Gitea AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Gitea is Forgejo, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Gitea and five of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Gitea are Codeberg, RhodeCode, JetBrains Space and Stagit.

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Gitea alternatives are mainly Version Control Systems, but if you're looking for Source Code Hosting Services or CI/CD Systems you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted + Open Source. 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 Gitea.
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Gitea is a fork of Gogs, lightweight code hosting solution written in Go and published under the MIT license.

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Gitea alternatives page was last updated Jun 24, 2025
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  1. Forgejo icon

    Forgejo

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    Beyond coding. We forge. Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.

    55 Forgejo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Short landing page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Federated
    5.  Issue Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Decentralized
    8.  Kanban Board
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Two-factor Authentication
    11.  Support for MarkDown
    12.  No Tracking

    Forgejo VS Gitea

     
    Comments about Forgejo as an Alternative to Gitea
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    dirtydraft
    Positive Apr 6, 2023
    4

    Community led and not controlled by a for-profit. Forgejo is the successor to Gitea.

    Douze
    Positive Nov 1, 2023
    1

    Forked from Gitea in late 2022 (when Gitea was acquired by a private company). It aims to maintain and improve the already fantastic solution that was Gitea, protected and driven by a non-profit. Best used with Codeberg.

    Tetrapod
    Negative Jun 24, 2025
    0

    Forgejo is NOT independently developed, but takes (FOSS) work from the Gitea developers and removes any credit to the original authors. The forgejo 'team' is essentially white-labeling the honest open-source efforts of the Gitea developers. This might be legally allowed for open-source code, but it's morally despicable. [https://codeberg.org/forgejo/discussions/issues/251](https://codeberg.org/forgejo/discussions/issues/251)

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    • Almost everyone thinks Forgejo is a great Gitea alternative.

    • Forgejo is Free and Open SourceGitea is Freemium and Open Source
    • Forgejo is Lightweight, Privacy focused and DecentralizedGitea is not according to our users
  2. Codeberg icon

    Codeberg

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Short Landing page.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Non profit
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Issue Tracking
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Wiki
    9.  Kanban Board
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Syntax Highlighting
    12.  Support for MarkDown

    Codeberg VS Gitea

     
  4. RhodeCode icon

    RhodeCode

     25 likes
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    RhodeCode is an enterprise source code management platform for centralized control over Git, SVN, and Mercurial. It was built for highly secure, behind-the-firewall enterprise environments to enhance DevEx and implement small-team code management simplicity into larger-scale companies.

    40 RhodeCode alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    RhodeCode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Unlimited storage
    8.  End-to-End Encryption
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Subversion Support
    11.  Hg hosting
    12.  Mercurial support

    RhodeCode VS Gitea

     
  5. JetBrains Space icon

    JetBrains Space

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    Space is an integrated team environment that provides a toolset combining instant communication, team and project management, collaboration, and software development processes into a single solution.

    10 JetBrains Space alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Find everything you need to know about the teams across your entire organization, including their subteams, members, job titles, and workplace locations.

    JetBrains Space Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Project Tracking
    4.  Online collaboration

    JetBrains Space VS Gitea

     
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    Stagit

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    Stagit is a static page generator for git, and is focused on a minimalist design and approach.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Served page Dark Theme

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support

    Stagit VS Gitea

     
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