Self-Hosted Gitea Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Gitea as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is GitLab, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Gitea and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Gitea are Forgejo, Bitbucket, Gogs and GitBucket.

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Gitea alternatives are mainly Version Control Systems, but if you're looking for Source Code Hosting Services or Issue Tracking 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 Feb 6, 2025
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  1. GitLab icon

    GitLab

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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.

    110 GitLab alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
    Activity stream

    Properties

    1.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Unlimited private repos
    2.  Continuous Integration
    3.  Continuous Deployment
    4.  Private repositories
    5.  Continuous builds
    6.  Kanban Board
    7.  CI/CD
    8. Git icon  Git Support
    9.  Unlimited users
    10.  Two-factor Authentication
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Ad-free

    GitLab VS Gitea

     

    • Most users think GitLab is a great Gitea alternative.

    • GitLab is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Gitea.

    • GitLab is the most popular Open Source alternative to Gitea.

    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceGitea is also Freemium and Open Source
  2. 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
    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.

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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
  4. Bitbucket icon

    Bitbucket

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    Code collaboration version control. Offers hosted (freemium) for limited (5) users, and a commercial self-hosted for a subscription. Free licenses are available for qualified open source projects, nonprofits, and classrooms.

    80 Bitbucket alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Bugtracker

    Bitbucket Features

    1.  Private repositories
    2. JIRA icon  Jira integration
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Mercurial support
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6. Git icon  Git integration
    7.  Hg hosting

    Bitbucket VS Gitea

     
  5. Gogs icon

    Gogs

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    The easiest, fastest, and most painless way of setting up a self-hosted Git service. With Go, this can be done with an independent binary distribution across ALL platforms that Go supports, including Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and ARM.

    43 Gogs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    Gogs screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Web interface
    3.  Wiki

    Gogs VS Gitea

     
    Comments about Gogs as an Alternative to Gitea
    Most Recent Comment
    6543
    Negative Oct 28, 2019
    2

    gogs has less features than gitea -> https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/comparison/

    jsadoski
    Positive Apr 7, 2020
    1

    Gitea is forked from Gogs. Gogs is the upstream project. While Gitea is more featured, Gogs is lightweight and can cover basic needs. Both are equally easy to set up and run (same steps).

    valerie
    Positive May 3, 2023
    0

    the feature set of gogs is limited compared to gitea's

    [https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/comparison]

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    • Most users think Gogs is a great Gitea alternative.

    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitea is Freemium and Open Source
    • Gogs is LightweightGitea is not according to our users
  6. GitBucket icon

    GitBucket

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
    User Interface

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Pull requests
    6.  Java based
    7.  Wiki
    8.  Private repositories
    9.  Support for GitHub API

    GitBucket VS Gitea

     
  7. Trac icon

    Trac

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Trac screenshot 1

    Trac Features

    1.  Task Time Tracking
    2.  Reminders
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Mercurial support
    5.  Wiki
    6.  SCM Integration
    7.  Included wiki
    8.  Subversion Support
    9.  Activity history
    10.  Helpdesk Ticketing

    Trac VS Gitea

     
  9. Phorge icon

    Phorge

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Solaris
    Agile Kanban Workboard

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Scrum Boards
    2.  Code Formatting
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Kanban Board
    7.  Two-factor Authentication
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Decentralized
    10.  Support for @mentions
    11.  Upload Screenshot
    12.  Continuous Deployment

    Phorge VS Gitea

     
  10. RhodeCode icon

    RhodeCode

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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.

    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

     
  11. Kallithea icon

    Kallithea

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    Kallithea, a free software source code management system supporting two leading version control systems, Mercurial and Git.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    Repositories

    Kallithea Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Hg hosting
    4.  Permission system
    5.  Git and mercurial support

    Kallithea VS Gitea

     
  12. GitPrep icon

    GitPrep

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    GitPrep is a GitHub clone. You can install portable Github system into Unix/Linux. You can create users and repositories without limitation. This is free software.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Perl
    Main Screen

    GitPrep Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Forking Support
    3. Git icon  Git integration

    GitPrep VS Gitea

     
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