Self-Hosted GitLab Alternatives

There are many alternatives to GitLab as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Gitea, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitLab 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 GitLab are Gogs, Bitbucket, Forgejo and GitBucket.

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GitLab alternatives are mainly Version Control Systems, but if you're looking for Issue Tracking Systems or Source Code Hosting Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted + Open Source. 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 GitLab.
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GitLab alternatives page was last updated Apr 22, 2025
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  1. Gitea icon

    Gitea

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

    49 Gitea alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
    Gitea screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Private repositories
    2.  Included wiki
    3.  Importing from Git
    4.  Webhook support
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  LDAP support
    7.  Rebase merging
    8.  FIDO U2F (2FA) support
    9.  Task Time Tracking
    10. Git icon  Git Support
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Two-factor Authentication

    Gitea VS GitLab

     
    Comments about Gitea as an Alternative to GitLab
    Top Positive Comment
    6543
    Oct 28, 2019
    2

    It needs way less recources

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive •Nov 7, 2024
    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.

    Alex Bustos
    •Jul 25, 2024
    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
  2. Gogs icon

    Gogs

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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.

    43 Gogs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    Gogs screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Web interface
    3.  Wiki

    Gogs VS GitLab

     
    Comments about Gogs as an Alternative to GitLab
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Feb 2, 2017
    5

    Works great in low specs machines like an old pentium 4

    Most Recent Comment
    Alex Bustos
    •Jul 25, 2024
    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 •Jan 8, 2019
    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
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    Bitbucket

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    Code collaboration version control. Offers hosted (freemium) for limited (5) users, and a commercial self-hosted for a subscription. Free licenses are available for qualified open source projects, nonprofits, and classrooms.

    80 Bitbucket alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

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

    Bitbucket Features

    1.  Private repositories
    2. JIRA icon  Jira integration
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4. Git icon  Git integration
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  Mercurial support
    7.  Hg hosting

    Bitbucket VS GitLab

     
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    Forgejo

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    Beyond coding. We forge. Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.

    55 Forgejo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Short landing page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Federated
    5.  Issue Tracking
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Decentralized
    8.  Kanban Board
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Two-factor Authentication
    11.  Support for MarkDown
    12.  No Tracking

    Forgejo VS GitLab

     
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    GitBucket

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Pull requests
    6.  Java based
    7.  Wiki
    8.  Private repositories
    9.  Support for GitHub API

    GitBucket VS GitLab

     
  7. Plane icon

    Plane

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    Open Source JIRA, Linear and Height alternative. Plane helps you track your issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible.

    52 Plane alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Plane screenshot 1

    Top Plane Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Subtasks
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Gantt-charts
    7.  File Versioning
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Real time collaboration
    12.  File Tagging

    Plane VS GitLab

     
    Comments about Plane as an Alternative to GitLab
    benni347
    Negative •Apr 22, 2025
    0

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

    GitLab Icon
    Plane icon

    • Plane is the most popular SaaS alternative to GitLab.

    • Plane is Freemium and Open SourceGitLab is also Freemium and Open Source
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    Trac

     145 likes
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    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.

    153 Trac alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Trac screenshot 1

    Trac Features

    1.  Reminders
    2.  Task Time Tracking
    3.  SCM Integration
    4.  Included wiki
    5.  Wiki
    6.  Helpdesk Ticketing
    7.  Activity history

    Trac VS GitLab

     
    Comments about Trac as an Alternative to GitLab
    Alex Bustos
    •Jul 25, 2024
    0

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

    That being said, Trac is an alternative only speaking about Wiki and Issue Tracking system, both features of GitLab that can be enabled/disabled per each repo/project/group

    Guest
    Negative •Aug 18, 2015
    1

    Not a source controle system.

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    Trac icon

    • Some users think Trac is a great GitLab alternative, some don't.

    • Trac is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
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    Jenkins

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

    69 Jenkins alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Jenkins screenshot 1

    Jenkins Features

    1.  Configuration
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  On-premises software
    4.  Continuous Integration
    5.  Java based

    Jenkins VS GitLab

     
    Comments about Jenkins as an Alternative to GitLab
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Jan 12, 2021
    6

    Jenkins is a build server, Gitlab is version control. Two different things.

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Negative •Nov 7, 2024
    0

    Jenkins is a great CI/CD System has nothing to do with Version Control

    Alex Bustos
    •Jul 25, 2024
    0

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

    That being said, Jenkins is an alternative only for GitLab CI.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Jenkins is a legitimate GitLab alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Jenkins is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
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