation of a software forge, a web site that manages source code repositories, bug reports, discussions, wiki pages, blogs, and more for any number of individual projects.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Apache Allura Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2. Git icon  Git integration
    3.  Hg hosting
    4.  Wiki

    Apache Allura VS ForgeFed

     
  5. Gitolite icon
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    Gitolite allows you to setup git hosting on a central server, with fine-grained access control and many more powerful features.

    35 Gitolite alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Gitolite Features

    1.  Access Control

    Gitolite VS ForgeFed

     
  6. GitList icon
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    GitList allows you to browse repositories using your favorite browser, viewing files under different revisions, commit history and diffs. GitList is free and open source software, written in PHP, on top of Silex and the Twig template engine.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    GitList Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support

    GitList VS ForgeFed

     
  7. GitHuman icon
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    GitHuman is a decentralized alternative to GitHub and GitLab (Git sharing for everyone without any discrimination or restriction). It's built with IPFS and IPLD. It works without a centralised server.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    GitHuman Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2. Git icon  Git Support

    GitHuman VS ForgeFed

     
  8. Pagure icon
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    A Git center project hosting with bug reporting tools.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Pagure Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support

    Pagure VS ForgeFed

     
  9. SCM-Manager icon
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    The easiest way to share and manage your Git, Mercurial and Subversion repositories over http.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SCM-Manager VS ForgeFed

     
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    repo.or.cz is a public Git hosting site. Create a project in a snap, publish your development, give others push access and let anyone have a look and contribute. Alternatively, if you just see a random git:// URL fly by and want to check it out, or you have limited bandwidth or...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    repo.or.cz VS ForgeFed

     
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    GitStack is a free software that let you setup your own private Git server on Windows.

    21 Gitstack alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Gitstack Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support

    Gitstack VS ForgeFed

     
  12. gitstorage icon
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    An on-premise device that combines the best of hosted options and on-premise solutions for source code collaboration and security. Enables storing code securely (encrypted) on LAN and automatic backups (encrypted) to DropBox.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    gitstorage VS ForgeFed

     
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