comparing git forge commandline interfaces

last update: 2020-12-11

general

/	tea	sip	gitlab	gh
forge	gitea	gitea	gitlab	github
official forge support	✓	✘	✘	✓
dev status	adding features	maintenance
platform	any	any	any	any

/	tea	sip	gitlab	gh
aims to replace git cli	✘			✓
works with decentralization in mind	✓	✓	✓	✘
per-repo setup needed	✘		✓	✘
workflow helpers	✓
interactive mode	(✓)	✘		✓
programmatic mode	✓			✓
machine readable output	✓
follows XDG spec	✓

/	tea	sip	gitlab	gh
open web UI	✓
search repos	✓
search issues	✘	✓
textual item search filter syntax	✘	✓
CRUD repos	(✓)
CRUD issues	(✓)
CRUD milestones	(✓)
CRUD releases	✓
CRUD labels	✓
CRUD PRs	✓
CRUD time tracking	✓			x
CRUD orgs	(✓)
create PRs from local repo	✓
create PRs from remote repo	✓
code review	u
merge PRs
read comments	u
post comments
manage CI	✘	✘	✓
manage notifications	(✓)
administration	u	✘		✘
markdown rendering	✓			✓
issue import/export	u
checkout PRs	✓