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Comparison · Infra & APIs
Forgejo vs NetBird
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Forgejo and NetBird — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Forgejo vs NetBird: at a glance
What is Forgejo?
Forgejo keeps patching its v15 stable line, now at v15.0.11.
Forgejo's newest tracked release is v15.0.11, two weeks after v15.0.10. Before that the feed jumped from v11.0.16 in July, with no v12–v14 releases in between. Release entries only link to external notes, so the specific changes in each patch aren't visible here.
What is NetBird?
NetBird's v0.82 candidate drops MySQL for self-hosted management and splits access logs out.
NetBird v0.82.0-rc.1 removes the MySQL store engine, so self-hosted deployments on MySQL must migrate to PostgreSQL before upgrading, and moves reverse-proxy access logs to their own database. It also pages the peer list API, moves network-map reads to a read replica, adds indexes, distrusts the compromised eMudhra CA keys, bounds SSH session requests, and adds a table view to netbird status. Rosenpass is to be deprecated, with a replacement in final testing.
Forgejo vs NetBird: editorial side-by-side
Forgejo
5.0INFRA · APIS
Forgejo keeps patching its v15 stable line, now at v15.0.11.
◆ Current state
Forgejo's newest tracked release is v15.0.11, two weeks after v15.0.10. Before that the feed jumped from v11.0.16 in July, with no v12–v14 releases in between. Release entries only link to external notes, so the specific changes in each patch aren't visible here.
◆ Where it's heading
The point-release rhythm continues: v11.0.x shipped roughly monthly from January to July, and v15 is now on its eleventh patch at a similar pace. Jumping four major versions in three months suggests majors are cut often and each branch then gets a patch series. Without the release notes, whether those majors bring large feature changes is unclear.
◆ Prediction
The likely next entry is v15.0.12 in two to four weeks. The entries don't show whether the v11 maintenance branch is still receiving fixes.
NetBird
5.0INFRA · APIS
NetBird's v0.82 candidate drops MySQL for self-hosted management and splits access logs out.
◆ Current state
NetBird v0.82.0-rc.1 removes the MySQL store engine, so self-hosted deployments on MySQL must migrate to PostgreSQL before upgrading, and moves reverse-proxy access logs to their own database. It also pages the peer list API, moves network-map reads to a read replica, adds indexes, distrusts the compromised eMudhra CA keys, bounds SSH session requests, and adds a table view to netbird status. Rosenpass is to be deprecated, with a replacement in final testing.
◆ Where it's heading
After the v0.81 cycle focused on device trust (certificate posture checks, group-restricted daemon sockets), v0.82 turns to the management server's scale: fewer storage backends, separate log storage, read replicas and pagination. NetBird is trimming self-hosting options to make larger deployments easier to run.
◆ Prediction
Expect further v0.82 candidates with migration fixes, and the Rosenpass replacement to be named in an upcoming release.
Alternatives to Forgejo and NetBird
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Recent activity from Forgejo and NetBird
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 10h agoNetBirdv0.82.0-rc.1: MySQL removed, access logs get their own database
- 11h agoForgejoForgejo v15.0.11: eleventh patch on the v15 stable line
- 5d agoNetBirdNetBird canary rebuild: group-restricted daemon socket
- 11d agoNetBirdv0.81.0-rc.3: management and Traefik backports
- 12d agoNetBirdv0.81 canary: route hysteresis stops HA peer flapping
- 13d agoNetBirdNetBird v0.81 RC2 adds batch group audit events
- 14d agoNetBirdv0.81 RC1: certificate posture checks, per-target HTTP access rules
- 14d agoForgejoForgejo v15.0.10: tenth patch on the v15 stable line
- 3mo agoForgejoForgejo v11.0.16 — monthly maintenance patch
- 4mo agoForgejoForgejo v11.0.15 — monthly maintenance patch
- 5mo agoForgejoForgejo v11.0.14 — monthly maintenance patch
- 6mo agoForgejoForgejo v11.0.13 — accelerated patch release
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Forgejo and NetBird?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Forgejo and NetBird are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Forgejo better than NetBird?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Forgejo and NetBird are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Forgejo?
Top Forgejo alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Forgejo alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/forgejo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to NetBird?
Top NetBird alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "NetBird alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/netbird for the full list with editorial commentary on each.