What are the best open source GitHub alternatives?

Gitea, GitLab are the top open source alternatives to GitHub, ranked by GitHub stars.

Is there a self-hosted GitHub alternative?

Yes — most listed alternatives are fully self-hostable. Gitea is the most popular self-hosted option.

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Open source alternatives to GitHub[002]

Q: Are these GitHub alternatives free?

All listed alternatives are free and open source. Check each project's license for commercial-use terms.

GitHub git hosting, code review, issues, ci/cd, packages. Below are 2 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.

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Gitea

Git with a cup of tea, painless self-hosted git service

★ STARS

55.5k

⑂ FORKS

6.7k

OPEN PROJECT→

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GitLab

RUBY

A complete DevOps platform delivered as a single application.

★ STARS

24.3k

⑂ FORKS

5.8k

OPEN PROJECT→

// EDITOR'S TAKE

Gitea and Forgejo are lightweight self-hosted GitHub clones; GitLab CE includes the full DevOps stack.

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What is the best open source GitHub alternative?

Gitea is the most popular open source GitHub alternative by GitHub stars (55,474 stars). The other 1 options are ranked above.

Are these GitHub alternatives self-hostable?

Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.

Are they free?

All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.