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GitBucket vs SCM-Manager: catalog facts
GitBucketSCM-Manager
Free

Free and open source under the Apache License 2.0.

Free

Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Runs from a single WAR file with Java
  • API compatible with GitHub
  • Git, Mercurial and Subversion in one interface
  • No external database or web server required
  • Requires Java 17 on the server
  • No Jakarta EE support for servlet container deployments
  • Smaller community than Gitea or GitLab
  • Fewer built-in collaboration features than full forges
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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