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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, RhodeCode and Heptapod.

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  1. 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.

    50 Codeberg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Short Landing page.
     
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    Comments about Codeberg as an Alternative to GitHub
    Top Positive Comment
    Buster_Blue
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    Codeberg is FOSS and it's run by a non-profit organization. This makes it a fitting home for open source projects.

    Subscribe6225
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    Free, Open Source, European.

    nezort11
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    4

    In my opinion the best alternative to "GitHub" as a repo hosting service. Because it is managed by non-profit organization (.org TLD) compared to commercial companies (.com TLD).

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    • Almost everyone thinks Codeberg is a great GitHub alternative.

    • Codeberg is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Codeberg is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGitHub is not according to our users
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    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.

    54 Forgejo alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Short landing page
     
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    1

    Open Source, European, Self-hosted

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    • Almost everyone thinks Forgejo is a great GitHub alternative.

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

    SourceHut

     20 likes
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Hosted git repositories
     
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    1

    Minimal but usable, perfectly lightweight

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks SourceHut is a great GitHub alternative.

    • SourceHut is the most popular SaaS alternative to GitHub.

    • SourceHut is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SourceHut is Privacy focused and LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Heptapod

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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Tangled icon

    Tangled

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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Repository (light)
     
  9. Mergify icon

    Mergify

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    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 (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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