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Comparison

Bitbucket vs GitHub

On the evidence we track, Bitbucket leads this comparison with a composite score of 70/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Bitbucket full profile →GitHub full profile →
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★Bitbucket70
GitHub59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Bitbucket70 / 100medium · 72%
GitHub59 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Model
Bitbucketfreemium
GitHubfreemium
Price level
Bitbucketlow
GitHublow
Starting price
Bitbucket$3.65
GitHub$100
Transparent
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✗
Integrations
Count
Bitbucket100
GitHub25
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Gdpr
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Iso27001
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Soc2
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Trust center
Bitbucket–
GitHubhttps://github.com/security
Reliability
Status page
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Bitbucket7 items
GitHub6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for version control. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Model
VCS model
BitbucketCentralized
GitHubDistributed
Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple)
BitbucketGit
GitHubGit
Deployment
Hosting
BitbucketCloud + self-hosted
GitHubCloud + self-hosted
Review
Code review
BitbucketPR / MR
GitHubPR / MR
Storage
Large-file / binary handling
BitbucketGit LFS
GitHubGit LFS
Scale
Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS)
Bitbucket✓
GitHub-
DevOps
Built-in CI
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Access
Access control granularity
BitbucketBranch
GitHubBranch
Federation
Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email)
Bitbucket-
GitHub-
Licensing
Open-source core
BitbucketClosed
GitHubClosed
Self-managed license model
BitbucketSeat-priced EE
GitHubSeat-priced EE
Integration
API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks)
Bitbucket-
GitHubREST, GraphQL, Webhooks
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM
Bitbucket-
GitHub✓
Security
Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore)
Bitbucket-
GitHub-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bitbucket

Leader

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.

Independently observed

GitHub

A development platform combining version control, AI-powered coding assistance, project planning, and deployment tools to help teams build, test, and release software efficiently.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bitbucket

Leader
from $3.65/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier for up to 5 users. Standard from $3.65/user/month, Premium from $7.25/user/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited public and private repositories
    • 1 GB Git LFS storage
    • 50 build minutes per month
  • Standard$3.65 per user per month
    • All Free plan features
    • Bitbucket Pipelines (built-in CI/CD)
    • Comprehensive code review tools
    • Jira integration with automatic issue updates
  • Premium$7.25 per user per month
    • All Standard plan features
    • Enforced merge checks
    • IP allowlisting
    • Deployment permissions
    • Required two-step verification
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

GitHub

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Subscription-based plans with usage pricing for Codespaces and Git LFS.

  • GitHub Copilot FreeFree
  • GitHub Copilot Pro-
  • GitHub Copilot Business-
  • GitHub Copilot Enterprise-
  • GitHub Copilot Max$100/mo
  • GitHub Enterprise CloudContact sales
  • GitHub Enterprise ServerContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
iOS
Bitbucket✗
GitHub✓
Android
Bitbucket✗
GitHub✓
CLI
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
Self-hosted
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✓
On-premise
Bitbucket✗
GitHub✓
Hybrid
Bitbucket✓
GitHub✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Slack

Bitbucket

Leader
11 total - 10 not shared
  • Jira
  • Jira Service Management
  • Rovo
  • Teamwork Graph
  • Opsgenie
  • Amazon S3
  • SonarCloud
  • Confluence
  • Snyk
  • Jenkins
Independently observed

GitHub

41 total - 40 not shared
  • Render
  • Linear Code
  • OpenCode
  • CodeRabbit
  • Codemagic
  • CircleCI
  • Imgbot
  • CodeFactor
  • Rewind Backups
  • Azure Pipelines
  • Codacy
  • Codecov
  • Zenhub
  • Zube
  • Percy
  • Argos
  • AccessLint
  • PullRequest
  • Crowdin
  • WakaTime
  • Coveralls
  • CodeScene
  • TestQuality
  • Codemagic CI/CD
  • +16 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Bitbucket or GitHub: which one depends on you

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