European Alternatives to GitHub & GitLab - Developer Tools (2026) | European Purpose

European Developer Tool Alternatives

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

GitLab

Complete DevOps platform

9.1
US (Self-host) Free tier
CI/CDDevSecOpsSelf-hosting

Bitbucket

Atlassian Git platform

8.5
Australia/EU Free tier
Jira integrationPipelinesCode review

Codeberg

Non-profit Git hosting from Berlin

8.3
Germany Free
Git hostingCI/CDNon-profit

Gitea

Lightweight self-hosted Git

8.2
Open Source Free
Self-hostedLightweightEasy setup

Forgejo

Community fork of Gitea

8.1
Open Source Free
Self-hostedCommunity-drivenLightweight

SourceHut

Minimalist developer platform

7.9
Open Source Free/$2/mo
Email workflowCI/CDMailing lists

AWS CodeCommit

Managed Git repositories

7.6
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.