GForge and FusionForge have a long history with one another and on the surface it may sound like the continuation of the open source software vs closed source software debate. Open source projects like FusionForge are great but growing organizations and big enterprises are managing huge project portolios with large, complex projects and having a company standing behind their product, listening to customers and giving them world class support is vital. With GForge you can run projects SaaS, on-premesis or on your own dedicated server that we manage. And while GForge isn't open source, you do get our source code, minus the bits used for license key checking.
Have a look at this comparison to see why GForge is a better alternative to FusionForge.
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FusionForge | ||
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Workflow |
YES | YES | |
Full Agile Support |
YES | YES, BUT... |
Requires a separate plugin |
REST API |
YES | YES, BUT... |
Requires a separate plugin |
Internal & External Collaboration |
YES | YES | |
Managed Hosting |
YES | NO | |
Cloud & Server-based Deployment |
YES | YES, BUT... |
Far more labor intensive than GForge |
Offline Installation & Upgrades |
YES | NO | |
Customized Tickets |
YES | YES | |
Pull Requests |
YES | NO |
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Document Management |
YES | YES | |
Chat |
YES | NO | |
Continuous Integration |
YES | YES |
|
Knowledge Management |
YES | YES, BUT... |
Requires a separate plugin |
Centralized Search |
YES | YES | |
Service Desk |
YES | NO |
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Single Sign-on (SSO) |
YES | YES, BUT... |
Requires a separate plugin |