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GitHub vs SourceHut: catalog facts
GitHubSourceHut
Freemium

Free to start, with paid plans and paid features such as Copilot.

Freemium

Many features work without an account; check sr.ht for current account pricing.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Repositories, issues, code review and CI in one place
  • GitHub Actions for automated builds and tests
  • Works fully without JavaScript
  • No tracking, advertising or AI features
  • Proprietary hosted service, not self-hostable in this form
  • Many advanced features sit behind paid plans
  • Hosted service is still labelled public alpha
  • Email-based patch workflow differs from pull-request forges
Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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