GitLab is a complete DevOps platform offering Git repository management, CI/CD pipelines, and project planning tools. If you are looking for SaaS providers that give you a free tier for hosting code repositories, the following 20 services are solid alternatives.
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The world’s most popular Git hosting service with unlimited public repositories and free private repos (up to 3 collaborators).
Atlassian’s Git hosting platform offering free private repositories for up to 5 users, with built‑in Pipelines CI.
GitLab’s own SaaS offering – free tier includes unlimited public & private repos, CI/CD minutes, and issue tracking.
Long‑standing open‑source hosting site providing free Git, SVN and Mercurial repositories with project pages and download stats.
Amazon’s managed Git service; free tier includes 5 active users and 50 GB‑month of storage.
Microsoft’s cloud DevOps suite; free tier gives 5 users, unlimited private repos, and 1,800 pipeline minutes per month.
Non‑profit, community‑run Git hosting based on Gitea; free unlimited public and private repositories.
Lightweight, self‑hosted Git service offered as a managed SaaS; free tier includes unlimited repos and collaborators.
Simple, painless self‑hosted Git service with a hosted option; free plan provides unlimited public repositories.
Integrated Git hosting from the makers of the popular GitKraken client; free tier includes 5 GB storage and unlimited collaborators.
Enterprise‑grade source control with a free tier for up to 1 private repository and 5 users.
Managed Git (and SVN) hosting; offers a 30‑day free trial with unlimited repos and collaborators.
Canonical’s platform for hosting Git, Bazaar and Subversion projects; free for open‑source projects.
Modular, open‑source development platform; free tier includes unlimited public Git repos and CI.
Fedora‑backed Git hosting service; free for public projects with issue tracking and pull requests.
GNU Project’s hosting platform for free software; provides unlimited public Git repositories.
A Git platform powered by Scala; hosted version offers a free tier with unlimited public repos.
Comprehensive suite for code review, repository hosting and project management; free hosted tier for open‑source projects.
Self‑hosted source code management system supporting Git and Mercurial; some providers offer free managed instances.
Open‑source GitLab CE can be deployed on free cloud providers (e.g., Railway, Render) offering a free tier for small projects.