Fjord vs Codebahn.
Both are serious managed Forgejo options. Codebahn documents EU-only infrastructure, a maintained Forgejo fork, capacity pricing, hosted CI, a CLI, MCP, and one-click export. Fjord documents upstream Forgejo, dedicated single-tenant instances, region choice, Pages, native iPhone and iPad access, CLI, managed runners, export, and a contractual no-AI-training commitment.
The Short Version
Codebahn is strongest when an EU-only posture, capacity pricing, MCP, and Forgejo extensions are core requirements. Fjord is strongest when upstream Forgejo, dedicated tenancy, region choice, native mobile access, Pages, and no-AI-training terms matter more.
Fjord And Codebahn, By Capability
| Dimension | Fjord | Codebahn |
|---|---|---|
| Forgejo base | Upstream Forgejo. | A maintained Forgejo fork. |
| Tenancy | Dedicated single-tenant VM per customer. | Not documented for the Forgejo application. |
| Jurisdiction and regions | Operated from the United States with EU Central, US, and Singapore regions. | Swedish company, EU-only infrastructure, primary Paris and backups in Falkenstein. |
| Hosted CI | Managed runners, with dedicated runner add-ons by plan. | Hosted CI on org plans, with isolated ephemeral CI VMs. |
| Pages | Managed Pages are documented. | Native Pages are not documented; deployment integrations are documented. |
| Mobile | Native iPhone and iPad app on the App Store. | Not documented. |
| CLI | Yes. | Yes. |
| Public MCP server | Not documented. | Yes. |
| Pricing model | Per-instance plans, not per-seat. | Capacity pricing with unlimited users. |
| Backups | Team and Pro only; Starter has no managed backups. | Daily encrypted backups in a separate EU region, with weekly restore verification. |
| Export | Forgejo-native export and exit are documented. | Forgejo-native one-click organization export is documented. |
| No-AI-training | Contractual no-AI-training commitment and Content-Signal ai-train=no. | Not documented. |
| Compliance posture | No published SOC 2 or ISO 27001 claim. | No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audit reports today. |
Choose Codebahn When
- EU-only infrastructure is a hard requirement.
- You want Codebahn’s documented MCP server and Forgejo extensions.
- Capacity pricing with unlimited users is the cleaner buying model for your team.
- You are comfortable with a maintained Forgejo fork.
Choose Fjord When
- You want upstream Forgejo in a dedicated single-tenant instance.
- You need region choice across EU Central, US, and Singapore rather than EU-only hosting.
- Your team wants Pages, mobile access, CLI, managed runners, export, and no-AI-training terms in one product.
- Per-instance pricing fits better than capacity pricing.
What Fjord Is Not For
Fjord is not the EU-only choice, and it does not publish SOC 2 or ISO 27001 reports today. If either requirement is fixed, Codebahn or another provider may be a better fit. Fjord is for teams that want a managed, dedicated, upstream Forgejo instance with product-level access across web, mobile, and CLI.
Read the architecture notes, data residency details, no-AI-training terms, and pricing for the current Fjord commitments.