Open Source GitHub AlternativesTop Version Control Systems & Source Code Hosting Services like GitHub

The best open source alternative to GitHub is GitLab. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GitHub are Codeberg, Forgejo, Gitea and GitHub Desktop.

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  1. GitLab icon
     783 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.

    131 GitLab alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
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  2. Codeberg icon
     142 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.

    60 Codeberg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  3. Forgejo icon
     77 likes

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

    61 Forgejo alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  4. Gitea icon
     188 likes

    Private, Fast, Reliable DevOps Platform. A self-hosted DevOps platform that gives teams and developers high-efficiency, easy-to-run operations from planning to production. Gitea is a fork of Gogs.

    55 Gitea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
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  5. GitHub Desktop icon
     177 likes

    GitHub Desktop is a native Git client for Mac OS X and Windows with a graphical user interface.

    72 GitHub Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Gogs icon
     142 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.

    50 Gogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  7. SourceHut icon
     31 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.

    24 SourceHut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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

    Peer-to-peer, open source stack built on Git enables decentralized, censorship-resistant code sharing and local-first data control, employing cryptographic verification, extensible collaborative objects, modular interfaces, and seamless data migration with no central entity.

    82 Radicle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. GitBucket icon
     54 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
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  10. gitdot icon
     5 likes

    Open-source platform focused on quality for developers, featuring a highly performant Git server written in Rust, code review with stacked diffs, and a secure, locally testable, and reproducible CI/CD system. Avoids unnecessary AI, encourages code craftsmanship.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
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  11. Launchpad icon
     112 likes

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

    103 Launchpad alternatives

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    • Online
    • Python
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  12. 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.

    166 Trac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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