Codeberg vs GitLab Package Registry

Codeberg is a free, community-driven software development platform operated by Codeberg e.V. and built around the Forgejo software forge. Repositories include Git source control, issue tracking, and wikis. Codeberg Pages can publish static websites on a codeberg.page address or custom domain; CI/CD options include a Woodpecker instance and Forgejo Actions. Weblate is available for software localization, and documented integrations include Keycloak, LiberaPay, Matrix, and Read the Docs. Users can enable two-factor authentication, and Codeberg publishes SSH host fingerprints for server verification. Its free plan costs nothing and lists 750 MiB of Git storage, 1.5 GiB for packages, LFS, and attachments, 100 MiB of private or personal content, and 100 repositories. The default repository limit is 100 for users and organizations, with increases requestable. Codeberg is intended for free/libre software projects and may reject uses that do not contribute to that purpose or abuse its infrastructure. It recommends self-hosting Forgejo as an alternative deployment option.

GitLab Package Registry lets projects publish packages for downstream projects to use as dependencies. It can be private or public for supported package managers and is available on GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, and GitLab Dedicated within Free, Premium, and Ultimate. Generally available formats include Generic packages, Helm, Maven, npm, NuGet, and PyPI; Composer and Conan are beta, while Debian, Go, and Ruby gems are experiments. Conda, CRAN, RPM, and Swift are not supported. A project can host multiple package types, including packages built from a monorepo. GitLab CI/CD can build or import packages, with jobs authenticating through CI_JOB_TOKEN, and the registry can be administered through an API. Project roles govern access; protection rules can restrict pushes or deletions for supported formats. Publication and deletion audit events are available when enabled, but require Premium or Ultimate. The dependency proxy is a beta feature on those paid tiers. GitLab is all-remote and has no physical headquarters.