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Comparison of source-code-hosting facilities

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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.

General information

NameDeveloperInitial releaseFree server?Free client?Associated collaborative development environmentNotesAssemblaAzure DevOps ServerBitbucketCloudForgeCodebergGiteaGiteeGForgeGitHubGitLabGNU SavannahHelix TeamHubLaunchpadOSDNOurproject.orgOW2PhabricatorSEULSourceForgeNameManagerEstablishedServer side: all free softwareClient side: all-free JS codeDeveloped or used CDENotes
Assembla, Inc.2005
Microsoft2012Azure DevOps ServicesMost features are free for open source projects or teams of 5 members or less
Atlassian2008Atlassian [BitBucket](https://www.atlassian.com/software/bitbucket/features) Server, [JIRA](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/features) and [Confluence](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/features)Denies service to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria
CollabNet2012
Codeberg e.V.2019Codeberg 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.
CommitGo, Inc.2016-12Gitea is an open-source software tool funded on Open Collective that is designed for self-hosting, but also provides a free first-party instance.
OSChina (CN)2013Gitee is a proprietary online forge.
The GForge Group, Inc.2006Cloud version – free up to 5 users. On-premises version – free up to 5 users.GForge is free for open source projects.
GitHub, Inc. (A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation)2008-04Denies service to Crimea, North Korea, Sudan, Syria
GitLab Inc.2011-09Denies service to Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria
Free Software Foundation2001-01For use by projects with GPL compatible licenses, subject to staff approval.
Perforce Software1995Cloud version – free up to 5 users. On-premises version requires a license.Free cloud version has no limits on projects within 5gb storage limit.
Canonical2004Supports Bazaar and Git for version-controlled repository hosting.
OSDN K.K.2002–04For open-source projects only. Ad-supported. Defunct as of April 9, 2025.
Comunes Collective2002For free software, free culture and free content projects.
OW22008GitLabOriented on middleware technology.
Phacility, Inc.2010End of life.
1997-05
Slashdot Media1999-11For use by open-source projects. Ad-supported.
Subject to American export restrictions, so denies service to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.

Features

NameCode reviewBug trackingWeb hostingWikiTranslation systemShell serverMailing listForumPersonal repositoryPrivate repositoryAnnounceBuild systemTeamRelease binariesSelf-hostingAssemblaAzure DevOps ServerBitbucketBuddyCloudForgeCodebergGForgeGiteaGitHubGitLabGNU SavannahHelix TeamHubKallitheaLaunchpadOSDNOurproject.orgPhabricatorRhodeCodeSourceForgeNameCode reviewBug trackingWeb hostingWikiTranslation systemShell serverMailing listForumPersonal repositoryPrivate repositoryAnnounceBuild systemTeamRelease binariesSelf-hosting
author = Andy Singletonurl = http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/80158/Announcing-Advanced-Merge-Requests-for-Git.aspxtitle = Announcing Advanced Merge Requests for Gitwebsite = Blog.assembla.comdate = 2012-03-27access-date = 2015-05-20url-status = deadarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150521054411/http://blog.assembla.com/AssemblaBlog/tabid/12618/bid/80158/Announcing-Advanced-Merge-Requests-for-Git.aspxarchive-date = 21 May 2015 }}url = https://www.assembla.com/planstitle = Get Started for Free in 60 Seconds | Assembla Planswebsite = Assembla.comaccess-date = 2015-05-20archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160713183349/https://www.assembla.com/plansarchive-date = 13 July 2016url-status = dead }}
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228083131/http://ches.nausicaamedia.com/articles/technogeekery/using-mercurial-queues-and-bitbucket-orgdate=28 December 2009 }}url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923042859/https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Publishing+a+Website+on+Bitbucketdate=23 September 2013 }}. Confluence.atlassian.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
url=https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/comparison/title=Gitea compared to other Git hosting options – Docs}}
title = GitLab 8.2 releasedurl = https://about.gitlab.com/2015/11/22/gitlab-8-2-released/website = GitLabaccess-date = 28 June 2017date = 22 November 2015archive-date = 18 January 2017archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170118213054/https://about.gitlab.com/2015/11/22/gitlab-8-2-released/url-status = dead}}
Yes, with hooks. Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.

Version control systems

NameCVSGitHgSVNBZRTFVCArchPerforceFossilAssemblaAzure DevOps ServerBitbucketBuddyCloudForgeCodebergGForgeGiteaGitHubGitLabGNU SavannahKallitheaLaunchpadOSDNOurproject.orgOW2Helix TeamHubPhabricatorRhodeCodeSEUL.orgSourceForgeNameCVSGitHgSVNBZRTFVCArchPerforceFossil
url = http://blog.launchpad.net/bazaar/git-importstitle = Launchpad Blogwebsite = Blog.launchpad.netdate = 2009-07-08access-date = 2015-05-20 }}
title=Gforge decommissionwork=OW2 Technology Councilurl=https://tc.ow2.org/view/wiki/Gforge_decommissionaccess-date=2022-05-05}}

Popularity

NameUsersProjectsAssemblaBitbucketBuddyCloudForgeCodebergGiteaGitHubGitLabGNU SavannahLaunchpadOSDNOurproject.orgOW2SEULSourceForgeNameUsersProjects
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Discontinued: CodePlex, Gna!, Google Code.

Specialized hosting facilities

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

NameAd-freeCVSGitSVNArchNotesDrupalfreedesktop.orgmozdev.orgNameAd-freeCVSGitSVNArchNotes
Only for Drupal related projects.
Only 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).
Only for Mozilla-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 2014
  • Betavine – abandoned somewhere in 2015.
  • CodeHaus – shut down in May 2015
  • CodePlex – shut down in December 2017.
  • Fedora Hosted – closed in March 2017
  • 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.
  • Phabricator – wound down operations 1 June 2021, all projects continued to be hosted with very limited support after 31 August 2021.
  • Tigris.org – shut down in July 2020.
  • Mozdev.org - shut down in July 2020.

Notes

References

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  68. "Tigris.org: Shut down on 1-July-2020".
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