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Pushin

Shares rank 20 of 22 Git forges by recommenders

European git host for public and private repos; people call it stable but still in development. Critics note it is a one-man operation.

European git host for public and private repos; people call it stable but still in development. Critics note it is a one-man operation.

8 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
2
approval share
75%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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Other Git forges people recommend

The four most recommended other Git forges, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Pushin compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
GitHub7642,35025%1211 yrs47 owners—
Forgejo3806785%121 yr26 ownersApproved
GitLab33134649%126 yrs41 owners—
Codeberg33127754%121 yr17 owners—
PushinThis page6275%1——
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What people said

8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“the tool looks very convenient”

MixedComment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Pushie – Get notified with a simple webhook”

“I myself would never use a one man operation for anything I run in production.”

CriticizesComment from 6 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

“simply to have a place to store both my public and private repos but still retain a community”

RecommendsComment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

“I will be pushing for it at work.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

“Congratulations! I'm hooked.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

“This seems poorly worded or genuinely concerning.”

CriticizesComment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

“There is most definitly a market for this”

RecommendsComment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

“The product is stable, but still in development.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Git hosting that never leaves Europe”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.