# SourceForge: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sourceforge

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Source control hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/source-control-hosting/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 100% | 9 |

## And against it

- "It is generally considered risky for both open-source and closed-source projects" (Mistral Small, Source control)
- "SourceForge is no longer recommended for hosting active repositories" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Source control)
- "SourceForge is generally avoided for modern source code hosting." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Source control)
- "avoid SourceForge as a primary download source for executables" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Source control)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SourceForge, from 16 of the 19 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- hiraditya.github.io: 9
- github.com: 7
- gitprotect.io: 5
- bitbucket.org: 4
- en.wikipedia.org: 4
- g2.com: 4
- safeguard.sh: 4
- softwareengineering.stackexchange.com: 4
- sonarsource.com: 4
- sourceforge.net: 4 (its own site)

### Pages cited

- https://hiraditya.github.io/posts/where-should-your-code-live: 9
- https://bitbucket.org/product/code-repository: 4
- https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/aws-codecommit-returns-to-general-availability: 3
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_source-code-hosting_facilities: 3
- https://laoutaris.org/blog/choosing-a-git-host-2026: 3
- https://oqtacore.com/blog/github-alternatives-for-enterprise-teams-a-2026-comparison: 3
- https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/193563/how-safe-trustworthy-are-hosting-sites-such-as-sourceforge-github-or-bitbucke/193709: 3
- https://sonarsource.com/blog/dangerous-import-sourceforge-patches-critical-code-vulnerability: 3

## In its own words

What SourceForge's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Complete Software Platform (https://sourceforge.net/)
- For: buyers, software and IT buyers and influencers (https://sourceforge.net/)

## What it publishes

Every page sourceforge.net exposes, read 2026-09-29: 30087 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 47 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 11 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- news or press: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Everyones a builder now and not all of them are human https://sourceforge.net/articles/everyones-a-builder-now-and-not-all-of-them-are-human/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: How ai receptionist platforms compare for business use https://sourceforge.net/articles/how-ai-receptionist-platforms-compare-for-business-use/
- Recent: 2026-09-25 podcast or video: The security agent for the ai endpoint era kitecyber sourceforge podcast episode 143 https://sourceforge.net/articles/the-security-agent-for-the-ai-endpoint-era-kitecyber-sourceforge-podcast-episode-143/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Are you leaving the front door of your crm open https://sourceforge.net/articles/are-you-leaving-the-front-door-of-your-crm-open/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 podcast or video: Global outplacement career transition services careerminds sourceforge podcast episode 142 https://sourceforge.net/articles/global-outplacement-career-transition-services-careerminds-sourceforge-podcast-episode-142/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 podcast or video: Automated certificate life cycle management manageengine sourceforge podcast episode 141 https://sourceforge.net/articles/automated-certificate-life-cycle-management-manageengine-sourceforge-podcast-episode-141/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.