When comparing sourcehut vs SourceForge, the Slant community recommends sourcehut for most people. In the question“What are the best alternatives to GitHub for Open Source projects?” sourcehut is ranked 6th while SourceForge is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose sourcehut is:
No javascript, drasticly light interface
Specs
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Pros
Pro Lightweight
No javascript, drasticly light interface
Pro Email-Based Communication and Coordination
Unlike other services that make their communication services like mainstream social media, Sourcehut uses good old mailing lists to make things simpler. It capitalizes on git's "git send-email" feature. This is in adherence to Sourcehut's general design, which is to make simple, reliable products. The official website is at https://lists.sr.ht, and they have a tutorial on setting your git client up at https://git-send-email.io
Pro Includes build service
Sourcehut has an automated build service at https://builds.sr.ht that can build your code from it's repository. Because the project is in alpha, this service is currently free (they will build your projects for you for free!)
Pro "Pro" features are free since the project is still in Alpha
Because the project is in alpha, the "pro" features are free.
Pro Useful business software comparison system
Business software comparison tool is very useful for finding the right business software.
Pro SourceForge offers a lot of helpful features for open source projects
Every project hosted on SourceForge can have discussion boards, and issue tracker, a tab for screenshots and something most code hosts don't have: a Shell access. Developers can also websites for their projects for free on SourceForge, as well as a Wiki for documentation.
The downside to this is that there is a lot of clutter in the beginning, and it may take a long time for beginners to check what they need and what they don't and where everything is.
Pro Easy for downloading projects
SourceForge makes it easy for users to download software hosted on it. It detects the user's platform and provides them with an appropriate version. They also have an extensive mirror network all over the world, which helps speed up downloads.
For developers, they offer download stats which are grouped by platform and by region.
Pro Safe downloading
Malware Scanner ensures safe downloading.
Pro Good support
Support is quick & ticket creation and follow up system is good.
Cons
Con Cluttered UI
Compared to other hosts, Sourceforge's UI feels messy and cluttered. Ads take up large portions of screen real estate, and feature creep has resulted in buttons and links everywhere that can sometimes make it difficult to find what you're looking for.