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Bitbucket Server vs GitHub comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Bitbucket Server
Ranking in Version Control
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
GitHub
Ranking in Version Control
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Application Security Tools (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Bitbucket Server is 26.8%, up from 24.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 5.9%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Version Control
 

Featured Reviews

Dileep DK - PeerSpot reviewer
Facilitates efficient branching and integration with flexible workflow management
Bitbucket Server excels as a versioning system, effectively managing branching and code integration. It provides flexibility, allowing teams to customize workflows according to their specific needs. We maintain a master branch for production and separate branches for different features, which makes it easier to manage code changes. Additionally, its integration with Jenkins pipelines for automating builds and performing various checks enhances its utility.
Pervez Roy - PeerSpot reviewer
Very good for collaboration on software projects
We use GitHub for code repository alongside Bitbucket GitHub is very good for collaboration on software projects. We prefer Bitbucket for commercial use, while GitHub is used for open source. You can get the differences, history of changes, and version control for various pull requests. You can…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Its integration with Jenkins pipelines for automating builds and performing various checks enhances its utility."
"In terms of benefits, I feel that many companies are moving to Bitbucket Server since it can be deployed on an on-premises model at a time when everything is being moved to the cloud."
"Bitbucket Server is easy to use. You can use other applications to access it, or you can use it to access the internet. You can use solutions, such as Sourcetree, which is free, and put it on your development system and use it to do the check-in, checkouts, and those type of operations. It is nice, but some other developers may agree."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It takes half an hour to deploy."
"Integration of Bitbucket with JIRA & Bamboo is well done by Atlassian."
"The platform's most valuable features are the code reviews and the ability to add comments to the code."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is server management."
"Our code is secure."
"There are no issues. It's simple, easy, and fully compatible from my perspective with Git."
"We've found the technical support to be very helpful."
"The technical support of the solution is good, and our company has used it for GitHub upgrades."
"The tool is valuable because it helps us work in a distributed environment with multiple people across different locations and time zones. We have a common repository that everyone works on, which would be tough to manage manually. GitHub helps us maintain this single source of truth. Everyone can check out their own branches, which is important for our branching strategies. We can fork, check out feature branches, work on our code, and merge back into parent branches for deployment. This is crucial when multiple people are working on the same codebase."
"The most valuable features are GitHub Actions for triggering workflows, GitHub Secrets for saving credentials without needing a third-party service, and the UI for identifying errors in the code when we commit."
"GitHub is good for collaboration because everyone can access it or we can restrict access to a few users. If I upload a file and share the URL, it's not restricted to a set number of users. Everyone with the link can download the files."
"GitHub provides enough storage for uploading the source code."
"The support team is good."
 

Cons

"Some of the capabilities that I am looking for from a command line are not really available."
"The product's initial setup phase is complex."
"The UI could be enhanced."
"Bitbucket Server can experience performance issues when pushing a large amount of code. This process may take a considerable amount of time."
"The response time of the product's support team may not be good enough to meet the expectations of users, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The improvements in the product could be made to expand third-party integrations and enhance support for open-source projects."
"Instead of providing only raw features and plugins, Atlassian should provide a ready-to-use integration of both choices to incorporate "trunk-based" development."
"There might be further integration ideas for continuous deployment."
"I decided not to use GitHub but developed my tool because I found it more efficient. I'm familiar with my tools, making them easier to use. I like being able to customize them to fit my workflow and the way I think.. Software development is like a personal workshop, and I tailor my version control to match my approach."
"If something has to be moved into approvals, and if they don't approve it in a few hours, then they should move the approval request to some other user, or they should have a way to escalate it."
"One area for improvement in GitHub could be integration with other tools, such as test management or project management tools."
"We want to incorporate management comments within GitHub, making it more like a product management tool. We haven't done that yet. Another change we're considering is migrating from GitHub to Azure DevOps, especially now that Microsoft has introduced it."
"GitHub could automate the setup process more, such as creating YAML files for GitHub Actions."
"The security for this solution could be tightened up and improved."
"I would like to see more security where a plugin was available for us to update in relation to security."
"It would be better if the amount of storage were increased."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"One needs to pay towards the licensing charges associated with the product."
"There is a cost to use this solution but it is based on how many users are using it. If you have 50 users or 1,000 users the price will be very different."
"The platform offers a free version for public repositories, which benefits open-source projects."
"Bitbucket Server is quite expensive compared to other products."
"We pay around $6 per user."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly. Prices can become expensive if you have a lot of users."
"We opted for the on-premises solution, and while it's quite expensive, I believe there's room for improvement in terms of pricing. The licensing is based on the number of users, but I'm not entirely certain about the details."
"The solution comes as a part of the suite."
"I think, in terms of price, GitHub is okay compared to other tools."
"We have an enterprise licensing agreement, and I am not part of the finance department so I can't say how much it costs."
"If there are only 10 people using a particular repository, then GitHub is free. But if we increase the number of users, we need to pay the normal charge for GitHub."
"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."
"It is open-source. There is no license for GitHub."
"GitHub is an open-source product, but when using the free-to-use version, anyone can see the code we're working on."
"The private repositories are free, which is very good."
"I use the free version of the tool."
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Comparison Review

it_user185772 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 27, 2015
GitHub vs. GitLab vs. BitBucket Server (Formerly Stash)
Originally posted at http://technologyconversations.com/2015/10/16/github-vs-gitlabs-vs-bitbucket-server-formerly-stash/ This article will try to compare GitHub, GitLab and BitBucket Server (previously called Stash) installed on your own servers. Similar comparison of cloud offerings is outside…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Bitbucket Server?
While Bitbucket Server performs well, the improvement lies not in the tool itself yet in the discipline of the team using it. The tool does not impose restrictions, allowing for flexibility in work...
What is your primary use case for Bitbucket Server?
Bitbucket Server is used for private code management and source code management. It facilitates versioning, allowing us to maintain a master branch which reflects the code in production, and manage...
What do you like most about GitHub?
The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?
The pricing of GitHub depends on the choice of solutions, such as building one's own GitHub Runners to save money or using GitHub's Runners with extra costs. The pricing is considered reasonable an...
What needs improvement with GitHub?
There are still areas for improvement with GitHub Actions and their deployment workflows, as they have made significant progress but are not yet polished. Occasionally, stability can be an issue, t...
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Netflix, Nasa, Rakuten, Best Buy, Philips, Nordstrom, Intuit, Zillow, Citi.
Dominion Enterprises, NASA, Braintree, SAP, CyberAgent
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