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The best alternative to GitHub is Codeberg, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and 15 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to GitHub are Forgejo, SourceHut, Tangled and sr.ht.

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  1. Codeberg icon
     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

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    • Online
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  2. Forgejo icon
     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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5.  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
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  6. Tuleap icon
     48 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.

    80 Tuleap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. RhodeCode icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Codebahn icon
     5 likes

    Focused Git code hosting with CI, artifact registry, issue tracking, Forgejo-based features, web, terminal and AI agent interfaces, transparent EU-only infrastructure, capacity-based pricing, flat storage rates, one-click export, and flexible build options.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Planio icon
     8 likes

    Ship awesome Software! Planio is your all-in-one platform, complete with Issue Tracking, Project Management, Version Control, Help Desk, Wikis and Chat.

    120 Planio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Redmine
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  10. Heptapod icon
     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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  11. Mergify icon
     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
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  12. MergeBoard icon
     1 like

    MergeBoard is the first code review tool to display code changes in a smart way. Its unique features help developers spend less time on code reviews and catch more bugs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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