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Alternatives to GitHub

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What is GitHub?
GitHub is a hosted Git service for storing repositories and reviewing, discussing and shipping code changes.
What does it do?
Hosts Git repositories with pull requests, code review, issues and project boards. Runs CI/CD through Actions, hosts packages and static sites, and adds dependency alerts and code scanning.
Who is it for?
Almost any software team, and open-source maintainers who want their project where contributors already have accounts. Less appealing to teams that need to self-host or want to avoid a single vendor.
What are the alternatives to GitHub?
Gitea and Forgejo are forges you run yourself, Codeberg is a hosted Forgejo instance run by a non-profit, Sourcehut is minimal and email-driven, and Radicle is peer-to-peer with no central server.

Pricing

$4/seat/mo (Team)

Freemium

About

Founded 2008

Acquired by Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5B.

Founders

The people behind GitHub.

Tom Preston-WernerCo-founder
Chris WanstrathCo-founder
PJ HyettCo-founder
Scott ChaconCo-founder

Top alternatives

Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with GitHub.

Gitea website preview

Self-hosted Git service.

Lightweight self-hosted GitHub alternative.

OSS
Forgejo website preview

Community-led Gitea fork.

Codeberg's community-driven fork.

OSS
Codeberg website preview

Non-profit Git hosting.

Free hosting for OSS projects.

FreeOSS
Sourcehut website preview

Minimalist hacker-friendly forge.

Paid, email-driven workflows.

Radicle website preview

Sovereign peer-to-peer code forge.

Decentralised forge built on Git.

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