GitLab AlternativesTop Version Control Systems & Source Code Hosting Services like GitLab

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   GitHub

    1853 likes

   Git hosting service offering version control, collaboration, and project management tools. Provides issue tracking, code review through pull requests, wikis, and deployment workflows.

   121 GitHub alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Source Code Hosting
   • Version Control

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

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

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Robert Washkovskiy · Nov 25, 2021

   the best, has no equal alternatives

   Positive comment by Phil Smith · Apr 11, 2022

   Yes, it's a great alternative! Self-hosted too!

   Negative comment by ps_ttf · Jul 9, 2020

   GitHub does not have CI and project management features such as Issue Boards

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   • GitHub is Freemium and ProprietaryGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
   • GitHub is a Source Code Hosting GitLab is a Version Control System
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   Codeberg

    139 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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Source Code Hosting

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Codeberg vs GitLab Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Mar 11, 2025

   Free and easy to selfhosting unser Archlinux

   Positive comment by Guest · Jan 21, 2024

   Really fast and nice alternative to GitLab

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   • Codeberg is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
   • Codeberg is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGitLab is not according to our users
4. 

   

   Forgejo

    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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Source Code Hosting
   • Version Control

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

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

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Gitea

    186 likes

   Gitea is a fork of Gogs, lightweight code hosting solution written in Go and published under the MIT license.

   55 Gitea alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Source Code Hosting

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted
   • Raspberry Pi
   • Cloudron
   • Chocolatey

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Gitea vs GitLab Comments

   Top Positive Comment by 6543 · Oct 28, 2019

   It needs way less recources

   Positive comment by Guest · Nov 7, 2024

   Its feature set is not identical to GitLab but it is a perfect alternative for small teams or personal projects. On top, it barely uses any resources.

   Comment by Alex Bustos · Jul 25, 2024

   Despite its name, GitLab is not only a version control system (VCS), is a suite of cloud based solutions around source code.

   That being said, Gitea is an alternative for GitLab only as a VCS.

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   • Gitea is Freemium and Open SourceGitLab is also Freemium and Open Source
   • Gitea is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGitLab is not according to our users
7. 

   

   SourceForge

    346 likes

   Centralized open source platform providing code hosting for 502,000+ projects, version control, analytics, project wikis, software reviews, and access to a business software directory listing over 50,000 titles, serving millions of downloads and users monthly.

   86 SourceForge alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Source Code Hosting

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

   • United States

   

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   Bitbucket

    409 likes

   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.

   91 Bitbucket alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Source Code Hosting

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online

   • Australia

   

   

   

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    Gogs

     141 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.

    50 Gogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Source Code Hosting

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron

    • China

    

    

    

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    Gogs vs GitLab Comments

    Top Positive Comment by Guest · Feb 2, 2017

    Works great in low specs machines like an old pentium 4

    Comment by Alex Bustos · Jul 25, 2024

    Despite its name, GitLab is not only a version control system (VCS), is a suite of cloud based solutions around source code.

    With that being said, Gogs is an alternative for GitLab, only speaking about VCS and Wiki solution.

    Positive comment by Austin Upton · Jan 8, 2019

    More compact than GitLab, easy to deploy

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    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
    • Gogs is LightweightGitLab is not according to our users
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    SourceHut

     30 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

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Source Code Hosting

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

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

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Radicle

     22 likes

    Peer-to-peer, open source stack built on Git enables decentralized, censorship-resistant code sharing and local-first data control, employing cryptographic verification, extensible collaborative objects, modular interfaces, and seamless data migration with no central entity.

    82 Radicle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Source Code Hosting

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    • Switzerland

    

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13. 

    

    GitBucket

     54 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Source Code Hosting
    • Version Control

    Origin

    • Japan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala

    • Japan

    

    

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    Launchpad

     112 likes

    Launchpad is a collaboration and Bazaar code hosting platform for (primarily open-source) software projects.

    105 Launchpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Source Code Hosting
    • Project Management

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Python

    • United Kingdom

    

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    Plane

     24 likes

    Open source alternative supporting project management, issue and task tracking, custom workflows, Kanban, list, calendar views, analytics, imports, secure encryption, Slack and GitHub integrations, Agile and Waterfall frameworks, and advanced customization.

    99 Plane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Project Management
    • Task Management

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Plane vs GitLab Comments

    Negative comment by benni347 · Apr 22, 2025

    Gitlab = Git Repo/VCS/Issue Tracking Plane = Issue Tracking

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    • Plane is Freemium and Open SourceGitLab is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Plane is a Project Management GitLab is a Version Control System