# Bitbucket vs Mercurial

| Attribute | Bitbucket | Mercurial |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59 (71% (medium)) | 64.2 (14% (low)) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 86,972 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A web-based platform that manages Git repositories alongside continuous integration and deployment automation, with tight integration for team project coordination and code review management with governance controls. | Mercurial is an open-source, distributed version control tool designed to efficiently handle projects of any size. It provides each developer with a complete copy of the project history, enabling fast local operations and flexible collaboration workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","vcs_model":"centralized","large_file":"git_lfs","built_in_ci":true,"code_review":"pr_mr","access_control":"branch","underlying_vcs":"Git"}` | `{"hosting":"self","vcs_model":"distributed","api_surface":"CLI","built_in_ci":false,"code_review":"none","license_model":"free","sso_saml_scim":false,"underlying_vcs":"Mercurial","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Jira Service Management"},{"name":"Rovo"},{"name":"Teamwork Graph"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"SonarCloud"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever for up to 5 users","features":["Unlimited public and private repositories","1 GB LFS file storage","50 build minutes per month"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited repositories for individuals and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","lfs_storage_gb":"1","build_minutes_monthly":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$3.65 per user per month","features":["All current Bitbucket features","Git LFS","Bitbucket Pipelines"],"commitment":"monthly","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 features","Merge checks","IP allowlisting","Deployment permissions","Required two-step verification","Smart mirroring","Atlassian Intelligence features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":7.25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams requiring granular admin controls, advanced security and auditing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Data Center","summary":"Custom pricing; contact sales","features":["Self-managed infrastructure deployment","Custom data management and compliance controls","Bitbucket Hybrid License option for existing Data Center users"],"description":"Self-managed deployment for organizations with complex regulatory or security requirements","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional build minutes and storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free up to 5 users; Standard from $3.65/user/mo; Premium from $7.25/user/mo; Data Center by quote","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bitbucket.org/product/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:39:34.487Z","startingPrice":{"amount":3.65,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mercurial-scm.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:35:30.923Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Bitbucket | Mercurial |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Centralized | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Mercurial |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| **Review** |  |  |
| Code review | PR / MR | None (engine only) |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Large-file / binary handling | Git LFS | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Monorepo scale (partial clone / sparse / VFS) | - | - |
| **DevOps** |  |  |
| Built-in CI | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Access** |  |  |
| Access control granularity | Branch | - |
| **Federation** |  |  |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | - | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | - | Free |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | CLI |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | ✗ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:32:14.954Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*