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Best Open-Source Alternatives
to GitHub in 2026

Stop paying for GitHub. These free, open-source tools give you full data ownership, no vendor lock-in, and deploy for as little as $5/month on your own VPS.

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gitea

58.6k ⭐ · MIT

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Feature	Open Source	GitHub
Free to use (forever)
Self-hosted / private data
Open source (auditable code)
No vendor lock-in
Docker / 1-click deploy
Unlimited users / events
Custom domain & branding
Managed updates & backups
Built-in CDN & scaling
Enterprise SLA & support

Deploy gitea in Minutes

Follow these steps to get your self-hosted instance up and running.

1
git clone https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea
Clone the repository
2
npm install && cp .env.example .env
Install dependencies and configure env
3
npm run build && npm start
Build and launch the application
4
Configure reverse proxy (nginx/Caddy)
Point your domain at the app

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gitea

DevOps & Git

58.6k

Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD

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Oct 2026

GitHub