Phabricator is effectively finished. On May 29, 2021, Phacility announced it was winding down: Phabricator would be "nominally" maintained but no longer regularly updated, no new hosted instances after June 1, 2021, and very limited support after August 31, 2021. The code still runs, but it gets no new features or regular security work from its authors.
That leaves self-hosters with two paths. Keep the same software through Phorge, the community fork, or move to a tool that replaces the parts you used: Differential for review, Maniphest for tasks, Diffusion for hosting and Harbormaster for builds. The list starts with the fork, then the review-focused tools, then the full platforms. Prices are in US dollars.
Prices below are as of November 8, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Price | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phorge | Keeping Phabricator with active maintainers | Free (Apache 2.0) | Linux, self-hosted (PHP) |
| Gerrit | Commit-by-commit review like Differential | Free (Apache 2.0) | Linux, Windows, macOS (Java) |
| Review Board | Review across Git, SVN, Mercurial and Perforce | Free (MIT); RBCommons from $6 per user/month | Self-hosted (Python), hosted RBCommons |
| GitLab | One platform for code, review, issues and CI | Free; Premium $29 per user/month, yearly | GitLab.com, self-managed Linux |
| Forgejo | A light self-hosted Git forge with issues | Free (GPLv3+ and MIT) | Linux, Docker, self-hosted |
| Jira and Bitbucket | Splitting tasks and code across two hosted tools | Jira free to 10 users; Bitbucket Standard $3.65 per user/month | Web (Cloud) |
Phorge
Phorge is Phabricator under new maintainers. It keeps Differential, Maniphest, Diffusion, Herald, Phriction and Arcanist, so teams carry on with the same URLs, the same arc diff habit and the same database. Moving an existing install means pointing its code at Phorge and running ./bin/storage upgrade.
The fork's changelog for release 2025.18 raised the minimum to PHP 7.2.25 so the code can run on PHP 8.4, and work since then continues on the master branch. It is licensed under Apache 2.0, like Phabricator.
Best for: Teams happy with Phabricator that want someone still fixing it.
Pricing:
- Free and open source, Apache 2.0
- No official hosted plan
Watch out for:
- Releases are infrequent, and 2025.18 is still a release candidate. Its Aphlict notification server also needed a manual fix for a known denial-of-service exploit.
- A small volunteer team maintains a large PHP code base, so do not expect big new features.
Official site: Phorge.
Gerrit
Differential's habit of reviewing one change, revising it and landing it maps almost directly onto Gerrit. Every commit becomes a change with patch sets, reviewers vote with labels, and nothing merges until it passes the rules you set. Large projects such as Android use this model.
The Gerrit site lists 3.14.5 as the current stable release. It installs as a single gerrit.war on Java, hosts the Git repositories itself and is licensed under Apache 2.0.
Best for: Teams that liked pre-merge review of single commits in Differential.
Pricing:
- Free, Apache 2.0
- Commercial hosting and support from third parties
Watch out for:
- It is review and hosting only. Maniphest's tasks and Phriction's wiki need separate tools.
- The next release line, 3.15, requires Java 25, and 3.11 and older are end of life, so plan JDK upgrades.
Official site: Gerrit.
Review Board
Phabricator was one of the few tools that reviewed Subversion and Mercurial code as well as Git. Review Board keeps that range: Git, Jujutsu, Mercurial, Subversion, Perforce, ClearCase, CVS and Azure DevOps TFVC are all supported. It reviews code, images and, with Power Pack, PDF documents.
The self-hosted server is MIT licensed, written in Python, and version 8.1 shipped on August 26, 2026. Beanbag also runs it as a service. The RBCommons plans page lists Basic at $6 and Business at $12 per user per month, with a 30-day trial.
Best for: Mixed-VCS shops that used Differential with SVN, Mercurial or Perforce.
Pricing:
- Self-hosted Review Board: free, MIT
- RBCommons Basic: $6 per user per month
- RBCommons Business: $12 per user per month, adds PDF review and reports
Watch out for:
- It does not host repositories or track tasks, so you still need a Git server and an issue tracker.
- Enterprise integrations and reports sit in Power Pack, a paid add-on with a 60-day trial.
Official site: Review Board.
GitLab
GitLab replaces the most Phabricator apps at once. Merge requests cover Differential, issues and boards cover Maniphest, the wiki covers Phriction and CI/CD covers Harbormaster. It can be self-managed, which suits teams that ran their own Phabricator, or used as SaaS on GitLab.com.
The GitLab pricing page lists Free at $0 and Premium at $29 per user per month, billed annually, with Ultimate on request. Lighter forges are compared on our GitLab alternatives page.
Best for: Teams that used most of Phabricator and want one maintained replacement.
Pricing:
- Free: $0, 400 compute minutes a month, 5 users per private group on GitLab.com
- Premium: $29 per user per month, billed annually
- Ultimate: contact sales
Watch out for:
- Merge requests review a branch, not a single revision, which feels looser to Differential users used to one change per review.
- The self-managed baseline is 8 vCPU and 16 GB of RAM, far more than a Phabricator box.
Official site: GitLab.
Forgejo
Small teams that mainly used Diffusion and Maniphest can get by with Forgejo, a single Go binary with Git hosting, issues, pull requests, a wiki, packages and Forgejo Actions. It runs under the non-profit Codeberg e.V., and Gitea is a close sibling for those who prefer a vendor.
The Forgejo releases page lists v17.0.1 from October 26, 2026 and an LTS line, v15, supported until July 15, 2027. It costs nothing beyond the server.
Best for: Small self-hosted teams that want a maintained forge on modest hardware.
Pricing:
- Free software, no paid edition
- New code GPLv3+ since v9.0; most of the code base MIT
Watch out for:
- It hosts Git only. Phabricator repositories in Subversion or Mercurial need converting first.
- Review is pull-request based, without Herald-style rules that auto-assign reviewers.
Official site: Forgejo.
Jira and Bitbucket
Some teams split Phabricator in two: Jira for tasks and sprints, Bitbucket for code and pull requests. Issue keys in commit messages and branch names link the two, and Bitbucket Pipelines handles CI. Both are hosted by Atlassian, so there is no server to run.
Jira Free covers up to 10 users. The Bitbucket pricing page lists Free for up to 5 users and Standard at $3.65 per user per month. Atlassian's list prices from October 13, 2026 put Jira Standard at $9.70 and Premium at $19.60 per user per month for teams of up to 100 users, billed monthly.
Best for: Teams that want hosted tools and already know Atlassian.
Pricing:
- Jira Free: up to 10 users
- Jira Standard: $9.70 per user per month for up to 100 users, billed monthly
- Jira Premium: $19.60 per user per month for up to 100 users, billed monthly
- Bitbucket Free: up to 5 users, 50 build minutes; Standard $3.65 per user per month
Watch out for:
- Self-hosting is ending for new buyers. Atlassian stopped selling new Data Center licences to new customers on March 30, 2026.
- Two products means two bills, two permission models and two admin consoles.
Official site: Jira and Bitbucket.
How to choose
| If you need | Pick |
|---|---|
| The same Phabricator, still maintained | Phorge |
| Strict review of one commit at a time | Gerrit |
| Review for Subversion, Mercurial or Perforce code | Review Board |
| Code, review, tasks, wiki and CI in one tool | GitLab |
| A light self-hosted forge for a small team | Forgejo |
| Hosted tasks and code from one vendor | Jira and Bitbucket |
When to stay with Phabricator
Keeping an old Phabricator install makes sense only if it sits on an internal network and you plan to leave soon. It gets no regular updates, and PHP versions keep moving. If you are staying for the workflow rather than the code, move to Phorge first: it is the same software with people still fixing it, and the move is an in-place upgrade rather than a migration.
Frequently asked questions
Is Phabricator still maintained?
Not regularly. Phacility said in May 2021 that Phabricator would only be nominally maintained, with no regular updates and no new feature requests. Active development moved to the Phorge fork.
What is the difference between Phabricator and Phorge?
Phorge is a fork of Phabricator run by community maintainers. It keeps the same apps and database layout, so you can upgrade in place, and it adds bug fixes, security fixes and support for newer PHP versions up to 8.4.
What replaced Phabricator Differential?
Phorge keeps Differential as it was. Outside the fork, Gerrit is the closest match for reviewing single commits before they land, and Review Board is closest for teams on Subversion, Mercurial or Perforce.
Is there a hosted Phabricator?
Not from Phacility, which stopped creating hosted instances on June 1, 2021. For hosted review and tasks, GitLab.com, Bitbucket with Jira, and Review Board on RBCommons are the options in this list.
