Why hackers moved from GitLab to Forgejo
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from GitLab to Forgejo for my private projects after not wanting to deal with how slow GitLab's interface is anymore.”bramhaag, 2026-01-24original comment ↗
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GitLab vs Forgejo
| GitLab | Forgejo | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 3 |
| Hackers who criticize | 5 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of GitLab
“shouldn't they tag a new version instead of re-releasing a fixed 19.3.6, if earlier 19.3.6 are vulnerable?”akersten, 2026-10-29original comment ↗
“GitLab and Azure are a daily source of pain for us.”xixixao, 2026-05-01original comment ↗
“sorry GitLab, I love your handbook, hate your UX”0xbadcafebee, 2026-03-24original comment ↗
“Some sites (Android docs, Gitlab, F-Droid) will send me the non-English content; Google even preferentially does their AI translation thing instead of the original…”read full quote
“Some sites (Android docs, Gitlab, F-Droid) will send me the non-English content; Google even preferentially does their AI translation thing instead of the original English.”
Praise for Forgejo
“We moved from github to a self-hosted forgejo instance about 6 months ago, works like a charm.”asa977, 2026-04-29original comment ↗
“I have moved to self-host Forgejo a few years ago and I can also highly recommend. It's working great.”huijzer, 2026-03-26original comment ↗
Other moves from GitLab
Other moves to Forgejo
- GitHub → Forgejo (1)