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

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  1. Codeberg icon

    Codeberg

     141 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Short Landing page.
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  2. Forgejo icon

    Forgejo

     76 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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Short landing page
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  4. SourceHut icon

    SourceHut

     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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    Hosted git repositories
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  5. Tangled icon

    Tangled

     5 likes

    Tangled is a new social-enabled Git collaboration platform, built on top of the AT Protocol. We envision a place where developers have complete ownership of their code, open source communities can freely self-govern and most importantly, coding can be social and fun again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU
    Repository (light)
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  6. S

    sr.ht

     6 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
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    sr.ht screenshot 1
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  8. Heptapod icon

    Heptapod

     1 like

    Heptapod brings Mercurial support to GitLab Community Edition, an open source software to collaborate on code.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Mergify icon

    Mergify

     1 like

    Mergify is an automation tool for developers using the GitHub platform. You define rules, and Mergify automatically merge pull requests whenever they're ready.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Mergify screenshot 1
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