Alternatives to GitHub
A web platform for hosting Git repositories, with issues, code review, automation and AI coding help. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
GitHub
A web platform for hosting Git repositories, with issues, code review, automation and AI coding help.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as GitHub.
Gitea
Host Git repositories and code review on your own server.
Gitea is free MIT-licensed software you host on your own server, keeping issues, project boards and packages, but you take on server administration and backups yourself.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
GitHub Copilot
An AI coding assistant from GitHub that suggests code and carries out coding tasks in editors and terminals.
actionlint
Find mistakes in GitHub Actions workflows before running them.
Woodpecker CI
Lightweight CI/CD engine that runs pipelines for Gitea, Forgejo, GitHub and GitLab.
Linear
A keyboard-first issue tracker and product planning tool for software teams, with built-in AI agents.
git-cliff
Generate changelogs from Git history with configurable templates.
smee.io
A free webhook payload delivery service that forwards events to an application running on localhost.
