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, Linux, Mac and Windows 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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  1. GitHub icon

    GitHub

     1731 likes

    Git hosting service offering version control, collaboration, and project management tools. Provides issue tracking, code review through pull requests, wikis, and deployment workflows.

    104 GitHub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    It's centralized and proprietary. You have to trust Microsoft with your precious data.

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    • GitHub is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to ForgeFed.

    • GitHub is the most popular free alternative to ForgeFed.

    • GitHub is Freemium and ProprietaryForgeFed is Free and Open Source
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    GitLab

     744 likes

    Provides a robust platform for on-premise or hosted Git repository management, integrating seamlessly with various dev tools, facilitating efficient workflow through offerings like issue tracking, code reviews, continuous integration, CI/CD pipelines, and option for unlimited private repositories.

    111 GitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
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    • GitLab is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to ForgeFed.

    • GitLab is the most popular Open Source alternative to ForgeFed.

    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceForgeFed is Free and Open Source
    • GitLab is Security-focusedForgeFed is not according to our users
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    SourceForge

     340 likes

    Centralized open source platform providing code hosting for 502,000+ projects, version control, analytics, project wikis, software reviews, and access to a business software directory listing over 50,000 titles, serving millions of downloads and users monthly.

    74 SourceForge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Bitbucket icon

    Bitbucket

     406 likes

    Provides Git repository hosting with integrated issue tracking, wiki for documentation, pull requests, code review features, support for public and private repos, CI/CD integration, branch permissions, team collaboration, notification tools, and API access.

    79 Bitbucket alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  10. Gogs icon

    Gogs

     135 likes

    The easiest, fastest, and most painless way of setting up a self-hosted Git service. With Go, this can be done with an independent binary distribution across ALL platforms that Go supports, including Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and ARM.

    42 Gogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  11. Radicle icon

    Radicle

     14 likes

    Peer-to-peer, open source stack built on Git enables decentralized, censorship-resistant code sharing and local-first data control, employing cryptographic verification, extensible collaborative objects, modular interfaces, and seamless data migration with no central entity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Trac

     146 likes

    Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Trac uses a minimalistic approach to web-based software project management. Our mission is to help developers write great software while staying out of the way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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