# Forgejo alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 232 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Forgejo holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/forgejo/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub: 140
- GitLab: 45
- Bitbucket: 12
- Azure DevOps: 4
- GitHub Free for Organizations: 2
- Assembla: 1

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**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Forgejo (Forgejo is #6 of 7 at 0%).

- GitHub: first choice in 54 of those 76
- GitLab: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Bitbucket: first choice in 8 of those 76
- GitHub Free for Organizations: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Forgejo (Forgejo is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- GitHub: first choice in 43 of those 72
- GitLab: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Bitbucket: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Azure DevOps: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Azure Repos: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Gitea: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Forgejo.

- GitHub: first choice in 43 of those 84
- GitLab: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Azure DevOps: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Bitbucket: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Assembla: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center: first choice in 1 of those 84
- GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency: first choice in 1 of those 84
- GitHub Enterprise Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 84

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