European alternatives to GitHub
The world's largest code hosting platform, acquired by Microsoft in 2018.
GitHub Inc. · Outside Europe
About GitHub
- Company
- GitHub Inc. · Microsoft Corporation
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
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Codeberg
97 · Certified EuropeanGerman non-profit Git hosting platform founded in 2019 and run by Codeberg e.V., a registered charitable association in Berlin. Built on Forgejo, fully open-source, no ads, no data harvesting, no VC. 246,000+ users and 371,000+ repositories as of late 2025.
Free · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.
Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.