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, Forgejo, GitBucket and Plane.

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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, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Open Source and Windows. 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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  1. Gitea icon

    Gitea

     175 likes

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

    46 Gitea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
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    Gitea vs GitLab Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    6543
    2

    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.

    3 of 7 comments
    • 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

     136 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.

    42 Gogs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Gogs vs GitLab Comments
    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

    3 of 7 comments
    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
    • Gogs is LightweightGitLab is not according to our users
  4. Forgejo icon

    Forgejo

     55 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Short landing page
     
  6. Plane icon

    Plane

     22 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.

    71 Plane alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Plane vs GitLab Comments
    benni347
    Negative
    0

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

    • Plane is Freemium and Open SourceGitLab is also Freemium and Open Source
  7. Trac icon

    Trac

     146 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Trac vs GitLab Comments
    Alex Bustos
    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
    1

    Not a source controle system.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Trac is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
  9. SourceHut icon

    SourceHut

     20 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.

    19 SourceHut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Hosted git repositories
     
  10. Jenkins icon

    Jenkins

     135 likes

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

    67 Jenkins alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Jenkins vs GitLab Comments
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    6

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

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

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

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

    3 of 5 comments
    • Jenkins is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
  11. Huly icon

    Huly

     11 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.

    83 Huly alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Huly screenshot 1
     
  12. Phorge icon

    Phorge

     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Solaris
    Agile Kanban Workboard
     
  13. Tuleap icon

    Tuleap

     49 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    See what's hot, what happen in the previous releases and teams' velocity
     
  14. Kallithea icon

    Kallithea

     34 likes

    Kallithea, a free software source code management system supporting two leading version control systems, Mercurial and Git.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    Repositories
     
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    1
    Kallithea vs GitLab Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    actively maintained / well supported project -- similar feature set (also includes mercurial)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kallithea is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
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