# Gitee

> China's largest Git-based code hosting, open-source community, and DevOps platform.

Gitee is a major Chinese Git hosting and DevOps platform that serves as China's primary alternative to GitHub. It features millions of public repositories, project templates, bots, and tools alongside enterprise project management and CI/CD features. Developers often use its search to discover ready-to-use open-source projects, mini-games, and utilities that might not be visible on Western platforms.

Website: https://gitee.com/

## What it is for

- Find ready-made open-source game codebases, bots, and application templates
- Host private or open-source Git repositories with high availability in mainland China
- Manage agile software projects using native Kanban, Scrum, and automated CI/CD pipelines
- Migrate and mirror external repositories to maintain local backups

## Features

- Git and SVN repository hosting with pull request and code review workflows
- Open-source repository discovery supporting both Chinese and English keyword search
- DevOps pipeline (Gitee Go) supporting multi-language automated builds and deployments
- Project management tools including Gantt charts, Scrum boards, and issue tracking
- Automated static code quality scanning and vulnerability detection
- Enterprise package registry supporting Maven, NPM, Docker, PyPI, and other package managers
- AI-assisted collaboration and Model Context Protocol (MCP) support

## Pricing

Freemium. Free for personal community use and open-source hosting; paid tiers and self-hosted private deployment available for enterprises.

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [Development](https://xiry.app/topics/development.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, Self-hosted
- For: Developers, open-source creators, and engineering teams targeting or operating within the Chinese developer ecosystem.
- Alternative to: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
- Tags: git, code hosting, devops, open source, repositories, china

## Why it was saved

- [@rustam_product, 24 November 2023](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0Cgw_Rs0f1/): Provides access to thousands of open-source applications, mini-games, and bots that can be searched using English keywords and deployed or refactored for new projects.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to GitLab](https://xiry.app/alternatives/gitlab.md)

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Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/gitee

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