GitHub Alternatives

GitHub is described as 'Web-based Git hosting service facilitating collaboration, with features like issue tracking, social networking, and wikis for project management' and is a leading source code hosting service in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to GitHub for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Linux, Windows and Mac apps. The best GitHub alternative is GitLab, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GitHub are Gitea, Codeberg, Bitbucket and SourceForge.

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GitHub alternatives are mainly Version Control Systems, but if you're looking for Source Code Hosting Services or Project Management Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Europe, Self-Hosted, EU, Open Source, Free + Source Code Hosting and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GitHub.
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  1. Trac icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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  2. DioHub icon
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    DioHub is an open-source unofficial GitHub mobile client, that aims to deliver the ultimate GitHub experience on mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. Azure DevOps icon
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    Continuous Delivery Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software – for any language, all in a single package.

    65 Azure DevOps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  4. NotABug.org icon
     18 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  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.  5 likes

    sr.ht is is the hosted instance of SourceHut and provides paid services to its users.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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  7. Mantis Bug Tracker is a free and open source, web-based bug tracking system. It is written in the PHP scripting language and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases and a webserver. MantisBT can be installed on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, OS/2, and others.

    99 Mantis Bug Tracker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Tuleap icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Azure DevOps
     
  10. GitHub CLI icon
     3 likes

    Take GitHub to the command line. Create pull requests and issues without leaving the command line. See the status of open issues and pull requests, and see what’s waiting for review. Filter issues and pull requests, and open them in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. cgit icon
     18 likes

    A hyperfast web frontend for git repositories written in C.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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