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Self Hosted Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.

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Still maintained? Yes: 289 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v18.11.0 (Apr 2026).

Also an alternative to GitHub and Atlassian Bitbucket.

Docker #9 of 45 in Software Development - Project Management

At a glance

GitLab quick facts

Health score
95/100 GOOD
Stars
7,175
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v18.11.0, Apr 2026
Licence
MIT
View gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss on GitLab ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to GitLab

Full rankings: GitHub alternatives, Atlassian Bitbucket alternatives

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

GitLab scores 95/100, #9 of 45 in Software Development - Project Management: 289 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v18.11.0, 7 months ago) earns 24.2 of 25, 7,175 stars add 15.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.6 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    289 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 24.2 / 25

    v18.11.0 released 7 months ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.4 / 20

    7.2k stars on GitLab (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

300 commits over the last 12 months
289
Last 90 days
300
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #9 of 45 tools in Software Development - Project Management by health , between Forgejo (#8) and Octobox (#10) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsRuby, deb, Docker, K8S
Latest releasev18.11.0 · 7 months ago
Stars7,175
DockerYes
Repositorygitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

GitLab vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with GitLab (Software Development - Project Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Gitea 99 59k MIT today
OneDev 97 15k MIT today
Forgejo 95 5.7k MIT 2 days ago
GitLab (this tool) 95 7.2k MIT today
gitbucket 86 9.4k Apache-2.0 yesterday
Gogs 64 48k MIT 2 days ago

GitLab: common questions

What does GitLab replace?

Repoly lists GitLab as an open-source alternative to GitHub and Atlassian Bitbucket. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where GitLab stands against the others.

Is GitLab still maintained?

GitLab had 289 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v18.11.0, is from 7 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.