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Phorge
What it is
Phorge is a free, open-source platform for collaborative software development projects. Its tools cover code review, repository browsing, bug tracking, and wiki pages: Differential, Diffusion, Maniphest, and Phriction. It hosts Git and Mercurial repositories over SSH and HTTP, and Subversion repositories over SSH. Herald rules can send webhooks for Phorge events, while the Conduit API lets consumers retrieve object and transaction details. Arcanist adds command-line workflows for code review, linting, and unit tests, with integrations for Git, Mercurial, SVN, linters, and testing frameworks. Phorge is community-maintained software descended from Phabricator, which its site says has been unmaintained since June 1, 2021. It is self-hosted rather than a service, and users retain ownership of their data. Installation requires a non-Windows operating system, web server, PHP, MySQL, and Git; shared hosting is unsupported.
For and against
For
- Free and open source
- Combines review, repositories, bugs, and wiki
- Supports Git, Mercurial, and Subversion
- Offers webhooks and a Conduit API
- Extensible through additional applications
Against
- Requires self-hosted server administration
- Shared hosting is unsupported
- Server requires a non-Windows operating system
- Windows-focused tool integration may be limited
The verdict
Phorge provides a broad, self-hosted workspace for software teams, with repository, review, task, and wiki tools. Its infrastructure requirements and Windows compatibility caveat should shape deployment decisions.
Who it suits
Phorge is for professional software teams coordinating development across code, review, bugs, and documentation. It suits organizations prepared to operate self-hosted infrastructure.
Plans and prices
Phorge
Free and open source · self-hosted
Read 11 Oct 2026 · we.phorge.it
On the record
- Administration
- The project vision says Phorge does not allow super administrators who can violate its security model.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- API
- Phorge provides the Conduit API, which webhook consumers can call to retrieve object and transaction details.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Code review
- Differential is Phorge’s code review tool.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Command line
- Arcanist provides command-line access to Phorge tools and supports workflows such as code review, linting, and unit tests.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limitation
- The introduction cautions that users who develop primarily on Windows may find integration with their toolsets lacking.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Core tools
- Its major components include Differential for code review, Diffusion for repository browsing, Maniphest for bug tracking, and Phriction for a wiki.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data ownership
- The introduction says users own all their data.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- The vision describes Phorge as customizable with extensions that can modify existing tools or introduce new applications.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The project vision says Phorge is not a service and users can host it on their own infrastructure.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- Phorge is software users host on their own infrastructure; the project vision says it is not a service.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Arcanist works with Git, Mercurial, and SVN workflows and can integrate with linters and unit testing frameworks.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Phorge is aimed at professional software development teams working collaboratively across roles.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The documentation describes Phorge as free and open source.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Project history
- Phorge is a community-maintained fork of Phabricator, which the site says has been unmaintained since June 1, 2021.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Phorge is an open source platform for collaborating on, managing, organizing, and reviewing software development projects.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Repository browsing
- Diffusion is Phorge’s repository browser and can host repositories with authenticated read and write access over HTTP and SSH.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project vision says Phorge follows modern web application development practices and treats security reports with importance.we.phorge.it · read 11 Oct 2026
- Server requirements
- The server requires a non-Windows operating system, a web server, PHP, MySQL, and Git; the installation guide says shared hosting is unsupported.work.wildhq.org · read 11 Oct 2026
