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. Pagure icon
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    A Git center project hosting with bug reporting tools.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Ouro icon
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    Ouro is a collaborative web platform for creative problem solvers to share and monetize their work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • CH flagSwitzerland
    Get access to other user-added APIs that help accelerate your creative process.
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  3. Wikifactory icon
     13 likes

    Engineer the future with Wikifactory. Wikifactory unifies teams in real-time, enabling efficient communication, streamlined workflows, and accelerated time-to-market.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Chisel icon
     3 likes

    Chisel offers free hosting for an unlimited number of fossil repositories. It's codebase is free software, licensed under the ISC license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. LabCoat icon
     4 likes

    LabCoat is a free and open source Android client for GitLab.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • GitLab
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  6. ProjectR icon
     2 likes

    Slack integrated development tool for a remote team, designed for both: customers and developers. As a result, one of them gets a quality product with a clear business logic. Others get clear Git history and conflict-free merging of code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Slack
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  7. Unlimited Subversion, Git, and Mercurial repositories and unlimited Trac instances all for $6 per month. With only One Plan and One Price, Repository Hosting makes hosted project management simple again.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. agentgit icon
     1 like

    agentgit is a git host built for AI agents. git push https://agentgit.co/ creates the repository; there is no signup, no token and no SSH key. Refs are append-only, so nothing an agent pushed can be force-pushed over or deleted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • npm
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  9. gitGost icon
     1 like

    A privacy-first gateway to Git platforms. Browse repositories, discover open source, and contribute anonymously. Be a gost!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
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  10. GitTouch icon
     5 likes

    An open-source app for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, and Gitee, built with .

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Flutter
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  11. Pyor icon
     1 like

    A faster pull request review tool that groups the diff by importance so you review what matters and skim the mechanical noise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
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  12. GitGem icon
     1 like

    Discover open source projects worth starring, ranked by momentum instead of raw star counts, across GitHub, GitLab, and Codeberg.

    10 GitGem alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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