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 Codeberg, Bitbucket, SourceForge and Gogs.

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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, Open Source, Free + Source Code Hosting, Android and EU. 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. Gitness icon
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    Gitness is an Open Source developer platform with Source Control management, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. OneDev icon
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    Super Easy All-In-One DevOps Platform. Contribute to theonedev/onedev development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Deveo icon
     4 likes

    Deveo is a code hosting and collaboration platform that supports Git, Subversion and Mercurial. You can use it self-hosted on your own-premises, or from multi-tenant cloud as SaaS.

    37 Deveo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Gitblit icon
     20 likes

    Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving Git repositories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Set up your own self hosted git server on IIS for Windows. Manage users and have full control over your repositories with a nice user friendly graphical interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Gerrit simplifies Git based project maintainership by permitting any authorized user to submit changes to the master Git repository, rather than requiring all approved changes to be merged in by hand by the project maintainer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Gitolite icon
     13 likes

    Gitolite allows you to setup git hosting on a central server, with fine-grained access control and many more powerful features.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Git@OSC icon
     1 like

    Git@OSC is a web-based hosting service for projects that is an alternative to GitHub based on China.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Codesion icon
     7 likes

    Codesion, formerly CVSDude, is the leading Git, Subversion and CVS hosting platform, offering free plans & secure access to your online repositories (SVN, Git, Trac, etc). Coupled with our PCI compliant Enterprise grade platform, with 10 min backups, roles based security...

    27 Codesion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Unfuddle icon
     15 likes

    Experience the simplicity of Unfuddle that allows you to build software faster. Unfuddle’s painfully obvious approach to project management means you and your team will be up and running just as fast as creating your account.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Pagure icon
     3 likes

    A Git center project hosting with bug reporting tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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