The chart below gives a comparison of features between Allura and several other Open Source forge software platforms.
| Name | License | Language | Database | Git | Hg | SVN | Other SCM | Integrated Code Browser | Fork / Merge Requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allura | Apache 2.0 | Python | Mongo | Yes | Yes1 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Indefero | GPLv2 | PHP | Any SQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Gitlab | MIT | Ruby | MySQL or PostgreSQL | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| FusionForge | GPLv2 | PHP | PostgreSQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Gitorious | AGPL | Ruby | MySQL | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| LibreSource | GPLv2 | Java | PostgreSQL | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Redmine | GPLv2 | Ruby | MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Savane | GPLv2 | PHP, Perl | MySQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Trac | BSD | Python | SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Phabricator | Apache 2.0 | PHP | MySQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| RhodeCode | GPLv3 | Python | PostgreSQL, SQLite, or MySQL | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Name | Ticket Tracker | Wiki | Forums | Blog / News | Download Manager | Project Discovery | API | Plugins | Custom Themes | LDAP Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allura | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Indefero | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Gitlab | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| FusionForge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Gitorious | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| LibreSource | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Redmine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Savane | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Trac | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Phabricator | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| RhodeCode | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
[1]: Via externally packaged tool: ForgeHg
[2]: Project listing via Wiki macro but project search not exposed