How Fjord compares.
Most of the pieces here exist somewhere else. Elestio will host Gitea on a VM for you; Codeberg hosts Forgejo on shared public infrastructure; Gitea has commercial user-based offerings. Fjord puts a dedicated Forgejo in one product: run end to end, billed per instance, with product-wide no-AI-training terms.
GitHub / Enterprise
- What it is
- The common default for many teams. Microsoft-owned, AI-forward.
- How we talk about it
- A calmer, owned alternative for teams that want dedicated Forgejo and simpler data-use terms.
GitLab
- What it is
- Broad DevSecOps suite, SaaS or self-managed.
- How we talk about it
- Powerful and broad, often more platform than a small team wants. Fjord is narrower, per-instance, and run for you.
Gitea Cloud / Enterprise
- What it is
- Commercial Gitea with user-based commercial pricing.
- How we talk about it
- We are Forgejo, the community fork, and we bill per instance, not per head.
Elestio
- What it is
- Managed Gitea on single-tenant VMs, no lock-in.
- How we talk about it
- A close analog. We differ on Forgejo specifically, product-wide no-AI-training terms, and an integrated forge product rather than a generic app-hosting panel.
EU managed hosts
- What it is
- Managed Gitea/Forgejo, EU-hosted, USD $19-$149/mo.
- How we talk about it
- They own "EU-hosted." We do not fight there; we win on run-for-you plus ownership. Fjord is operated from the US, and your instance and runner VMs stay in the region you choose.
Codeberg
- What it is
- Free, nonprofit, shared Forgejo host.
- How we talk about it
- Not a competitor, a friend. If you want free shared hosting, use Codeberg. We serve teams that need a dedicated, supported instance.
| Option | What it is | How we talk about it |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub / Enterprise | The common default for many teams. Microsoft-owned, AI-forward. | A calmer, owned alternative for teams that want dedicated Forgejo and simpler data-use terms. |
| GitLab | Broad DevSecOps suite, SaaS or self-managed. | Powerful and broad, often more platform than a small team wants. Fjord is narrower, per-instance, and run for you. |
| Gitea Cloud / Enterprise | Commercial Gitea with user-based commercial pricing. | We are Forgejo, the community fork, and we bill per instance, not per head. |
| Elestio | Managed Gitea on single-tenant VMs, no lock-in. | A close analog. We differ on Forgejo specifically, product-wide no-AI-training terms, and an integrated forge product rather than a generic app-hosting panel. |
| EU managed hosts | Managed Gitea/Forgejo, EU-hosted, USD $19-$149/mo. | They own "EU-hosted." We do not fight there; we win on run-for-you plus ownership. Fjord is operated from the US, and your instance and runner VMs stay in the region you choose. |
| Codeberg | Free, nonprofit, shared Forgejo host. | Not a competitor, a friend. If you want free shared hosting, use Codeberg. We serve teams that need a dedicated, supported instance. |
Go deeper
Ready to move? Read the GitHub to Forgejo migration guide, see pricing, or create an account.