SourceForge Alternatives

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, Forgejo and Gitea.

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  1. FossHub icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • FossHub is Free and ProprietarySourceForge is also Free and Proprietary
    • FossHub is a Software Download SourceForge is a Version Control System
  2. Launchpad icon
     112 likes

    Launchpad is a collaboration and Bazaar code hosting platform for (primarily open-source) software projects.

    100 Launchpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Python
     
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    Launchpad vs SourceForge Comments
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    It has free PPA's for software.

    • Launchpad is Free and Open SourceSourceForge is Free and Proprietary
    • Launchpad is a Source Code Hosting SourceForge is a Version Control System
  3. gitdot icon
     5 likes

    Open-source platform focused on quality for developers, featuring a highly performant Git server written in Rust, code review with stacked diffs, and a secure, locally testable, and reproducible CI/CD system. Avoids unnecessary AI, encourages code craftsmanship.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
     
  4. Software Informer is a programme, whose primary aim is to give you the up-to-date information about the software you actually use. Whenever a more recent version of any programme becomes available, Software Informer notifies you and offers a link for downloading the update.

    74 Software Informer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Software Informer vs SourceForge Comments
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    It is not related to code versioning control

    • Software Informer is Free and ProprietarySourceForge is also Free and Proprietary
    • Software Informer is an App Discovery SourceForge is a Version Control System
  5. Phorge icon
     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
     
  6. Free private Git repositories, pull requests, and code search. Get unlimited private Git repository hosting and support for TFVC that scales from a hobby project to the world’s largest repository.

    8 Azure Repos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Azure DevOps
     
  7. Azure DevOps icon
     12 likes

    Continuous Delivery Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software – for any language, all in a single package.

    73 Azure DevOps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  8. Git Disroot icon
     9 likes

    A Git instance powered by Forgejo (a free and open-source self-hostable Git software), hosted by Disroot, an organization funded by donations and based on principles of freedom, privacy, federation and decentralization.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Apache Allura icon
     15 likes

    Apache Allura is an open source implementation of a software forge, a web site that manages source code repositories, bug reports, discussions, wiki pages, blogs, and more for any number of individual projects.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. RhodeCode icon
     25 likes

    Fast and powerful management tool for SVN, Mercurial, and GIT with a built in push/pull server and full text search and code-review. It works on http/https and has a built in permission/authentication system with the ability to authenticate via LDAP or ActiveDirectory.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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