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Dev platforms · 11 alternatives

Instead of GitLab, try one of these 11.

Every alternative is lined up against GitLab on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. GitLab sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
GitLabWhat you have now
Complete DevOps platform, self-hostable for free.
PriceFreemium
premium $29/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Gitea#1
Lightweight, self-hosted Git service in a single binary.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Forgejo#2
Community-run fork of Gitea for code hosting.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Linux
Bitbucket#3
Git hosting with tight Jira and Atlassian integration.
PriceFreemium
from $3/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Codeberg#4
Nonprofit, privacy-respecting Git hosting run by a community.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
sourcehut#5
Minimal, scriptable Git hosting built on plain email.
PricePaid
from $4/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
SourceForge#6
Veteran host for open source downloads and repositories.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Gogs#7
Painless self-hosted Git service written in Go.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Phabricator#8
Suite bundling code review, tasks and wikis.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Linux
GitBucket#9
Scala-powered, GitHub-style server you deploy yourself.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Radicle#10
Peer-to-peer Git collaboration without central hosting.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Linux
Gerrit Code Review#11
Strict web review layer sitting in front of Git.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

GitLab alternatives at a glance

GitLab is a freemium dev platforms app (premium $29/user). We compared 11 alternatives: 9 are open source, 9 are completely free, 7 can be self-hosted and 4 work fully offline. The most popular is Gitea, with 1.1k likes.

Most liked overallGitea

Lightweight, self-hosted Git service in a single binary.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable · Works offline
Best free optionForgejo

Community-run fork of Gitea for code hosting.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable · Works offline
Best open-source optionCodeberg

Nonprofit, privacy-respecting Git hosting run by a community.

Free · Open source
Best to self-hostsourcehut

Minimal, scriptable Git hosting built on plain email.

Paid · Open source · Self‑hostable

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