Laboratory Alternatives

Laboratory is described as 'A Simple GitLab frontend. Uses GitLab's REST API to fetch data about users/groups and repositories (those so-called 'projects'). Then it parses that data and shows it in a JS-free lightweight webpage inspired by Cgit and SourceHut' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Laboratory for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Windows apps. The best Laboratory alternative is GitHub, which is free. Other great apps like Laboratory are GitLab, Gitea, Codeberg and Bitbucket.

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A Simple GitLab frontend. Uses GitLab's REST API to fetch data about users/groups and repositories (those so-called 'projects'). Then it parses that data and shows it in a JS-free lightweight webpage inspired by...

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  1. GitHub icon
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    GitHub

     1664 likes
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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.

    107 GitHub alternatives
    Homepage

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Organization profile view
    Repository Homepage
    +6
    Issues

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Git integration
    2.  File Versioning
    3.  Unlimited private repos
    4.  Gist support
    5.  Git Support
    6.  Issue Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Compare Source Code
    9.  Project Management
    10.  Two-factor Authentication
    11.  IFTTT Integration
    12.  Bug reporting
    13.  Support for MarkDown
    14.  REST API
    15.  Distributed
    16.  Token-based auth
    17.  FIDO U2F (2FA) support
    18.  Passkey Support
    19.  Git and mercurial support
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    GitHub VS Laboratory

    Is GitHub a good alternative to Laboratory?
     

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

    • GitHub is the most popular free alternative to Laboratory.

    • GitHub is Freemium and ProprietaryLaboratory is Free and Open Source
  2. GitLab icon
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    GitLab

     710 likes
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    Provides a robust platform for on-premise or hosted Git repository management, integrating seamlessly with various dev tools, facilitating efficient workflow through offerings like issue tracking, code reviews, continuous integration, CI/CD pipelines, and option for unlimited private repositories.

    111 GitLab alternatives
    Activity stream

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
    File browser
    Git powered wiki
    +4
    Marge requests

    Top GitLab Features

    1.  Unlimited private repos
    2.  Continuous Integration
    3.  Continuous Deployment
    4.  Project Management
    5.  Private repositories
    6.  Continuous builds
    7.  Kanban Board
    8.  CI/CD
    9.  Git Support
    10.  Unlimited users
    11.  Not Microsoft EEE
    12.  Pipelines
    13.  Mercurial support
    14.  File Versioning
    15.  Syntax Highlighting
    16.  Shared Hosting
    17.  Dark Mode
    18.  Two-factor Authentication
    19.  Jenkins integration
    20.  Built-in CI
    21.  Support for @mentions
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    GitLab VS Laboratory

    Is GitLab a good alternative to Laboratory?
     

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

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

    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceLaboratory is Free and Open Source
  4. Gitea icon
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    Gitea

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

    50 Gitea alternatives
    Gitea screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Ad-free

    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.  Task Time Tracking
    9.  Git Support
    10.  FIDO U2F (2FA) support
    11.  File Versioning
    12.  SQLite
    13.  Squash merging
    14.  Multiple OS support
    15.  Multiple DataBase
    16.  Git LFS 2.0 support
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  5. Codeberg icon
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    Codeberg

     65 likes
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    Codeberg is a free Git source code hosting service, built on top of [Forgejo] (a soft fork of [Gitea]), with the objective to give the Open-Source code that is running our world a safe and friendly home, and to ensure that free code remains free and secure forever.

    53 Codeberg alternatives
    Short Landing page.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Landing page.
    Organization view.
    +5
    Repository view.

    Properties

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Non profit
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Issue Tracking
    5.  Project Management
    6.  Wiki
    7.  Kanban Board
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Support for MarkDown
    12.  Two-factor Authentication
    13.  Passkey Support
    14.  FIDO U2F (2FA) support
    15.  Distributed
    16.  Heatmap
    17.  Private repositories
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  6. Bitbucket icon
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    Bitbucket

     400 likes
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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.

    82 Bitbucket alternatives
    Bugtracker

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Changeset
    Wiki

    Bitbucket Features

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

     30 likes
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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.

    57 Forgejo alternatives
    Short landing page

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Landing page
    Dashboard
    +9
    Creating a repo

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Community-based
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Federated
    3.  Issue Tracking
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Kanban Board
    6.  Project Management
    7.  Support for @mentions
    8.  Two-factor Authentication
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  File Versioning
    11.  Task Time Tracking
    12.  Hierarchical Structure
    13.  Syntax Highlighting
    14.  WYSIWYG Support
    15.  File Tagging
    Forgejo iconLaboratory Icon

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  9. Gogs icon
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    Gogs

     130 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.

    45 Gogs alternatives
    Gogs screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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

    64 GitBucket alternatives
    User Interface

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Pull requests
    3.  Java based
    4.  Wiki
    5.  Private repositories
    6.  Support for GitHub API
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  11. SourceHut icon
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    SourceHut

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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.

    21 SourceHut alternatives
    Hosted git repositories

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Powerful continuous integration
    Mailing lists & code review tools
    +3
    Customizable ticket tracking

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Git integration
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Private repositories
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  Work without JavaScript
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Two-factor Authentication
    10.  Wiki
    11.  Git and mercurial support
    12.  Bug reporting
    13.  Distributed
    14.  Mercurial support
    15.  Continuous Integration
    SourceHut iconLaboratory Icon

    SourceHut VS Laboratory

    Is SourceHut a good alternative to Laboratory?
     

    • SourceHut is the most popular SaaS alternative to Laboratory.

    • SourceHut is Freemium and Open SourceLaboratory is Free and Open Source
    • SourceHut is Privacy focused and LightweightLaboratory is not according to our users
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    cgit

     16 likes
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    A hyperfast web frontend for git repositories written in C.

    66 cgit alternatives
    cgit hosting the cgit repository

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Low memory usage
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  13. NotABug.org icon
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    NotABug.org

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    NotABug.org is a free Git source code hosting service, much like GitHub & GitLab.

    64 NotABug.org alternatives
    Main Page

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    NotABug.org Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Works with public and private repos
    Repository View
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  14. LabCoat icon
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    LabCoat

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    LabCoat is a free and open source Android client for GitLab.

    63 LabCoat alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • GitLab

    LabCoat Features

    1.  Git Support
    LabCoat iconLaboratory Icon

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