Free Self-Hosted GitHub Alternatives

GitHub is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best free Self-Hosted alternative is GitLab, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and many of them are free and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Self-Hosted alternatives to GitHub are Gitea, Gogs, Forgejo and GitBucket.

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GitHub 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 EU, Self-Hosted, 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

    GitLab

     745 likes

    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.

    111 GitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about GitLab as an Alternative to GitHub
    Top Positive Comment
    milkdoes
    6

    No limit on collaborators of private repositories.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Not controlled by the privacy-hostile (many times) convicted felon Microsoft.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    ub
    Positive
    3

    why is github not open source? all of your code was stolen and used to train co-pilot, thanks microsoft.

    3 of 20 comments
    GitLab icon
    GitLab icon
    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GitLab is Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  2. Gitea icon

    Gitea

     174 likes

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

    45 Gitea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about Gitea as an Alternative to GitHub
    Top Positive Comment
    6543
    7

    gitea v1.9.4 and newer has all features you want and know from github ... but selfhosted and lightweight! And if there is one feature missiong its sure on a list

    Pierre LeBaux
    Positive
    0

    Self-hosted, simple, great.

    Freeplay
    Positive
    3

    You can run your own instance, but you can use other instances like Codeberg as well!

    3 of 6 comments
    Gitea icon
    Gitea icon
    • Gitea is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Gitea is Lightweight, Privacy focused and Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  4. Gogs icon

    Gogs

     135 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Gogs as an Alternative to GitHub
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Self-hosted and really light weight. Installs on docker in just a few minutes. Super excellent!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    petardudas
    Positive
    0

    It's very simple to set up.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Gogs icon
    Gogs icon
    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Gogs is LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
  5. Forgejo icon

    Forgejo

     53 likes

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

    54 Forgejo alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Short landing page
     
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    Comments about Forgejo as an Alternative to GitHub
    Subscribe6225
    Positive
    1

    Open Source, European, Self-hosted

    Forgejo icon
    Forgejo icon
    • Forgejo is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Forgejo is Lightweight, Privacy focused and CustomizableGitHub is not according to our users
  6. GitBucket icon

    GitBucket

     51 likes

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

    60 GitBucket alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
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    1
    Comments about GitBucket as an Alternative to GitHub
    kounoike
    Positive
    3

    GitBucket has most powerful API compatibility to GitHub.com/GitHubEnterprise!

    GitBucket icon
    GitBucket icon
    • GitBucket is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GitBucket is Privacy focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  7. SourceHut icon

    SourceHut

     20 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.

    19 SourceHut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Hosted git repositories
     
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    1
    Comments about SourceHut as an Alternative to GitHub
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Minimal but usable, perfectly lightweight

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    SourceHut icon
    SourceHut icon
    • SourceHut is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SourceHut is Privacy focused and LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
  9. Trac icon

    Trac

     146 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.

    154 Trac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    2
    Comments about Trac as an Alternative to GitHub
    Ron Bowman
    Positive
    4

    The best issue tracker money can b... oh, wait, it's free!

    RemovedUser
    Negative
    1

    Its usability is a trip into the past I did not miss.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Trac icon
    Trac icon
    • Trac is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Phorge icon

    Phorge

     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

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

  11. sr.ht

     5 likes

    sr.ht is is the hosted instance of SourceHut and provides paid services to its users.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about sr.ht as an Alternative to GitHub
    Jakub01
    Positive
    1

    Easy to use, no tracking, work without JS, lightweight and customizable.

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    • sr.ht is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. Mantis Bug Tracker icon

    Mantis Bug Tracker

     75 likes

    Mantis Bug Tracker is a free and open source, web-based bug tracking system. It is written in the PHP scripting language and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases and a webserver. MantisBT can be installed on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, OS/2, and others.

    98 Mantis Bug Tracker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Tuleap icon

    Tuleap

     49 likes

    Tuleap is the first fully libre and open source software (GPL licence) for Enterprise Application Lifecycle Management. Tuleap is provided by the Enalean company and the community members.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    See what's hot, what happen in the previous releases and teams' velocity
     
  14. RhodeCode icon

    RhodeCode

     25 likes

    Fast and powerful management tool for SVN, Mercurial, and GIT with a built in push/pull server and full text search and code-review. It works on http/https and has a built in permission/authentication system with the ability to authenticate via LDAP or ActiveDirectory.

    38 RhodeCode alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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