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, Windows and Mac 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

    GitHub

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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.

    102 GitHub alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Almost everyone thinks GitHub is a great SourceForge alternative.

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

    • GitHub is the most popular free alternative to SourceForge.

    • GitHub is Freemium and ProprietarySourceForge is Free and Proprietary
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    GitLab

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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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron
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    • Almost everyone thinks GitLab is a great SourceForge alternative.

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

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

    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceSourceForge is Free and Proprietary
    • GitLab is Security-focusedSourceForge is not according to our users
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    Redmine

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

    255 Redmine alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Ruby
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • Cloudron
    • Ruby on Rails
    • PostgreSQL
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  9. Bitbucket icon

    Bitbucket

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    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

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Bugtracker
     
  10. 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.

    42 Gogs alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

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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.

    77 Uptodown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • 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
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    FossHub

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    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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Clean layout, straight forward, no click tricks.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • FossHub is the most popular SaaS alternative to SourceForge.

    • FossHub is Free and ProprietarySourceForge is also Free and Proprietary
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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.

    19 SourceHut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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