OneDev
Ranked 22 of 22 Git forges by recommenders
Free self-hosted Git server with built-in CI/CD that people call fast, capable and underrated, though few have heard of it.
Free self-hosted Git server with built-in CI/CD that people call fast, capable and underrated, though few have heard of it.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong CI/CD and useful plugins
“superior to pretty much every other CI/CD product out there”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “I Hate GitHub Actions with Passion” “very nice plugins most of forge doesn't still have”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “GitHub Is Sinking” Fans think it is underrated
“I still dont know why everyone hasn't switch yet to that banger.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Pricing Changes for GitHub Actions” “I wish OneDev got more love.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “GitLab 18.8 Released” “OneDev is pretty cool too”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “GitHub Is Sinking”
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See all 22 Git forges, rankedWhat people said
8 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Pretty Sweet vuln we found in OneDev”
“OneDev is pretty cool too”
“very nice plugins most of forge doesn't still have”
“I wish OneDev got more love.”
“superior to pretty much every other CI/CD product out there”
“Robin is truly available, even if the only and main developer, on every ticket you open or feature you request.”
“I still dont know why everyone hasn't switch yet to that banger.”
“it's fast it and does it's job!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.