Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GitLab

Open source alternative to GitHub

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GitLab launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
OneDev – A Lightweight GitLab Alternative▲459
The Unified and Autonomous Development Platform. Contribute to theonedev/onedev development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
Github competitor with free private repo▲61
The intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling teams and agents to ship trusted software at enterprise scale.
2012 · gitlab.io · its alternatives →
3
Board For GitHub▲293
A webview based GitHub project app with native features
2017 · justinfincher.github.io · its alternatives →
4
Gitpod Browser Extension▲107
Spin up a dev environment with a single click
2023 · gitpod.io · its alternatives →
5
GitHuman▲91
Decentralized alternative to GitHub and GitLab
2019 · githuman.com · its alternatives →
6
ExplainGithub▲184
Turn hours of code reading into minutes of understanding
2025 · explaingithub.com · its alternatives →
7
A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Gitdot – A better GitHub. Open-source, written in Rust▲334
What works now: user signups, org creations, private/public repos, and importing GitHub repositories (both as read-only mirrors and full migrations). So basically, you can create, push and pull to a repo, but we don't have many features quite yet (issues, PRs, CI). What is a bit unique is: 1) we built it in Rust and 2) the website is a little odd. Its design is inspired by CLIs (e.g., fzf, broot, vim) instead of web apps, and as such, lacks some affordances that you might typically expect in favor of keyboard-driven instant navigations (we have the very ambitious goal of an FCP of…
Jun 2026 · gitdot.io · its alternatives →
9
GitLaw▲312
Git for legal docs with open-source free legal templates
2024 · git.law · its alternatives →
10
GitHub Marketplace▲539
Tools to build on and improve your workflow
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
GitLab Employee Handbook▲161
Gitlab has open sourced their employee handbook
2016 · about.gitlab.com · its alternatives →
12
GitKraken's DevEx Platform▲163
Boost your Git workflows, wherever you code
2024 · gitkraken.com · its alternatives →
13
GitDock▲92
All your GitLab work in one place
2021 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
14
GitLab Pages▲235
Websites for your GitLab projects, groups, or user account
2016 · pages.gitlab.io · its alternatives →
15
GitHub for Atom▲311
Git and GitHub integration right inside Atom
2017 · github.blog · its alternatives →
16
Peek into a remote repo from GitHub or Gitlab quickly▲32
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Refined GitHub▲324
Browser extension that makes GitHub cleaner & more powerful
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
GitLab Board Better▲96
Make GitLab board better with filters, notifications & more
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
19
GitTree▲89
LinkTree alternative made for developers
2021 · its alternatives →
20
gitlapp▲66
DevOps for your pocket
2022 · its alternatives →
21
GitLocalize▲124
Localize your GitHub repository, continuously.
2017 · gitlocalize.com · its alternatives →
22
Taska▲156
A beautifully designed Mac app for GitHub & GitLab issues
2025 · taska.now · its alternatives →
23
GitLab Workflow▲134
VSCode extension for GitLab
2018 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
24
Flowr▲81
Agile project management tool built over Gitlab
2023 · flowr-app.com · its alternatives →

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