Gitea
Git Hosting & ForgesLightweight self-hosted Git service
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
23 self-hosted GitHub alternatives
GitHub is the world's largest commercial Git code hosting platform, offering repositories, pull requests, issues, and CI/CD via Actions. It is owned by Microsoft. These open-source apps let you replace GitHub with software you host and control yourself.
Best self-hosted GitHub alternatives
Gogs
Git Hosting & ForgesPainless self-hosted Git service
Replaces GitHub, Bitbucket
Gitness
Git Hosting & ForgesLightweight code hosting with built-in pipelines
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
GitLab CE
Git Hosting & ForgesComplete DevOps platform you can self-host
Replaces GitHub, Bitbucket
Verdaccio
Developer Tools & GitLightweight private npm proxy registry
Replaces GitHub
OneDev
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hosted Git server with CI/CD and kanban
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
Phabricator
Developer Tools & GitSuite of web apps to build software faster
Replaces GitHub, Jira
SonarQube
Developer Tools & GitContinuous code quality and security inspection
Replaces GitHub
GitBucket
Git Hosting & ForgesGit platform powered by Scala with GitHub-like UI
Replaces GitHub
Soft Serve
Git Hosting & ForgesSelf-hostable Git server for the command line
Replaces GitHub
Forgejo
Git Hosting & ForgesCommunity-driven self-hosted software forge
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
SourceHut
Git Hosting & ForgesThe hacker's forge, 100% free and open source
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
Gitea Mirror Manager
Git Hosting & ForgesAutomatically mirror GitHub repositories to a Gitea server
Replaces GitHub
GitPrep
Git Hosting & ForgesPortable GitHub clone in Perl
Replaces GitHub
Pagure
Git Hosting & ForgesGit-centered forge built by and for the Fedora community
Replaces GitHub, GitLab
RhodeCode
Developer Tools & GitUnified source code management for Git, SVN and Mercurial
Replaces GitHub, Bitbucket
cgit
Developer Tools & GitFast web interface for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub
klaus
Developer Tools & GitSimple, easy-to-set-up Git web viewer
Replaces GitHub
Phorge
Developer Tools & GitCommunity-driven fork of Phabricator
Replaces GitHub, Jira
Gitiles
Developer Tools & GitSimple repository browser for Git repositories
Replaces GitHub
Fossil
Developer Tools & GitDistributed version control with built-in wiki and bug tracking
Replaces GitHub, Git
Apache Allura
Git Hosting & ForgesOpen-source forge for managing source code and projects
Replaces GitHub, SourceForge
GitLab
CI/CD & BuildGit-repository manager providing wiki, issue-tracking and CI/CD
Replaces GitHub
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Compare GitHub alternatives
- Forgejo vs Fossil
- Forgejo vs GitBucket
- Forgejo vs Gitea
- Forgejo vs OneDev
- Forgejo vs Soft Serve
- Forgejo vs Gitea Mirror Manager
- Forgejo vs Gitiles
- Forgejo vs GitLab CE
- Forgejo vs Gitness
- Forgejo vs GitPrep
- Forgejo vs cgit
- Forgejo vs Gogs
- Forgejo vs Apache Allura
- Forgejo vs klaus
- Forgejo vs Pagure
- Forgejo vs Phabricator
- Forgejo vs Phorge
- Forgejo vs RhodeCode
- Forgejo vs SonarQube
- Forgejo vs SourceHut
- Forgejo vs Verdaccio
- Fossil vs GitBucket
- Fossil vs Gitea
- Fossil vs OneDev
- Fossil vs Soft Serve
- Fossil vs Gitea Mirror Manager
- Fossil vs Gitiles
- Fossil vs GitLab CE
- Fossil vs Gitness
- Fossil vs GitPrep
- Fossil vs cgit
- Fossil vs Gogs
- Fossil vs Apache Allura
- Fossil vs klaus
- Fossil vs Pagure
- Fossil vs Phabricator
- Fossil vs Phorge
- Fossil vs RhodeCode
- Fossil vs SonarQube
- Fossil vs SourceHut
Switching from GitHub
Moving off GitHub means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.