OpenCommit

Company Details

Category

Version Control & Git Hosting

Headquarters

Leiden, Netherlands

Data Hosting

EU Only

Open Source

Yes

Pricing

free

Website

https://opencommit.eu

About OpenCommit

OpenCommit is a Git hosting and collaboration service run by the OpenCommit Foundation, a Dutch non-profit stichting based in Leiden. Our mission is to provide an independent, sustainable, and accessible home for open source projects in the Netherlands and Europe and offering a reliable alternative to commercial code hosting. Our service at https://opencommit.eu is based on Forgejo and provides the familiar essentials for modern software collaboration: Git repositories, issues, pull requests, actions and more. **What problem we solve** Open source communities and public-interest organizations often need a trustworthy forge that is not driven by advertising, data monetization, or shifting product priorities. OpenCommit provides a foundation-governed, EU-based platform designed for long-term continuity, clearer accountability, and reduced ecosystem risk. **Ideal customers** OpenCommit is ideal for FLOSS/OSS maintainers and communities, as well as organizations that rely on open source, such as municipalities, foundations, and other public-interest entities, who want an EU-first service and transparent policies. We also support use cases where limited private repositories are needed to support open source work (e.g., coordinated security fixes), and offer paid private hosting options for legal entities. **Key features & differentiators** - Foundation-run governance focused on open source sustainability - Forgejo-based Git forge: repositories, issues, and pull requests - Security by default approach: mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) - Namespace integrity: clear policy against name squatting/impersonation - Clear “hands-off” AI stance: we do not use or sell user data for AI, and we actively combat AI scraping **Deployment & data residency** OpenCommit is operated with an EU/EEA-first approach. Core infrastructure is hosted in the European Economic Area (Hetzner in Germany and Finland). Our published sub-processors are EEA-based, and our documentation describes when transfers outside the EEA may occur (e.g., when initiated by a user or when a user is located outside the EEA). For business users, we provide a Data Processing Addendum (DPA). **Compared to non-EU alternatives** OpenCommit offers EU jurisdiction and foundation governance, documented EEA hosting and sub-processors, and explicit policies on security, naming fairness, AI/data use and more. This makes OpenCommit a strong fit for teams and communities that prioritize European sovereignty, data residency, transparent operations, and an open-source-first mission.

Replaces

OpenCommit is an alternative to: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS CodeArtifact