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

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GitHub alternatives are mainly Source Code Hosting Services, but if you're looking for Version Control Systems or Issue Tracking Systems you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Europe, Self-Hosted, EU, Open Source, Free + Source Code Hosting and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GitHub.

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GitHub alternatives page was last updated Apr 8, 2026

GitLab
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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.
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Cloudron
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milkdoes
Jul 29, 2019
7
No limit on collaborators of private repositories.
soul1472
Positive commentMar 31, 2026
0
Gitlab is better than Github if you don't mind it having "AI", too.
Guest
Positive commentJan 5, 2025
1
Not controlled by the privacy-hostile (many times) convicted felon Microsoft.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
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GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
GitLab is Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
Gitea
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Gitea is a fork of Gogs, lightweight code hosting solution written in Go and published under the MIT license.
46 Gitea alternatives
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Chocolatey
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Top Positive Comment
6543
Oct 28, 2019
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 commentJul 11, 2022
0
Self-hosted, simple, great.
Freeplay
Positive commentJun 25, 2021
3
You can run your own instance, but you can use other instances like Codeberg as well!
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Gitea is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
Gitea is Lightweight, Privacy focused and Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
Gogs
137 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.
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Cloudron
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Guest
Positive commentSep 11, 2020
0
Self-hosted and really light weight. Installs on docker in just a few minutes. Super excellent!
Review by a new / low-activity user.
petardudas
Positive commentFeb 14, 2017
0
It's very simple to set up.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
Gogs is LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
Forgejo
62 likes
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
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Go (Programming Language)
Cloudron
+5
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Subscribe6225
Positive commentApr 8, 2025
2
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
GitBucket
52 likes
GitBucket is the easily installable open-source GitHub clone written with Scala.
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Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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Japan
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Scala
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kounoike
Positive commentSep 11, 2016
3
GitBucket has most powerful API compatibility to GitHub.com/GitHubEnterprise!
GitBucket is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
GitBucket is Privacy focusedGitHub is not according to our users
SourceHut
23 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.
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Open Source
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Version Control
Source Code Hosting
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Netherlands
EU
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Online
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Guest
Positive commentJun 12, 2022
1
Minimal but usable, perfectly lightweight
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Travis FW
Positive commentApr 8, 2026
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 Privacy focused and LightweightGitHub is not according to our users
Trac
146 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.
157 Trac alternatives
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Norway
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+4
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Ron Bowman
Positive commentFeb 15, 2019
4
The best issue tracker money can b... oh, wait, it's free!
RemovedUser
Negative commentDec 6, 2021
1
Its usability is a trip into the past I did not miss.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Trac is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
Phorge
7 likes
Phorge is an open source, community driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.
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Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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Version Control
Source Code Hosting
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International
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Online
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Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris
+4
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sr.ht
5 likes
sr.ht is is the hosted instance of SourceHut and provides paid services to its users.
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United States
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Jakub01
Positive commentMay 18, 2020
1
Easy to use, no tracking, work without JS, lightweight and customizable.
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sr.ht is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
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.
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Tuleap
49 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.
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Freemium
Proprietary
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Project Management
Issue Tracking
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France
EU
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Linux
Self-Hosted
Software as a Service (SaaS)
+3
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cgit
18 likes
A hyperfast web frontend for git repositories written in C.
62 cgit alternatives
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