# Free alternatives to GitKraken

> GitKraken (Pro) costs $120 a year. Free alternatives: SourceGit, lazygit and GitButler. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/gitkraken/
- Category: Developer Tools (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/developer-tools/)
- Vendor: Axosoft (GitKraken)
- Plan: Pro
- Price: $10/month, $120/year
- Billing: per seat per month, paid annually; a limited-time 60% off first-year promo shows $4 for the first seat
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Pro Robust productivity & private repo access for solo devs $10 $4 for the first seat, then $10 per seat per month, paid annually*"
- Price source: https://www.gitkraken.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### SourceGit

- Website: https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit
- Repository: https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit (6,168 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: MIT
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: AUR: sourcegit-bin
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `yay -S sourcegit-bin`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/sourcegit/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### lazygit

- Website: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit
- Repository: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit (83,257 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: MIT
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: command-line tool
- Linux: Arch extra: lazygit
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S lazygit`
- Note: A keyboard-driven terminal UI rather than a graphical app, with no pull request or issue integrations.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/lazygit/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### GitButler

- Website: https://gitbutler.com
- Repository: https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler (21,819 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: FSL-1.1-MIT (source-available)
- Open source: no, source-available license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: AUR: gitbutler-bin; Flathub: com.gitbutler.gitbutler
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `yay -S gitbutler-bin`, `flatpak install flathub com.gitbutler.gitbutler`
- Note: Pre-1.0 and built around parallel virtual branches, so it works quite differently from GitKraken's commit graph.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/gitbutler/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to GitKraken?

Yes. The 3 free alternatives are SourceGit (open source, MIT), lazygit (open source, MIT) and GitButler (source-available, FSL-1.1-MIT).

### How much does GitKraken cost?

GitKraken's Pro plan costs $10 a month, which is $120 a year (per seat per month, paid annually; a limited-time 60% off first-year promo shows $4 for the first seat). Source: the official pricing page at gitkraken.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which GitKraken alternatives run on Linux?

SourceGit (AUR: sourcegit-bin), lazygit (Arch extra: lazygit) and GitButler (AUR: gitbutler-bin; Flathub: com.gitbutler.gitbutler).

### Can you self-host a GitKraken alternative?

There's nothing to host: SourceGit is a desktop app, lazygit is a command-line tool and GitButler is a desktop app.

### Are these GitKraken alternatives open source?

Not all of them. GitButler (FSL-1.1-MIT) is source-available: the code is public, but the license isn't OSI-approved open source. SourceGit (MIT) and lazygit (MIT) are open source.

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