GitHub AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Issue Tracking Systems

The best Issue Tracking alternative to GitHub is Gitea, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and many of them are Issue Tracking Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Issue Tracking System alternatives to GitHub are Codeberg, Bitbucket, Forgejo and GitBucket.

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  1. Gitea icon

    Gitea

     173 likes

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

    45 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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    Comments about Gitea as an Alternative to GitHub
    Top Positive Comment
    6543
    7

    gitea v1.9.4 and newer has all features you want and know from github ... but selfhosted and lightweight! And if there is one feature missiong its sure on a list

    Pierre LeBaux
    Positive
    0

    Self-hosted, simple, great.

    Freeplay
    Positive
    3

    You can run your own instance, but you can use other instances like Codeberg as well!

    3 of 6 comments
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    Gitea icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Gitea is a great GitHub alternative.

    • Gitea is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to GitHub.

    • Gitea is Freemium and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Gitea is Lightweight, Privacy focused and Security-focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  2. Codeberg icon

    Codeberg

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Short Landing page.
     
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    Comments about Codeberg as an Alternative to GitHub
    Top Positive Comment
    Buster_Blue
    2

    Codeberg is FOSS and it's run by a non-profit organization. This makes it a fitting home for open source projects.

    Subscribe6225
    Positive
    2

    Free, Open Source, European.

    nezort11
    Positive
    4

    In my opinion the best alternative to "GitHub" as a repo hosting service. Because it is managed by non-profit organization (.org TLD) compared to commercial companies (.com TLD).

    3 of 5 comments
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    Codeberg icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Codeberg is a great GitHub alternative.

    • Codeberg is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Codeberg is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  4. Bitbucket icon

    Bitbucket

     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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Bugtracker
     
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    Comments about Bitbucket as an Alternative to GitHub
    Top Positive Comment
    jamilsonjunior
    1

    Unlimited private repositories makes Bitbucket perfect for personal and scholar projects.

    Top Negative Comment
    Korwin
    2

    I wouldn't recommend one FOSS adversary as an alternative to another FOSS adversary.

    Ron Bowman
    Positive
    0

    Great if using other Atlassian products. Still very good if using it on its own.

    3 of 7 comments
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    Bitbucket icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Bitbucket is a great GitHub alternative.

    • Bitbucket is Freemium and ProprietaryGitHub is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Backlog

    Backlog is a project management and collaboration tool for teams that want higher productivity, greater visibility, and simple project tracking. Development teams can work together with Design, Marketing, IT, and more to release ...

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    Forgejo

     53 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Short landing page
     
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    Comments about Forgejo as an Alternative to GitHub
    Subscribe6225
    Positive
    1

    Open Source, European, Self-hosted

    GitHub Icon
    Forgejo icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Forgejo is a great GitHub alternative.

    • Forgejo is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Forgejo is Lightweight, Privacy focused and CustomizableGitHub is not according to our users
  7. GitBucket icon

    GitBucket

     51 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Scala
    User Interface
     
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    Comments about GitBucket as an Alternative to GitHub
    kounoike
    Positive
    3

    GitBucket has most powerful API compatibility to GitHub.com/GitHubEnterprise!

    GitHub Icon
    GitBucket icon

    • Most users think GitBucket is a great GitHub alternative.

    • GitBucket is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GitBucket is Privacy focusedGitHub is not according to our users
  8. 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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    Comments about Trac as an Alternative to GitHub
    Ron Bowman
    Positive
    4

    The best issue tracker money can b... oh, wait, it's free!

    RemovedUser
    Negative
    0

    Its usability is a trip into the past I did not miss.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Trac icon

    • Most users think Trac is a great GitHub alternative.

    • Trac is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. 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
     
  11. 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.

    71 Tuleap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • 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
     
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    Apache Allura

     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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    git
     
  13. JitHub icon

    JitHub

     3 likes

    JitHub is a third party UWP client for github.com. You can use JitHub to manage the code, issues, pull requests, commits and much more in your repositories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Planio icon

    Planio

     7 likes

    Ship awesome Software! Planio is your all-in-one platform, complete with Issue Tracking, Project Management, Version Control, Help Desk, Wikis and Chat.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Redmine
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    Comments about Planio as an Alternative to GitHub
    7heo
    Negative
    0

    Seems to be an alternative to Jira, not to Github.

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    Planio icon

    • Planio is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to GitHub.

    • Planio is Paid and ProprietaryGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
  15. GForge icon

    GForge

     4 likes

    An all-in-one DevOps platform combining issue tracking, Git/SVN repositories, wikis, CI/CD, and release management—available as SaaS or on-premise for teams that want one integrated solution.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
    Sprint dashboard showing progress bar, burndown chart, and task list with priorities and status tracking.
     
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