SourceForge AlternativesTop Version Control Systems & Source Code Hosting Services like SourceForge

SourceForge is described as 'Open source community and software directory offering code hosting, analytics, version control, project management, and access to over 50,000 business titles' and is a very popular Version Control system in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SourceForge, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best SourceForge alternative is GitHub, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to SourceForge are GitLab, Codeberg, Gitea and Forgejo.

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  1. GitHub icon
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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.

    104 GitHub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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  2. GitLab icon
     744 likes

    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

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
     
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  3. Codeberg icon
     106 likes

    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

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    • Online
     
  4. Gitea icon
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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

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
    • Chocolatey
     
  5. Forgejo icon
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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.

    54 Forgejo alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  6. Bitbucket icon
     406 likes

    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
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  7. Redmine icon
     396 likes

    Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database.

    256 Redmine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Ruby
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • Cloudron
    • Ruby on Rails
    • PostgreSQL
     
  8. Gogs icon
     135 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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
     
  9. Uptodown icon
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    Uptodown is an international download site for mobile apps and desktop software. It was created on December 20, 2002, and is based in Málaga, Spain.

    78 Uptodown alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Comments about Uptodown as an Alternative to SourceForge
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    Uptodown isn´t alternative to sourceforge, because at Uptodown you can not upload your own software.

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    • Uptodown is Freemium and ProprietarySourceForge is Free and Proprietary
  10. FossHub icon
     53 likes

    FossHub is one of the few download sites that list only clean software. Malware or bundled software are not accepted. Software titles are scanned with multiple antivirus engines before the download. The download speed is also fast.

    28 FossHub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about FossHub as an Alternative to SourceForge
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    Clean layout, straight forward, no click tricks.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • FossHub is Free and ProprietarySourceForge is also Free and Proprietary
  11. GitBucket icon
     51 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
     
  12. SourceHut icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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