# GitHub Alternatives > A neutral, maintained directory of GitHub alternatives. Compare GitLab, Bitbucket, Codeberg, Forgejo, Gitea, SourceHut, Azure Repos and more by price, licence, hosting model and free-tier limits. Updated August 2026. A neutral directory of 28 Git hosting platforms and forges that can replace GitHub, grouped by how each one is operated. Every price is cited to the vendor's own pricing page with the date it was checked. Last updated 2026-08-17. ## Full content - [Complete directory in Markdown](https://githubalternatives.com/index.md): every platform with pricing, licence, hosting model, strengths and trade-offs - [Everything in one file](https://githubalternatives.com/llms-full.txt): the same content as a single plain-text document ## Platforms by category ### The baseline: GitHub - [GitHub](https://githubalternatives.com/#github): The default, and for most projects still the right answer. Unlimited public and private repositories, 2,000 Actions minutes per month, 500 MB package storage. Actions and packages are free without limit on public repositories. ### Hosted commercial platforms - [GitLab](https://githubalternatives.com/#gitlab): The most complete like-for-like replacement for GitHub. Free tier on GitLab.com. Accounts created after 27 January 2026 are limited to 3 top-level groups, and new private top-level namespaces are capped at 5 users. - [Bitbucket](https://githubalternatives.com/#bitbucket): Atlassian's forge, built around Jira integration. Up to 5 users, 50 build minutes per month, 1 GB Git LFS storage - [Azure Repos (Azure DevOps)](https://githubalternatives.com/#azure-repos): Unlimited private Git repos inside the Microsoft stack. First 5 users free with unlimited private repositories. Unlimited free Stakeholder accounts. One hosted CI job with 1,800 minutes per month, plus one self-hosted job with unlimited minutes. - [AWS CodeCommit](https://githubalternatives.com/#aws-codecommit): Reopened to new customers in November 2025 after an 16-month closure. 5 active users per month included in the AWS Free Tier - [Cursor Origin](https://githubalternatives.com/#cursor-origin): Launched 17 August 2026. A Git forge built into the Cursor editor. None. Origin requires a paid Cursor plan. - [Gitee](https://githubalternatives.com/#gitee): China's dominant code hosting platform. Free personal accounts with private repositories - [SourceHut](https://githubalternatives.com/#sourcehut): Minimal, fast, entirely JavaScript-free, email-driven. Most services are free to use during the public alpha. Builds and chat require a paid account. ### Community and non-profit hosting - [Codeberg](https://githubalternatives.com/#codeberg): Non-profit Forgejo hosting, run democratically from Berlin. Free for all free and open-source projects - [Launchpad](https://githubalternatives.com/#launchpad): Canonical's platform, and the home of Ubuntu development. Free for open-source projects - [GNU Savannah](https://githubalternatives.com/#savannah): The Free Software Foundation forge, with strict licence policy. Free for projects that qualify - [SourceForge](https://githubalternatives.com/#sourceforge): The original forge, still running and now on Apache Allura. Free for open-source projects, supported by advertising ### Self-hosted forges - [Forgejo](https://githubalternatives.com/#forgejo): Community-governed Gitea fork. The default modern self-hosted choice. Free and unlimited — it is your server - [Gitea](https://githubalternatives.com/#gitea): Lightweight Go forge with commercial cloud and enterprise editions. Self-managed open source is free with no user or repository limits - [GitLab Community Edition](https://githubalternatives.com/#gitlab-ce): The full GitLab platform, self-hosted, with no seat cost. Free, unlimited users and repositories - [OneDev](https://githubalternatives.com/#onedev): Self-hosted forge with CI/CD and code search built in. Free and unlimited - [Gogs](https://githubalternatives.com/#gogs): The original lightweight Go forge that Gitea forked from. Free and unlimited - [Pagure](https://githubalternatives.com/#pagure): Fedora's forge, which stores issues in Git itself. Free and unlimited - [Phorge](https://githubalternatives.com/#phorge): Community continuation of Phabricator, which stopped in 2021. Free and unlimited - [Fossil](https://githubalternatives.com/#fossil): Not Git. A self-contained VCS with wiki, tickets and forum in one binary. Free and unlimited ### Emerging: Git storage for agents - [Cloudflare Artifacts](https://githubalternatives.com/#cloudflare-artifacts): Versioned storage that speaks Git, built for agents rather than people. First 10,000 operations and 1 GB storage per month included during beta - [Netlify Source](https://githubalternatives.com/#netlify-source): Announced 17 August 2026. Git storage built into the Netlify platform. Part of the Netlify platform rather than a separately priced product ### Decentralised and local-first - [Radicle](https://githubalternatives.com/#radicle): Peer-to-peer code collaboration with no server to shut down. Free — there is no service to pay for ### Enterprise and large-binary version control - [Perforce Helix Core](https://githubalternatives.com/#perforce-helix-core): The standard for game development and very large binary assets. Free for up to 5 users and 20 workspaces - [Unity Version Control](https://githubalternatives.com/#unity-version-control): Formerly Plastic SCM. Built for game teams with non-technical contributors. Free tier available for small teams with storage limits ### Discontinued and closed platforms - [JetBrains Space](https://githubalternatives.com/#jetbrains-space): Shut down on 1 June 2025. No longer available - [Google Cloud Source Repositories](https://githubalternatives.com/#google-cloud-source-repositories): Closed to new customers since June 2024. No longer available to new projects - [Phabricator](https://githubalternatives.com/#phabricator): Maintenance ended in 2021. Use Phorge instead. Source remains available but unmaintained ## Questions this page answers - What new GitHub alternatives launched in 2026? - What is the best free alternative to GitHub? - Which GitHub alternative can I self-host for free? - What is the difference between Gitea and Forgejo? - Is GitLab actually cheaper than GitHub? - Can I move my GitHub repositories somewhere else without losing history? - Is AWS CodeCommit still available? - What happened to JetBrains Space? - Which GitHub alternative is best for large binary files? - Are there GitHub alternatives that are not owned by a large company? - Do any GitHub alternatives support GitHub Actions workflows?