Codeberg — A non-profit Git hosting platform for free and open-source projects, running Forgejo with no ads or tracking, free to use and funded entirely by donations and membership.
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Best for: open-source maintainers and FOSS projects that want ad-free, non-commercial Git hosting without a corporate owner
Pricing: Entirely free, with no paid tier at any level; funded by donations and Codeberg e.V. membership dues rather than subscriptions.
- Codeberg is run by Codeberg e.V., a non-profit association in Berlin with more than 1,700 members.
- Codeberg is completely free, with no paid tier, ads, or third-party tracking.
- Codeberg runs on Forgejo, an open-source Git forge forked from Gitea.
- Codeberg bundles Codeberg Pages (static hosting), Woodpecker CI/CD, and a Weblate instance for localization.
- Codeberg's terms of use restrict LLM-generated content and cryptocurrency projects.
Limitations: No enterprise plan, SLA, or paid support contract available at any price.; Smaller ecosystem and fewer third-party integrations than GitHub.; Terms of use restrict LLM-generated content and cryptocurrency projects.
Top alternatives: GitHub, GitLab, SourceHut, Gitea, Bitbucket — full list
What is Codeberg?
Codeberg is a non-profit Git hosting platform built specifically for free and open-source software projects, run by Codeberg e.V., a registered non-profit association in Berlin with over 1,700 members. The platform runs on Forgejo, an open-source Git forge that itself forked from Gitea, and includes Codeberg Pages (static site hosting from a repo), Woodpecker CI/CD integration, and Codeberg Translate (a hosted Weblate instance for project localization) — all free, with no paid tier. Codeberg explicitly avoids third-party tracking cookies and advertising, and its terms of use restrict LLM-generated code contributions and cryptocurrency-related projects, positions that set it apart from for-profit hosts. Because there's no company behind Codeberg, there's no enterprise sales team, SLA, or paid support tier to buy into — the project runs entirely on member donations and Codeberg e.V. membership dues, which also means no dedicated support contract exists for organizations that need one.
Codeberg is a non-profit Git hosting platform run by Codeberg e.V., a registered association based in Berlin with more than 1,700 members, built specifically to host free and open-source projects rather than to generate revenue. It runs on Forgejo, an open-source fork of Gitea, and bundles Git hosting, Codeberg Pages for static site hosting, Woodpecker CI/CD, and a Weblate instance (Codeberg Translate) for localization, all included at no cost with no paid tier, no ads, and no third-party tracking. There is no commercial plan to compare against GitHub's or GitLab's paid tiers because Codeberg isn't a company: it runs on member donations and e.V. membership fees, and its terms of use restrict LLM-generated content and cryptocurrency projects, a policy stance GitHub and GitLab don't take. Because Codeberg has no enterprise support contract, SLA, or dedicated account team, organizations that need guaranteed uptime commitments or paid support typically look to GitLab self-managed or GitHub Enterprise instead.
Standout feature: Run entirely as a non-profit association (Codeberg e.V.) rather than a company, with no ads, no third-party tracking, and terms of use that explicitly restrict LLM-generated content and cryptocurrency projects.
Biggest weakness: There is no enterprise plan, SLA, or paid support contract to buy — Codeberg runs on volunteer effort and donations, so organizations that need guaranteed uptime commitments or a support escalation path have no paid tier to purchase.
Pros
- Completely free with no paid tier, ads, or third-party tracking.
- Bundles CI/CD (Woodpecker), static site hosting (Pages), and localization (Weblate) alongside Git hosting.
- Run as a non-profit association rather than a venture-backed company, aligning incentives with FOSS projects rather than growth targets.
- European hosting, relevant for projects with GDPR or data-residency preferences.
Cons
- No enterprise plan, SLA, or paid support contract available at any price.
- Smaller ecosystem and fewer third-party integrations than GitHub.
- Terms of use restrict LLM-generated content and cryptocurrency projects, which rules out some use cases GitHub and GitLab allow.
- As a donation-funded non-profit, infrastructure and support capacity scale with volunteer effort and donations rather than a predictable budget.
Codeberg pricing
Free · verified from the vendor's pricing page
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Community (free) | Free | Full Git hosting, Codeberg Pages, Woodpecker CI/CD, and Codeberg Translate; free for all users, funded by donations and Codeberg e.V. membership, not by paid plans. |
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