We track 3 open-source Docker Hub alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. Gitea leads on health at 99/100 with 517 commits in the last 90 days; across all 3 projects you are choosing between Apache-2.0, MIT.
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Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD.
★ 58k · ⟳ today · v1.27.3 · MIT
Cloud native image registry that stores, signs, and scans content.
★ 29k · ⟳ today · v2.15.2 · Apache-2.0
A lightweight software forge focused on scaling, federation, and privacy (fork of Gitea).
MIT
Gitea scores highest at 99/100, with 517 commits in the last 90 days, 58k GitHub stars and its latest release (v1.27.3) published 16 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
3 of 3 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Gitea (MIT), Harbor (Apache-2.0), Forgejo (MIT). 0 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
3 of 3 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Gitea, Harbor, Forgejo. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.