Open Source 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 open source Self-Hosted alternative is GitLab. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and many of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to GitHub are Gitea, Gogs, Forgejo and GitBucket.

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  1. GitLab icon

    GitLab

     777 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.

    123 GitLab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
    Activity stream
     
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    GitLab vs GitHub Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    soul1472
    1

    Gitlab is better than Github if you don't mind it having "AI", too.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

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

    ub
    Positive
    4

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

    3 of 21 comments
    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GitLab is a Version Control GitHub is a Source Code Hosting Service
    • GitLab is Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  2. Gitea icon

    Gitea

     184 likes

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

    53 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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    Gitea vs GitHub Comments
    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 is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Gitea is a Version Control GitHub is a Source Code Hosting Service
    • Gitea is Lightweight, Privacy focused and Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  4. Gogs icon

    Gogs

     140 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.

    47 Gogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Gogs vs GitHub Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    petardudas
    Positive
    0

    It's very simple to set up.

    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Gogs is a Version Control GitHub is a Source Code Hosting Service
    • Gogs is LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
  5. Forgejo icon

    Forgejo

     72 likes

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

    60 Forgejo alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Forgejo vs GitHub Comments
    Subscribe6225
    Positive
    3

    Open Source, European, Self-hosted

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

    GitBucket

     54 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
    User Interface
     
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    GitBucket vs GitHub Comments
    kounoike
    Positive
    3

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

    • GitBucket is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GitBucket is a Version Control GitHub is a Source Code Hosting Service
    • GitBucket is Privacy focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  8. SourceHut icon

    SourceHut

     28 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Minimal but usable, perfectly lightweight

    Travis FW
    Positive
    0

    First-class Mercurial support; snappy no-BS interface; reliable; no apparent morally objectionable business practices.

    • SourceHut is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SourceHut is a Version Control GitHub is a Source Code Hosting Service
    • SourceHut is Privacy focused and LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
  9. Trac icon

    Trac

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Trac vs GitHub Comments
    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.

    • Trac is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Trac is a Project Management GitHub is a Source Code Hosting Service
  10. S

    sr.ht

     6 likes

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

    15 sr.ht alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    sr.ht vs GitHub Comments
    Jakub01
    Positive
    1

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

    • sr.ht is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Phorge icon

    Phorge

     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Mantis Bug Tracker screenshot 1
     
  13. cgit icon

    cgit

     18 likes

    A hyperfast web frontend for git repositories written in C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    cgit hosting the cgit repository
     
  14. Kallithea icon

    Kallithea

     34 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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