Fjord vs Codeberg.
Codeberg is a different use case: a public, nonprofit, Forgejo-based platform operated by Codeberg e.V. It documents Codeberg Pages and CI paths through limited hosted Actions, Woodpecker CI, or self-hosted runners. Fjord is a private managed Forgejo service for teams that need dedicated tenancy, support, commercial terms, CI, Pages, mobile access, CLI, export, and no-AI-training terms.
The Short Version
Codeberg is not the thing Fjord is trying to replace. Use Codeberg for public Free Software collaboration on a nonprofit Forgejo-based platform. Use Fjord when your team needs a private, dedicated, supported managed Forgejo instance.
Fjord And Codeberg, By Capability
| Dimension | Fjord | Codeberg |
|---|---|---|
| Forgejo base | Upstream Forgejo. | Forgejo-based public forge. |
| Tenancy | Dedicated single-tenant VM per customer. | Shared public platform, not a dedicated customer instance. |
| Jurisdiction and regions | Operated from the United States with EU Central, US, and Singapore regions. | Codeberg e.V., non-profit association based in Berlin, Germany; infrastructure region choice is not documented. |
| Hosted CI | Managed runners, with dedicated runner add-ons by plan. | Limited hosted Actions; Woodpecker CI or self-hosted runner paths documented. |
| Pages | Managed Pages are documented. | Yes, Codeberg Pages. |
| Mobile | Native iPhone and iPad app on the App Store. | Not documented. |
| CLI | Yes. | Not documented. |
| Public MCP server | Not documented. | Not documented. |
| Pricing model | Per-instance plans, not per-seat. | Mission is to build and maintain a free collaboration platform; commercial pricing model is not documented. |
| Backups | Team and Pro only; Starter has no managed backups. | Not documented. |
| Export | Forgejo-native export and exit are documented. | Migration to another Forgejo instance 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. | Not documented. |
Choose Codeberg When
- Your project belongs on a public nonprofit Forgejo-based forge.
- Codeberg Pages and public Free Software collaboration are the main use case.
- You are comfortable with shared public platform constraints.
- You want to support Codeberg e.V. and its community service model.
Choose Fjord When
- You need a private, dedicated, supported Forgejo instance.
- Your team needs managed operations, commercial terms, and per-instance billing.
- You want native mobile access, CLI, managed Pages, managed runners, export, and no-AI-training terms documented.
- You want to choose among Fjord regions rather than use a public shared platform.
What Fjord Is Not For
Fjord is not a public nonprofit forge for open collaboration. If that is the use case, Codeberg is the better fit.
Read the architecture notes, data residency details, no-AI-training terms, and pricing.