GitHub Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to GitHub is GitLab, which is open source with a free version. Other popular alternatives are Codeberg, Forgejo, Gitea and GitHub Desktop. Version Control Systems like GitHub are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, self-hosting, Linux, Mac and Windows.

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  1. GitFox is your application to manage GitLab projects using an intuitive interface. In addition, it is a showcase of the "Clean Architecture" concepts and some useful libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • GitLab
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  2. Kallithea icon
     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 type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  3. Codebase icon
     25 likes

    Version management hosting with project management baked in.

    Push your Git, HG, Bazaar or SVN repository directly into CodebaseHQ, browse syntax-highlighted code and changesets from your browser.

    Manage all your tickets for bugs, tasks & enhancements with full history track.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Beanstalk icon
     16 likes

    A complete workflow to write, review & deploy code.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. GitPrep icon
     22 likes

    GitPrep is a GitHub clone. You can install portable Github system into Unix/Linux. You can create users and repositories without limitation. This is free software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Perl
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  6. Assembla icon
     40 likes

    Online workspaces with best of breed tools like Tasks & Issue Management, SVN & Git Repositories, Kanban Cardwall, Wikis, File Sharing, GDocs & Dropbox Integration, Milestones Management, Time Tracking, Support Tool for Clients, Backlog Manager, Custom Reporting

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. 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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  8. JitHub icon
     3 likes

    JitHub is a third party UWP client for github.com. You can use JitHub to manage the code, issues, pull requests, commits and much more in your repositories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Hosted Gitea is a private, fully managed alternative to GitHub and Gitlab. We deploy a fully provisioned Gitea instance and manage it for you. We take care of updates, security, backups, OS upgrades, and monitoring so you can focus on writing and comiting code.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Backlog icon
     12 likes

    Cloud-based platform combining project management, issue tracking, code collaboration, bug management, real-time dashboards, Gantt charts, Kanban boards, burndown charts, and team workspace for progress and sprint tracking without per-user fees for teams.

    58 Backlog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. NotABug.org icon
     18 likes

    NotABug.org is a free Git source code hosting service, much like GitHub & GitLab.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. GNU Savannah icon
     4 likes

    GNU Savannah is a project of the Free Software Foundation, which serves as a collaborative software development management system for free Software projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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