Caddy vs Forgejo
A source-aware comparison of pricing, documented capabilities and workflow fit.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — Caddy is free, Forgejo is pricing not verified.
- How to start: Caddy is free, Forgejo is pricing not verified.
- Where they differ: on what we checked they match — both offer public api.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. How we score tools.
What Caddy is
Caddy is a web server that obtains and renews TLS certificates automatically, with a configuration file most people can read.
What Forgejo is
Forgejo is a community-governed fork of Gitea, created to keep the project fully open and independently run.
Side by side
Choose Caddy if
- Anyone who wants a correctly configured HTTPS server without ceremony.
Choose Forgejo if
- Self-hosters who care about project governance as well as features.
Evidence and freshness
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Caddy
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Forgejo
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Caddy: pros & cons
- HTTPS configured correctly by default
- Configuration is short and legible
- Single binary, easy to deploy
- Smaller community than nginx
- Fewer third-party guides
- Some advanced setups need plugins
Forgejo: pros & cons
- Community governance rather than a single company
- Same low resource needs as Gitea
- Actively developed
- Younger project identity
- Smaller ecosystem
- Migration considerations if you switch back
Our verdict on Caddy
The easiest path to good TLS defaults. nginx still wins on ecosystem and examples.
Our verdict on Forgejo
Choose it over Gitea if governance matters to you; the day-to-day experience is close to identical.