name: Forgejo Plans and Pricing
description: Forgejo is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project with no commercial pricing tiers. The software itself is freely available under the GPL v3.0+ license (MIT for versions prior to v9.0). Deployment costs are determined entirely by the infrastructure you choose to self-host on. Codeberg.org is the primary hosted instance operated by Codeberg e.V., a non-profit that accepts donations.
url: https://forgejo.org
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
plans:
  - name: Self-Hosted (Free)
    description: Download and run Forgejo on your own infrastructure. No licensing fees. Requires your own server, VPS, or cloud resources. Supports all features including Actions runners, package registry, and API access.
    url: https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/admin/
    price: 0
    priceCurrency: USD
    billingCycle: free
    features:
      - Full REST API access
      - Repository hosting (unlimited on self-hosted)
      - Issues and pull requests
      - Forgejo Actions (CI/CD)
      - Package registry (npm, Docker, PyPI, Maven, Cargo, and 15+ formats)
      - Webhooks
      - OAuth2 and LDAP authentication
      - Organizations and teams
      - Wiki and project boards
      - ActivityPub federation (experimental)
      - No user or repository limits (hardware-bound)
  - name: Codeberg.org (Hosted, Donation-Supported)
    description: Codeberg.org is a free public instance of Forgejo operated by Codeberg e.V., a German non-profit association. It is available to the public at no cost, sustained by community donations. Resource limits may apply per account.
    url: https://codeberg.org
    price: 0
    priceCurrency: USD
    billingCycle: free
    features:
      - Free account for open-source and personal projects
      - REST API access
      - Repository hosting
      - Issues, pull requests, wikis
      - Package registry
      - CI/CD via Forgejo Actions
      - Community-governed with transparent policies
    notes: Codeberg may apply resource quotas (storage, bandwidth, runner minutes) to ensure fair use for all hosted users. Donations support infrastructure costs.
notes:
  - Forgejo has no commercial licensing model or paid tiers.
  - The project is funded via donations at https://liberapay.com/forgejo and through Codeberg e.V. memberships.
  - Professional services and support can be obtained from independent vendors in the community.
  - Hosting costs depend entirely on your chosen infrastructure provider (VPS, cloud, on-premises).