here: every page sets its own via /.<br>A static placed before SvelteKit injects the page head would be<br>the first in the document, which the HTML spec treats as the title —<br>silently overriding every per-page title with "Fjord". (Don't name the<br>head placeholder token in this comment: SvelteKit string-replaces the<br>first occurrence, so a mention here would steal the real injection.)<br>--><br>Managed Forgejo compared: Fjord vs Codebahn, Codey, GitHub, GitLab, and more

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Managed ForgejoGiteaPublic FOSSSelf-hostingEnterprise suiteEU or Swiss posturePublished complianceConsulting helpMany hosted appsLowest entry priceNo-AI-training termsPer-instance pricingMobile and CLIPages and CI<br>Showing all comparison options.<br>Fjord<br>Managed upstream Forgejo with dedicated tenancy, per-instance pricing, mobile and CLI,<br>Pages, CI, export, and written no-AI-training terms.<br>Codebahn<br>Managed Forgejo from a Swedish company, using a maintained Forgejo fork on EU-only infrastructure.<br>Codey by VSHN<br>A dedicated Forgejo instance managed by VSHN, hosted in Europe and Switzerland.<br>Forgejo Services<br>Managed Forgejo hosting, support, consulting, training, and ISO27001 reporting tooling from a Coderial BV project.<br>Elestio<br>Managed Gitea on dedicated cloud instances, from a broad managed open-source app platform.<br>Gitea Cloud<br>A commercial Gitea Cloud offering with public pricing.

Decision Boundaries<br>Codebahn<br>Managed Forgejo from a Swedish company, using a maintained Forgejo fork on EU-only infrastructure.<br>Choose them when Choose Codebahn when EU-only infrastructure, capacity pricing, a documented MCP server, and Forgejo extensions are central buying criteria.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when you want upstream Forgejo, a dedicated single-tenant instance, region choice beyond the EU, native iPhone/iPad access, Pages, and a contractual no-AI-training commitment.

Codey by VSHN<br>A dedicated Forgejo instance managed by VSHN, hosted in Europe and Switzerland.<br>Choose them when Choose Codey when Swiss operations, VSHN services, and published ISO 27001 plus ISAE 3402 evidence matter more than a Fjord-shaped product surface.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when you want upstream Forgejo with per-instance pricing, native mobile access, Pages, CLI, export, and a published no-AI-training commitment.

Forgejo Services<br>Managed Forgejo hosting, support, consulting, training, and ISO27001 reporting tooling from a Coderial BV project.<br>Choose them when Choose Forgejo Services when Coderial BV consulting, managed Forgejo operations, Forgejo Actions implementation, or ISO27001 reporting support are the buying driver.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when you need published pricing, dedicated tenancy, region choices, Pages, mobile, CLI, export, and no-AI-training terms.

Elestio<br>Managed Gitea on dedicated cloud instances, from a broad managed open-source app platform.<br>Choose them when Choose Elestio when you want one hosting panel for many open-source apps, worldwide regions, and Gitea rather than Forgejo.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when the forge itself is the product: upstream Forgejo, CI, Pages, mobile, CLI, export, and no-AI-training terms in one managed service.

Gitea Cloud<br>A commercial Gitea Cloud offering with public pricing.<br>Choose them when Choose Gitea Cloud when you specifically want Gitea and its commercial cloud pricing fits your procurement path.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when you want managed Forgejo, dedicated tenancy, CI, Pages, mobile access, CLI, export, and documented no-AI-training terms.

Codeberg<br>A public, non-profit, Forgejo-based platform operated by Codeberg e.V.<br>Choose them when Choose Codeberg for free or community public Free Software hosting and Codeberg Pages.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when your team needs a private, dedicated, supported Forgejo instance with managed operations and commercial terms.

Self-hosting<br>Your team runs Forgejo, backups, mail, runners, upgrades, observability, and incident response.<br>Choose them when Choose self-hosting when full infrastructure control and internal operations ownership are required.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when you want Forgejo without carrying the pager, patch cycle, backup checks, and runner operations yourself.

GitHub<br>The default commercial code platform, with GitHub Actions, Pages, Mobile, Enterprise Cloud data residency, and enterprise compliance reports.<br>Choose them when Choose GitHub when the ecosystem, marketplace, enterprise integrations, or published compliance program is the deciding factor.<br>Choose Fjord when Choose Fjord when you want Forgejo, per-instance pricing, a dedicated instance, simpler exit, and a written no-AI-training commitment.

GitLab<br>A broad DevSecOps platform with GitLab.com, GitLab Dedicated, GitLab CI/CD, Pages, and published trust-center evidence.<br>Choose them when Choose GitLab when you need a wide DevSecOps suite, GitLab Dedicated, or published SOC and ISO evidence.<br>Choose Fjord...