# GitLab alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 79 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where GitLab holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/gitlab/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub: 11
- Bitbucket: 4
- Forgejo: 3
- Gitea: 3
- Azure DevOps: 2
- Codeberg: 2

## Source control hosting

**Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name GitLab (GitLab is #2 of 7 at 12%).

- GitHub: first choice in 7 of those 23
- Bitbucket: first choice in 2 of those 23

**Mid-market**: 31 of 84 answers did not name GitLab (GitLab is #2 of 10 at 21%).

- Forgejo: first choice in 3 of those 31
- Gitea: first choice in 3 of those 31
- Codeberg: first choice in 2 of those 31
- GitHub: first choice in 2 of those 31

**Enterprise**: 25 of 84 answers did not name GitLab (GitLab is #2 of 8 at 30%).

- Azure DevOps: first choice in 2 of those 25
- Bitbucket: first choice in 2 of those 25
- GitHub: first choice in 2 of those 25
- Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center: first choice in 1 of those 25
- GitLab Self-Managed or GitLab Dedicated: first choice in 1 of those 25

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.