European Developer Tools

Looking for European alternatives to GitHub, GitLab, or other developer platforms? European and open-source developer tools offer code hosting, CI/CD, and collaboration with data sovereignty.

7 European Developer Tools

Codeberg

Non-profit Git hosting from Berlin

Germany Free
Git hostingCI/CDNon-profit

GitLab

Complete DevOps platform

US (Self-host) Free tier
CI/CDDevSecOpsSelf-hosting

Gitea

Lightweight self-hosted Git

Open Source Free
Self-hostedLightweightEasy setup

SourceHut

Minimalist developer platform

Open Source Free/$2/mo
Email workflowCI/CDMailing lists

Forgejo

Community fork of Gitea

Open Source Free
Self-hostedCommunity-drivenLightweight

Bitbucket

Atlassian Git platform

Australia/EU Free tier
Jira integrationPipelinesCode review

AWS CodeCommit

Managed Git repositories

US/EU regions Pay-as-you-go
AWS integrationManagedSecure

How We Choose European Developer Tools

  • European hosting
  • Git support
  • CI/CD
  • Self-hosting option
  • Privacy

Frequently Asked Questions

European platforms like Codeberg ensure your code and data stay in Europe under GDPR protection. For proprietary code, this can be important for compliance and intellectual property protection.

Yes, Codeberg supports direct repository import from GitHub including issues and pull requests. The Git protocol is standard, so code migration is straightforward.

Codeberg offers Woodpecker CI, GitLab has built-in CI/CD, and self-hosted options can integrate with any CI system. European alternatives match GitHub Actions capabilities.