GitHub AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Issue Tracking Systems

The best Issue Tracking 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 many of them are Issue Tracking Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Issue Tracking System alternatives to GitHub are Bitbucket, Forgejo, Gitea and GitBucket.

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  1. Codeberg icon
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    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.

    57 Codeberg alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  2. Bitbucket icon
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    Provides Git repository hosting with integrated issue tracking, wiki for documentation, pull requests, code review features, support for public and private repos, CI/CD integration, branch permissions, team collaboration, notification tools, and API access.

    86 Bitbucket alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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  3. Forgejo icon
     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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  4. Gitea icon
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    Gitea is a fork of Gogs, lightweight code hosting solution written in Go and published under the MIT license.

    53 Gitea alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
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  5. GitBucket icon
     54 likes

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

    65 GitBucket alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
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  6. Trac icon
     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.

    163 Trac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. gitdot icon
     5 likes

    Open-source platform focused on quality for developers, featuring a highly performant Git server written in Rust, code review with stacked diffs, and a secure, locally testable, and reproducible CI/CD system. Avoids unnecessary AI, encourages code craftsmanship.

    50 gitdot alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
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  8. Phorge icon
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    Phorge is an open source, community driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
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  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. 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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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Redmine
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