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this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2025
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GitLab vs Codeberg, go!
Codeberg (and Forgejo in general) is the nicest code forge I have ever used.
GitLab has horrible UI/UX. Is slow as hell and so heavy that self-hosting is a strain on compute resources. The layout of the sidebar makes finding what you care about slow.
Forgejo is slick as hell, very light on resources, and does virtually everything GitLab or GitHub does. Looks pretty much identical to GitHub with a clean coat of paint, but the UI runs so much faster in the browser.
The only downside to Codeberg and Forgejo is having to roll your own CI actions.
Forgejo makes migrating projects such a breeze too. You can transfer everything you have on GitHub in under 10 minutes. Forgejo is also working on implementing the ForgeFed spec, which will enable federated projects where people on other instances can create issues and otherwise interact with your project.
Seriously try out Forgejo with a couple projects, there is nothing you will miss about GitHub.
Thanks so much for the detailed response!
I was already on both GitLab and Codeberg actually, but now I feel confident moving entirely to Codeberg. ❤️
You wouldn't happen to have tried SourceHut as well, have you?
GitLab: a lot of cool features, well-integrated, polished. Downsides: resource hog, open-core model (some features locked behind a paid license when self-hosting)
Forgejo (the thing that powers codeberg): it's federated & lighter on resources usage. Downsides: some features still missing/in development
No experience with Codeberg, personally. My team switched to GitLab at work a few months back and it’s been excellent. They are plenty of features to love, but the better CI/CD support and private package repositories were the deciding factor for us.
I also have good experiences with GitLab. It was very flexible and capable, yet focused. Codeberg seems to be a nice place, but I had trouble finding out its features as clearly as sourcehut had stated theirs. Sourcehut seems really good!