# Bitbucket vs Gitea

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Bitbucket

| Attribute | Bitbucket | Gitea |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.4 (72% (medium)) | 53.3 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 41 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 58,303 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Automates builds, tests, and deployments without requiring separate infrastructure management. Provides workflow orchestration, deployment tracking across environments, and integrations with development tools. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://bitbucket.org","question":"What is Bitbucket?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bitbucket offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $3.65 per user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://bitbucket.org/product/pricing","question":"Is Bitbucket free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Bitbucket. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://bitbucket.org","question":"What platforms does Bitbucket support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Bitbucket, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://bitbucket.org","question":"Can Bitbucket be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Bitbucket, including Jira, Rovo, Teamwork Graph, Slack, Opsgenie, Amazon S3, SonarCloud and Confluence. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://bitbucket.org","question":"What does Bitbucket integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Bitbucket. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Bitbucket not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://bitbucket.org","question":"What security certifications does Bitbucket have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Bitbucket is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://bitbucket.org/product/pricing","question":"Where is Bitbucket available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Gitea is an open-source DevOps platform that provides Git repository hosting, code review, CI/CD pipelines via integrated Gitea Actions, and multi-format package management. It supports both cloud-hosted and self-managed deployments on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Kubernetes. It is indexed under Version Control.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"What is Gitea?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gitea is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"Is Gitea free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Gitea supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Gitea support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gitea can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"Can Gitea be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Gitea, including GitHub Actions, Slack, Cargo, Chef, Composer, Conan, Conda and Container, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","question":"What does Gitea integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Gitea. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Gitea not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://about.gitea.com","question":"What security certifications does Gitea have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Gitea is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea","question":"Is Gitea open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based and self-managed Git hosting service designed for team code collaboration, featuring built-in CI/CD pipelines, comprehensive code review capabilities, and AI-powered workflows integrated with Jira and other Atlassian products. | Gitea is an open-source DevOps platform that provides Git repository hosting, code review, CI/CD pipelines via integrated Gitea Actions, and multi-format package management. It supports both cloud-hosted and self-managed deployments on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Kubernetes. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"centralized","large_file":"git_lfs","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"seat_priced_ee","access_control":"branch","monorepo_scale":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"closed"}` | `{"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"REST / webhooks","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","license_model":"free","sso_saml_scim":true,"access_control":"repo","signed_commits":true,"underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 100 | 21 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Jira Service Management"},{"name":"Rovo"},{"name":"Teamwork Graph"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"SonarCloud"},{"name":"Confluence","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Snyk","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Jenkins","native":false,"category":"ci_cd","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Cargo"},{"name":"Chef"},{"name":"Composer"},{"name":"Conan"},{"name":"Conda"},{"name":"Container"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":"NPM"},{"name":"NuGet"},{"name":"Pub"},{"name":"PyPI"},{"name":"RubyGems"},{"name":"Vagrant"},{"name":"SQLite"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"TiDB"},{"name":"MS SQL"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever for up to 5 users","features":["Unlimited public and private repositories","1 GB Git LFS storage","50 build minutes per month"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free forever for up to 5 users","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","repositories":"unlimited","build_minutes":"50","file_storage_lfs":"1 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$3.65 per user per month","features":["All Free plan features","Bitbucket Pipelines (built-in CI/CD)","Comprehensive code review tools","Jira integration with automatic issue updates"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":3.65,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams to collaborate on code and CI/CD","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$7.25 per user per month","features":["All Standard plan features","Enforced merge checks","IP allowlisting","Deployment permissions","Required two-step verification","Atlassian Intelligence (AI-powered features)"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":7.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams requiring granular admin controls, security, and auditing capabilities","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Build Minutes","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Git LFS Storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier for up to 5 users. Standard from $3.65/user/month, Premium from $7.25/user/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bitbucket.org/product/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:34:41.354Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":3.65,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free","features":["Code hosting","Issue tracking","Pull requests","Project management","Gitea Actions (CI/CD)","Packages","Rapid updates","Active contributions","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-hosted Git service under MIT license with unlimited users and repositories","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$9.50/user/mo (1-year commitment) or $19/user/mo","features":["All Open Source features","SAML SSO Integration","Audit Logs","Kubernetes AutoScaling Runners","Priority security bug fix notifications","Priority email and online support with SLA","Installation/Upgrade Assistant Service","Emergency telephone/remote support"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":9.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Dedicated support and infrastructure with enterprise-grade security and compliance features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source or from $9.50/user/mo for enterprise cloud hosting","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://about.gitea.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-07T13:15:47.581Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":3.65,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 16 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v28.0.0","date":"2026-09-29T23:25:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v28.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.3","date":"2026-08-29T17:42:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.2","date":"2026-08-13T19:26:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.1","date":"2026-07-27T20:20:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0","date":"2026-07-13T17:07:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.27.0-rc0","date":"2026-06-30T00:29:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.27.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.4","date":"2026-06-21T16:03:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.3","date":"2026-06-20T20:55:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.2","date":"2026-05-20T18:51:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.1","date":"2026-04-24T22:30:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.0","date":"2026-04-18T20:23:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.26.0-rc0","date":"2026-04-08T04:58:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.26.0-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.5","date":"2026-03-13T02:31:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.4","date":"2026-01-22T01:43:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.3","date":"2025-12-18T18:11:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.2","date":"2025-11-22T19:37:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.1","date":"2025-11-04T20:01:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.0","date":"2025-10-29T16:57:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.24.7","date":"2025-10-25T01:23:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.24.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.25.0-rc0","date":"2025-09-25T19:51:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.25.0-rc0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II"},{"name":"ISO 27001"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7.1 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":20,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgo-gitea%2Fgitea&per_page=100","last_12m":8,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Bitbucket | Gitea |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Centralized | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Git |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | PR / MR | PR / MR |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Large-file / binary handling | Git LFS | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | ✓ | - |
| **DevOps** |  |  |
| Built-in CI | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Access control granularity | Branch | Repo |
| **Federation** |  |  |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | Closed | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | Seat-priced EE | Free |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | REST / webhooks |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | ✓ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:18:25.728Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*