Best Source code hosting & version control software for 2026

Hosts Git repositories and supports code review and collaboration on source code. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.

Feature Bitbucket Category leader GitHub Category leader GitLab Category leader Harness Code Repository Rising Tangled Rising
PricingFree plan
$3.65/user/mo
Free planFree plan
$29/user/mo
Free planFree
Best forTeams of 5 to 200 already on Jira that want Git hosting with built-in CI/CD and issue links.——Engineering teams of 50-500 that already deploy with Harness and want repositories, pipelines and governance on one platform.Open-source maintainers and small teams who want self-hostable, federated Git hosting with stacked pull requests and no vendor lock-in.
Team size1–500+ people1–500+ people2–500+ people2–500+ people1–50 people
Pull request review YesYesYesYesYes
Branch protection rules YesYesNot listedYesNot listed
Built-in CI/CD YesYesYesYesYes
Self-hosted option YesYesYesNot listedYes
Code security scanning YesYesYesYesNot listed
Fine-grained permissions YesNot listedNot listedYesNot listed
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The best-known source code hosting & version control tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.

Source code hosting & version control Category leader

Bitbucket

Free plan· $3.65/user/mo 1–500+ people

Atlassian's Git hosting with Pipelines CI/CD and Jira links

Key features

  • Pull request review
  • Branch protection rules
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Self-hosted option
  • Code security scanning
  • Fine-grained permissions

Source code hosting & version control Category leader

GitHub

Free plan 1–500+ people

Git hosting with pull requests, Actions CI/CD and security tooling

Key features

  • Pull request review
  • Branch protection rules
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Self-hosted option
  • Code security scanning

Source code hosting & version control Category leader

GitLab

Free plan· $29/user/mo 2–500+ people

DevSecOps platform with Git hosting, CI/CD and security scanning

Key features

  • Pull request review
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Self-hosted option
  • Code security scanning

Newer tools with real traction and a clear difference from the leaders.

Source code hosting & version control Rising

Harness Code Repository

Free plan 2–500+ people

Git hosting inside the Harness delivery platform, built for agent code

Key features

  • Pull request review
  • Branch protection rules
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Code security scanning
  • Fine-grained permissions

Source code hosting & version control Rising

Tangled

Free 1–50 people

Open-source social Git hosting built on the AT Protocol

Key features

  • Pull request review
  • Built-in CI/CD
  • Self-hosted option

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