Open-source alternatives to GitLab
2 open-source and self-hostable projects you can use instead of GitLab, with license, free-edition limits and setup checked against official sources.
- GiteaAlternative to GitHub, GitLab
A lightweight self-hosted Git service with issues, pull requests, a package registry and built-in CI (Gitea Actions).
MITSelf-hostedCloud58kGitHub starsSome features paywalled - ForgejoAlternative to GitHub, GitLab
A community-run, self-hosted Git forge with issues, pull requests, a package registry and Forgejo Actions CI.
GPL-3.0-or-laterSelf-hosted–GitHub starsNot yet assessed
- Gitea — Gitea covers hosted repositories, code review and CI for self-hosting teams, so it can replace GitLab for smaller setups. This is a replacement use, not an official claim by the project.
- Forgejo — Forgejo covers hosted repositories, code review and CI for self-hosting, so it can replace GitLab for smaller setups. This is a replacement use, not an official claim by the project.