Code repositories are applications to store software source code. It adds functionality like control version, team chat, etc.
Git is an open source version control system that provides code repositories. As the code is publicly available, it can be implemented by anyone.
There are different companies offering Git repositories as a service. This post lists some popular solutions for code repositories.
List of Code Repositories as a Service
Code repositories as a Service, it means, in the cloud:
- GitHub
- SourceForge
- Bitbucket
- Gitlab
GitHub
https://github.com/
GitHub is a subsidiary of Microsoft since 2018.
It is NOT open source.
GitLab
It is open source for community edition.
SourceForge
https://sourceforge.net/
It was the first one to be free for open source projects.
Bitbucket
https://bitbucket.org/product
By Atlassian.
Gitolite
It is open source.
Gogs
It is open source.
Gitea
It is a fork of Gogs project.
It is open source.
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External references
- Seth Kenlon; “5 open source alternatives to GitHub“; OpenSource.com
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