The Best Open Source GitLab AlternativesTop Version Control Systems & Source Code Hosting Services like GitLab

The best open source alternative to GitLab is Gitea. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitLab and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GitLab are Gogs, Codeberg, 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 GitLab
    Top Positive Comment
    6543
    2

    It needs way less recources

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Its feature set is not identical to GitLab but it is a perfect alternative for small teams or personal projects. On top, it barely uses any resources.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Alex Bustos
    0

    Despite its name, GitLab is not only a version control system (VCS), is a suite of cloud based solutions around source code.

    That being said, Gitea is an alternative for GitLab only as a VCS.

    3 of 7 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Gitea is a great GitLab alternative.

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

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

    • Gitea is Freemium and Open SourceGitLab is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Gitea is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGitLab is not according to our users
  2. Gogs icon

    Gogs

     135 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Gogs as an Alternative to GitLab
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    5

    Works great in low specs machines like an old pentium 4

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Alex Bustos
    0

    Despite its name, GitLab is not only a version control system (VCS), is a suite of cloud based solutions around source code.

    With that being said, Gogs is an alternative for GitLab, only speaking about VCS and Wiki solution.

    Austin Upton
    Positive
    2

    More compact than GitLab, easy to deploy

    3 of 7 comments
    GitLab Icon
    Gogs icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Gogs is a great GitLab alternative.

    • Gogs is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
    • Gogs is LightweightGitLab is not according to our users
  4. 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 GitLab
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Free and easy to selfhosting unser Archlinux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Really fast and nice alternative to GitLab

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

    • Almost everyone thinks Codeberg is a great GitLab alternative.

    • Codeberg is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
    • Codeberg is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGitLab is not according to our users
  9. Plane icon

    Plane

     22 likes

    Open source alternative supporting project management, issue and task tracking, custom workflows, Kanban, list, calendar views, analytics, imports, secure encryption, Slack and GitHub integrations, Agile and Waterfall frameworks, and advanced customization.

    68 Plane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Plane as an Alternative to GitLab
    benni347
    Negative
    0

    Gitlab = Git Repo/VCS/Issue Tracking Plane = Issue Tracking

    GitLab Icon
    Plane icon

    • Plane is the most popular SaaS alternative to GitLab.

    • Plane is Freemium and Open SourceGitLab is also Freemium and Open Source
  10. 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 GitLab
    Alex Bustos
    0

    Despite its name, GitLab is not only version control, is a suite of cloud based solutions around source code.

    That being said, Trac is an alternative only speaking about Wiki and Issue Tracking system, both features of GitLab that can be enabled/disabled per each repo/project/group

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    Not a source controle system.

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

    • Some users think Trac is a great GitLab alternative, some don't.

    • Trac is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
  11. SourceHut icon

    SourceHut

     20 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Hosted git repositories
     
  12. Radicle icon

    Radicle

     14 likes

    Peer-to-peer, open source stack built on Git enables decentralized, censorship-resistant code sharing and local-first data control, employing cryptographic verification, extensible collaborative objects, modular interfaces, and seamless data migration with no central entity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. Jenkins icon

    Jenkins

     135 likes

    Jenkins is a fork of Hudson and is a continuous build system for software projects.

    68 Jenkins alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Comments about Jenkins as an Alternative to GitLab
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    6

    Jenkins is a build server, Gitlab is version control. Two different things.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Jenkins is a great CI/CD System has nothing to do with Version Control

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Alex Bustos
    0

    Despite its name, GitLab is not only version control, is a suite of cloud based solutions around source code.

    That being said, Jenkins is an alternative only for GitLab CI.

    3 of 5 comments
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    • This alternative is disputed. Jenkins is a legitimate GitLab alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Jenkins is Free and Open SourceGitLab is Freemium and Open Source
  14. 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
     
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