Skip to content
SocialAtoZ

SourceForge

Verified

Free open source project hosting and the world's largest B2B software directory

B2B Services Review Platforms Source Code Management Software
–

Not yet rated. Be the first to review SourceForge.

Visit website Request pricing Write a review
SourceForge screenshot See all screenshots
  • Deployment Cloud Based
  • Starting price Free
  • Free trial Not offered
  • Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is SourceForge?

SourceForge is a dual-purpose platform that offers free project hosting for open source developers alongside a large business software comparison and review directory. Developers can host Git, Subversion, or Mercurial repositories, track bugs and tickets, maintain wikis, and distribute downloads through SourceForge's global mirror network, which handles millions of downloads daily and provides download statistics.

Project hosting on SourceForge is free for open source developers. Separately, SourceForge operates as a B2B software discovery site listing over 100,000 business applications, where software vendors can pay for featured placement and advertising to reach the platform's tens of millions of monthly visitors; those vendor pricing details are not published and require contacting SourceForge directly.

Key Features of SourceForge

SourceForge lists 8 documented features, including Free Git, Subversion, and Mercurial repository hosting, Bug and ticket tracking with Markdown support and Project wikis with attachments and discussion. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Free Git, Subversion, and Mercurial repository hosting
  • Bug and ticket tracking with Markdown support
  • Project wikis with attachments and discussion
  • Global download mirror network with statistics
  • Project web hosting for static content
  • Mailing lists and user forums
  • MySQL database access for projects
  • Large software discovery and review directory

SourceForge Pricing

SourceForge lists 2 plans. One is free; the rest are quoted on request.

Project Hosting

Free

Unlimited open source projects

Request pricing

Free code hosting, bug tracking, wikis, forums, and download distribution for open source developers

Vendor Listing / Advertising

Custom

For software vendors

Request pricing

Featured placement and advertising for vendors listed in the SourceForge software directory; pricing not publicly disclosed

SourceForge Specifications

SourceForge is available on web app. It has a free plan.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
Billing cycle
Monthly
Desktop
  • Web App
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
Integrations
GitHub repository mirroring, RSS feeds, Google Analytics
Public API
No
Free trial
No
Free plan
Yes
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
No
Website
sourceforge.net

SourceForge Videos

SourceForge Screenshots

SourceForge screenshot 1

SourceForge Reviews

No reviews yet

Used SourceForge? Share your experience and help other buyers decide.

Write the first review

SourceForge FAQs

Yes, hosting an open source project on SourceForge, including code repositories, bug tracking, wikis, and download distribution, is free.

SourceForge supports Git, Subversion (SVN), and Mercurial repositories for hosted projects.

SourceForge generates revenue mainly through advertising and paid vendor listings on its separate B2B software comparison directory, not from developer project hosting.

Yes, its global mirror network provides download statistics and load-balanced distribution for project files.

Yes, SourceForge operates a directory of over 100,000 business software listings where vendors can pay for featured placement, though exact pricing requires contacting SourceForge.