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A source-code-hosting facility (also known as forge software) is a file archive and web hosting facility for source code of software, documentation, web pages, and other works, accessible either publicly or privately. They are often used by open-source software projects and other multi-developer projects to maintain revision and version history, or version control. Many repositories provide a bug tracking system, and offer release management, mailing lists, and wiki-based project documentation. Software authors generally retain their copyright when software is posted to a code hosting facilities.

See also: Collaborative development environment and Comparison of version-control software

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A source-code-hosting facility (also known as forge software) is a file archive and web hosting facility for source code of software, documentation, web pages, and other works, accessible either publicly or privately.

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  • Gitea6
  • Forge (software)1
  • Source code1
  • Web page1
  • Open-source software1
  • Version control1
  • Repository (version control)1
  • Bug tracking system1
  • Release management1
  • Mailing list1

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NameDeveloperInitial releaseFree server?Free client?Associated collaborative development environmentNotes
AssemblaAssembla, Inc.2005NoUnknownUnknown
Azure DevOps ServerMicrosoft20121NoNoAzure DevOps Services Microsoft Visual StudioMost features are free for open source projects or teams of 5 members or less2
BitbucketAtlassian2008NoNoAtlassian BitBucket Server, JIRA and ConfluenceDenies service to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk3
CloudForgeCollabNet2012NoUnknownUnknown
CodebergCodeberg e.V.420195YesYesForgejoCodeberg e.V. is a non-profit which operates a public Forgejo-based software forge and bug tracker, and related services such as Codeberg Pages, a Weblate translation server, and CI/CD features via Woodpecker CI.
GiteaCommitGo, Inc.62016-127YesYesGiteaGitea is an open-source software tool funded on Open Collective that is designed for self-hosting, but also provides a free first-party instance.
GiteeOSChina (CN)2013Gitee is a proprietary online forge.
GForgeThe GForge Group, Inc.82006PartialYesCloud version – free up to 5 users. On-premises version – free up to 5 users.GForge is free for open source projects.
GitHubGitHub, Inc. (A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation)2008-04NoYesUnknownDenies service to Crimea, North Korea, Sudan, Syria9 List of government takedown requests
GitLabGitLab Inc.2011-0910Partial11Yes12GitLab FOSS – free software
GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) – proprietary		Denies service to Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria13
GNU SavannahFree Software Foundation2001-01YesYesSavaneFor use by projects with GPL compatible licenses, subject to staff approval. Code access review.14
Helix TeamHubPerforce Software1995NoNoCloud version – free up to 5 users. On-premises version requires a license.Free cloud version has no limits on projects within 5gb storage limit. On-premises version has DevOps pipeline technology and free replicas.
LaunchpadCanonical2004YesNoLaunchpadSupports Bazaar and Git for version-controlled repository hosting.1516
OSDNOSDN K.K.2002–04UnknownYesUnknownFor open-source projects only.17 Ad-supported. Defunct as of April 9, 2025.
Ourproject.orgComunes Collective2002YesYesFusionForgeFor free software, free culture and free content projects.
OW2OW22008NoNoGitLabOriented on middleware technology.
PhabricatorPhacility, Inc.2010YesYesPhabricatorEnd of life.18
SEULUnknown1997-05UnknownNoUnknown
SourceForgeSlashdot Media1999-11Yes1920YesApache AlluraFor use by open-source projects.21 Ad-supported.
Subject to American export restrictions, so denies service to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.22
NameManagerEstablishedServer side: all free softwareClient side: all-free JS codeDeveloped or used CDENotes

Features

NameCode reviewBug trackingWeb hostingWikiTranslation
system		Shell serverMailing listForumPersonal repositoryPrivate repositoryAnnounceBuild systemTeamRelease binariesSelf-hosting
AssemblaYes
23		YesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
24		YesYesYesUnknownNo
Azure DevOps ServerYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesCommercially (Azure DevOps Server)
BitbucketYes
25

Version control systems

NameCVSGitHgSVNBZRTFVCPerforceFossil
AssemblaNoYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
Azure DevOps ServerNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNo
BitbucketNoYesUntil Feb 2020cNoNoNoNoNo
BuddyNo

Popularity

NameUsersProjects
AssemblaUnknown526,581+52
Bitbucket5,000,00053Unknown
BuddyUnknownUnknown
CloudForgeUnknownUnknown
Codeberg450,00054745,00054
GiteaUnknownUnknown
GitHub180,000,00055330,000,00055
GitLab31,190,00056546,00057

Specialized hosting facilities

The following are open-source software hosting facilities that only serve a specific narrowly focused community or technology.

NameAd-freeCVSGitSVNArchNotes
DrupalYesNoYesNoNoOnly for Drupal related projects.
freedesktop.orgYesNoYesNoNoOnly for interoperability and shared base technology for free software desktop environments on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, including the X Window System (X11) and cairo (graphics).
mozdev.orgYesYesUnknownNoNoOnly for -related projects. Defunct as of July 2020.

Former hosting facilities

  • Alioth (Debian) – In 2018, Alioth has been replaced by a GitLab based solution hosted on salsa.debian.org. Alioth has been finally switched off in June 2018.
  • BerliOS – abandoned in April 201464
  • Betavine – abandoned somewhere in 2015.
  • CodeHaus – shut down in May 201565
  • CodePlex – shut down in December 2017.
  • Fedora Hosted – closed in March 201766
  • Gitorious – shut down in June 2015.
  • Gna! – shut down in 2017.
  • Google Code – closed in January 2016, all projects archived. See http://code.google.com/archive/.
  • java.net – Java.net and kenai.com hosting closed April 2017.
  • OSDN - shut down in April 2025.67
  • Phabricator – wound down operations 1 June 2021, all projects continued to be hosted with very limited support after 31 August 2021.18
  • Tigris.org – shut down in July 2020.68
  • - shut down in July 2020.

See also

  • Comparison of version-control software
  • Distributed version control
  • Forge (software)
  • List of free software project directories
  • List of version-control software
  • Source code escrow for closed-source software
  • Version control (source-code-management systems)

Notes

  1. aAnyone can submit Bug Reports without logging in.
  2. bLimited to 5 users on free plan (see Pricing – bitbucket.org)
  3. cSelf hosted version is known as BitBucket Server and only supports Git repositories
  4. dBuilds are run in Docker containers
  5. eCodeberg is only for public open-source code, private repositories exist but are not officially permitted except as needed to support FLOSS projects
  6. fRequires one to log in to report a Bug.
  7. gHas an open source FOSS edition and commercial Enterprise Edition
  8. hCurrently only available for security vulnerability updates
  9. iUbuntu
  10. jPrivate repositories can be used to set up a project before going live. However, SourceForge requires that the project remains open source. See SourceForge Support.
  11. kGitLab is not fundamentally organized by projects, so the count is somewhat difficult.

References

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  2. 2"Pricing for Azure DevOps Services". Microsoft Azure. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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  6. 6"Gitea Official Website".
  7. 7"Announcement blog post". Gitea Blog. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. 8. GForge. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
Yes
a
Yes
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Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
b
No
Yes
27
Yes
No
28
Commercially (Bitbucket Server formerly Stash)c
BuddyYesYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
d		YesYesYes
CloudForgeUnknownYesYesYesNoNoNoNoUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownNo
CodebergYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
e
29		UnknownYes
30		YesYesYes (Forgejo)
GForgeYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
GiteaYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoYesYesUnknownYes
31		YesYesYes
GitHubYes
32		Yes
33f		Yes
34		YesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
35		YesYesCommercially (GitHub Enterprise)
GitLabYes
36		YesYes
37		YesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
38		YesYes
39		Yesg
GNU SavannahYes
40		YesYesNoNoYesYesNo
41		NoNoYesNoYesUnknownYes
Helix TeamHubYes
42		YesNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYes, with hooks. Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.NoYesYes
KallitheaYesNoYesNoNoUnknownNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
LaunchpadYesYesNoNoYesNoYesNoYesYes
h		YesYes
i		YesUnknownYes
OSDNYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
Ourproject.orgUnknownYesYesYesNoUnknownYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYes
PhabricatorYesYesYesYesUnknownYesUnknownYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYes
RhodeCodeYesNoYesNoNoUnknownNoNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
SourceForgeYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
j		YesNoYesYesYes
NameCode reviewBug trackingWeb hostingWikiTranslation
system		Shell serverMailing listForumPersonal repositoryPrivate repositoryAnnounceBuild systemTeamRelease binariesSelf-hosting
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
CodebergNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
GForgeYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
GiteaNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
GitHubNoYesNoPartial, until Jan 20244344NoNoNoNo
GitLabNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
GNU SavannahYesYesYesYesYes45NoNoNo
KallitheaNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
LaunchpadImport onlyYes1646Import only47Import onlyYesNoNoUnknown
Ourproject.orgYesNoNoYesNoNoUnknownUnknown
OW2Dropped48YesNoDropped48NoNoNoNo
Perforce TeamHubNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
PhabricatorNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
RhodeCodeNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
SEUL.orgYesNoNoYesNoNoUnknownUnknown
SourceForgeDropped49YesYesYesDropped50NoUnknownNo51
NameCVSGitHgSVNBZRTFVCPerforceFossil
k
GNU Savannah93,346583,84858
Launchpad3,965,2885940,88160
OSDN54,826616,29461
Ourproject.org6,353621,84662
OW2UnknownUnknown
SEULUnknownUnknown
SourceForge3,700,00063500,00063
NameUsersProjects

Discontinued: CodePlex, Gna!, Google Code.

Mozilla
NameAd-freeCVSGitSVNArchNotes
Mozdev.org
"Comprehensive, Elegant, Scalable Teamwork"
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  • 27Bitbucket Pipelines
  • 28Issue #11404 – Bitbucket equivalent of GitHub Releases? (BB-13572)
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  • 51Feature Request: Fossil Repositories
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