GitLab AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Version Control Systems

The best Version Control alternative to GitLab is GitHub, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitLab and many of them are Version Control Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Version Control System alternatives to GitLab are Gitea, Gogs, Codeberg and Bitbucket.

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  1. GitHub icon

    GitHub

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

    103 GitHub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about GitHub as an Alternative to GitLab
    Robert Washkovskiy
    Positive
    4

    the best, has no equal alternatives

    Phil Smith
    Positive
    -1

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    ps_ttf
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    -8

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

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    • Most users think GitHub is a great GitLab alternative.

    • GitHub is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to GitLab.

    • GitHub is the most popular free alternative to GitLab.

    • GitHub is Freemium and ProprietaryGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
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    Gitea

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

    45 Gitea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
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    Top Positive Comment
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    It needs way less recources

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Alex Bustos
    0

    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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    • Almost everyone thinks Gitea is a great GitLab alternative.

    • Gitea is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to GitLab.

    • Gitea is the most popular Open Source alternative to GitLab.

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

    Gogs

     135 likes
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    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.

    42 Gogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Gogs as an Alternative to GitLab
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    5

    Works great in low specs machines like an old pentium 4

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Alex Bustos
    0

    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.

    Austin Upton
    Positive
    2

    More compact than GitLab, easy to deploy

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    • Almost everyone thinks Gogs is a great GitLab alternative.

    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
    • Gogs is LightweightGitLab is not according to our users
  5. Codeberg icon

    Codeberg

     105 likes
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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.

    50 Codeberg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Guest
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    0

    Free and easy to selfhosting unser Archlinux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Really fast and nice alternative to GitLab

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Codeberg is a great GitLab alternative.

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

    Bitbucket

     405 likes
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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.

    79 Bitbucket alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  9. SourceForge icon

    SourceForge

     339 likes
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    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.

    74 SourceForge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    SourceHut

     19 likes
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    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 (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

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    Radicle is an open source, peer-to-peer code collaboration stack built on Git. Unlike centralized code hosting platforms, there is no single entity controlling the network. Repositories are replicated across peers in a decentralized manner, and users are in full control of their...

    74 Radicle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Azure DevOps

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    Continuous Delivery Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software – for any language, all in a single package.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
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  14. Phorge icon

    Phorge

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    Phorge is an open source, community driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Solaris
    Agile Kanban Workboard
     
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