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

The best open source alternative to GitLab is Codeberg. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitLab and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GitLab are Forgejo, Gitea, Gogs and SourceHut.

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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.

    60 Codeberg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  2. Forgejo icon
     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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  3. Gitea icon
     187 likes

    Private, Fast, Reliable DevOps Platform. A self-hosted DevOps platform that gives teams and developers high-efficiency, easy-to-run operations from planning to production. Gitea is a fork of Gogs.

    55 Gitea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
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  4. Gogs icon
     142 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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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  5. SourceHut icon
     31 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Radicle icon
     23 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. GitBucket icon
     54 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
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  8. Plane icon
     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.

    100 Plane alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. Jenkins icon
     138 likes

    Jenkins is a fork of Hudson and is a continuous build system for software projects.

    71 Jenkins alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. 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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
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  11. Huly icon
     14 likes

    Open-source platform unifying project, document, issue, and task management with real-time team collaboration, instant messaging, video conferencing, and GitHub bidirectional sync, all in one customizable workspace for developers and product teams.

    108 Huly alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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