The best Gitea alternatives
4 tools that do a similar job to Gitea, 4 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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GiteaSelf-hosted Git server with code review, issues, wiki, packages and CI/CD in one app.
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Gogs
Open source · MIT · ★ 47.9k
A simple, self-hosted Git service you run on your own server.
Best for: Small teams that want a private Git server on their own hardware; Hobbyists running a home server or Raspberry Pi
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OneDev
Open source · MIT · ★ 15.3k
A self-hosted platform combining Git hosting, issues, CI/CD, packages, wiki and AI helpers.
Best for: Teams that want to host their own Git repositories and issue tracking on their own servers; Developers who want CI/CD, code review and issue tracking in one tool
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GitHub Desktop
Open source · MIT · ★ 22k
A desktop app for using Git and GitHub through a visual interface instead of the command line.
Best for: Developers who work with GitHub and prefer a visual interface for commits and branches; Beginners learning Git concepts who want to see changes before committing
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Git History
Open source · MIT · ★ 13.7k
Browse the change history of a single file in any git repo, via a web page or CLI.
Best for: Developers trying to understand why a file looks the way it does; People reading unfamiliar open-source code
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Gitea. We don't take payment for placement.