Web-based GitHub Alternatives

There are many alternatives to GitHub as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best Online alternative is GitLab, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and loads of them are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to GitHub are Gitea, Codeberg, Bitbucket and SourceForge.

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GitHub alternatives are mainly Version Control Systems, but if you're looking for Source Code Hosting Services or Project Management Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Europe, Self-Hosted, EU, Open Source, Free + Source Code Hosting and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GitHub.
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  1. GitLab icon
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    Provides a robust platform for on-premise or hosted Git repository management, integrating seamlessly with various dev tools, facilitating efficient workflow through offerings like issue tracking, code reviews, continuous integration, CI/CD pipelines, and option for unlimited private repositories.

    113 GitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
     
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  2. Gitea icon
     179 likes

    Gitea is a fork of Gogs, lightweight code hosting solution written in Go and published under the MIT license.

    46 Gitea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
     
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  3. Codeberg icon
     123 likes

    A free Git source code hosting service with the objective to give the open-source code that is running our world a safe and friendly home, and to ensure that code remains free and secure forever.

    50 Codeberg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  4. Bitbucket icon
     407 likes

    Provides Git repository hosting with integrated issue tracking, wiki for documentation, pull requests, code review features, support for public and private repos, CI/CD integration, branch permissions, team collaboration, notification tools, and API access.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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  5. SourceForge icon
     343 likes

    Centralized open source platform providing code hosting for 502,000+ projects, version control, analytics, project wikis, software reviews, and access to a business software directory listing over 50,000 titles, serving millions of downloads and users monthly.

    75 SourceForge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  6. GitBucket icon
     53 likes

    GitBucket is the easily installable open-source GitHub clone written with Scala.

    61 GitBucket alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
     
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  7. SourceHut icon
     25 likes

    sourcehut is a network of useful open source tools for software project maintainers and collaborators, including git repos, bug tracking, continuous integration, and mailing lists.

    20 SourceHut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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  8. Launchpad icon
     110 likes

    Launchpad is a collaboration and Bazaar code hosting platform for (primarily open-source) software projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Python
     
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  9. Trac icon
     147 likes

    Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Trac uses a minimalistic approach to web-based software project management. Our mission is to help developers write great software while staying out of the way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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  10. Azure DevOps icon
     12 likes

    Continuous Delivery Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software – for any language, all in a single package.

    65 Azure DevOps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  11. NotABug.org icon
     18 likes

    NotABug.org is a free Git source code hosting service, much like GitHub & GitLab.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  12. Phorge icon
     8 likes

    Phorge is an open source, community driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
     
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