# SourceHut 99 Hacker News commenters recommended SourceHut and 36 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 12 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** A fast, uncluttered git forge with strong CI, an email-based patch workflow and reasonable pricing, though critics dislike the email workflow and the owner's opinionated policies. ## Why people recommend it - Fast, minimal, uncluttered interface (4 comments): "The UI is fast, but it can be difficult to navigate, at least if you aren't familiar with it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102012)) "every time I use it I am pleasantly surprised how fast it is and how little clutter there is" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47886843)) "It's the only forge out there that isn't set out to copy the Github UI like everyone else." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100593)) - Email patch workflow, no account (6 comments): "It uses a mailing list-based workflow so contributing code or bug reports is relatively effortless and doesn't require a Sourcehut account." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46133271)) "Uses the same email-based patch workflow as Linux. Takes an hour to learn, and they have helpful guides" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586397)) "sourcehut has very good mailing list support, that is mostly equivalent to github pull requests" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332085)) - Excellent built-in CI (3 comments): "they have a very nice "edit manifest and run" feature that makes it easy to quickly test a change while debugging" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616925)) "I also like it, particularly for its outstanding CI, but I don't like the patch/email-centric approach." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100895)) "CI, web-based ticket submission for anyone with a site-wide login, static hosting, good price" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338893)) - Fair pricing, pay not product (4 comments): "asking for some money upfront to cover the actual hosting costs and other stuff feels pretty good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46138209)) "CI, web-based ticket submission for anyone with a site-wide login, static hosting, good price" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338893)) "Sourcehut is pretty good if you're willing to pay the (very reasonable may I add) prices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573815)) ## What people warn about - Dislike email/mailing-list workflow (3 comments): "I also like it, particularly for its outstanding CI, but I don't like the patch/email-centric approach." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46100895)) "It's kind of a bummer SourceHut stuck so stubbornly to mailing list only workflows." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46064721)) "I really really love it but I just can’t get myself to embrace the email workflow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48843560)) - Owner's opinionated hosting policies (6 comments): "the policy is not just dumb and unenforceable, it is also poorly reasoned. Many of the arguments apply equally to other technologies, or don't apply to AI-generated code in the first place." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466977)) "Drew's direct engagement into tech cancel-culture (with targets such as DHH, RMS, Andreas Kling, Jack Dorsey), makes it difficult to do business with him" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46133534)) "I would not trust Sourcehut. If Drew decides one day that he does not like you, your politics, or your industry, he will just cut you off." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48843796)) - UI hard to navigate (2 comments): "Using Gitlab or Sourcehut is painful. I'm glad they both exist but the UI, in my opinion, is not as good as Github." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46881020)) "The UI is fast, but it can be difficult to navigate, at least if you aren't familiar with it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102012)) - Not a GitHub drop-in replacement (4 comments): "it's very opinionated and may not be suitable for what a lot of people think of when they're coming from something like Github" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47487961)) "Not a drop-in replacement for GitHub admittedly. Requires a bit more skills from the contributors." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136007)) "But it's tough to use for a team that isn't building open source software." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46106165)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [GitHub](https://hackerapproved.com/p/github.md): 764 recommend - [Forgejo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/forgejo.md): 380 recommend - [GitLab](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gitlab.md): 331 recommend - [Codeberg](https://hackerapproved.com/p/codeberg.md): 331 recommend - [Gitea](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gitea.md): 195 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://sr.ht/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "SourceHut", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sourcehut/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).