# Bitbucket vs Sapling

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Bitbucket

| Attribute | Bitbucket | Sapling |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59 (71% (medium)) | 49.6 (46% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 7 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 6,993 |
| 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. | An open-source version control system from Meta designed to work with Git repositories, offering both command-line and web-based interfaces for managing code and code review 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, webhooks","code_review":"pr_mr","underlying_vcs":"Git","open_source_core":"open_source"}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Jira Service Management"},{"name":"Rovo"},{"name":"Teamwork Graph"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"SonarCloud"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Rust |
| license.spdx | - | GPL-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":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":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://sapling-scm.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:04:03.788Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 34 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260811-150444%2B8fb02b32","date":"2026-08-11T22:19:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260811-150444+8fb02b32"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260522-084851%2B1e764c94","date":"2026-05-22T16:00:15Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260522-084851+1e764c94"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20260317-201835%2B0234c21f","date":"2026-03-18T04:38:46Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20260317-201835+0234c21f"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20250521-115337%2B25ed6ac4","date":"2025-05-21T19:12:19Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20250521-115337+25ed6ac4"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20241203-120811%2Ba2174689","date":"2024-12-03T20:48:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20241203-120811+a2174689"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240718-145624%2Bf4e9df48","date":"2024-07-18T23:06:23Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240718-145624+f4e9df48"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240219-172743%2B3e819974","date":"2024-02-20T02:59:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240219-172743+3e819974"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20240116-133042%2B8acecb66","date":"2024-01-16T21:56:41Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20240116-133042+8acecb66"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20231113-145254%2B995db0d6","date":"2023-11-13T23:13:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20231113-145254+995db0d6"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230523-092610%2Bf12b7eee","date":"2023-05-23T16:50:52Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230523-092610+f12b7eee"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230426-145232%2B7ea1f245","date":"2023-04-26T22:39:10Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230426-145232+7ea1f245"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651","date":"2023-03-31T18:25:56Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230330-193452-h69692651"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e","date":"2023-02-28T23:07:03Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230228-144002-h9440b05e"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a","date":"2023-01-25T02:34:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20230124-180750-hf8cd450a"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef","date":"2023-01-24T21:13:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.2.20230124-124516-h352feeef"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09","date":"2022-12-23T01:47:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.2.20221222-152408-ha6a66d09"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12","date":"2022-12-14T01:28:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221213-150011-h9b0acf12"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228","date":"2022-12-12T22:49:57Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221212-142634-r7ae28228"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a","date":"2022-12-09T06:20:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.1.20221208-212056-r520df27a"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/sapling/releases/tag/0.1.20221208-111736-r4b499bce","date":"2022-12-08T19:51:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.1.20221208-111736-r4b499bce"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.8 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=esl01-minibytes&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Version Control)

| Capability | Bitbucket | Sapling |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Model** |  |  |
| VCS model | Centralized | Distributed |
| Underlying VCS supported (Git / Mercurial / SVN / Perforce / multiple) | Git | Git |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Self-hosted only |
| **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 | - |
| **Federation** |  |  |
| Federation / decentralisation (ActivityPub / email) | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-source core | - | Open-source |
| Self-managed license model | - | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| API surface (REST / GraphQL / webhooks) | - | CLI, webhooks |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SSO / SAML / SCIM | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Signed commits / supply-chain (GPG / SSH / sigstore) | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:34:35.551Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*