We performed a comparison between Bitbucket and GitHub based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Result: Based on the parameters we compared, GitHub comes out ahead of Bitbucket. Although both products have valuable features and can be estimated as high-end solutions, our reviewers found Bitbucket has a complicated deployment process.
"We have approximately 300 to 400 users using this solution. Our whole organization uses it. I rate the scalability of Bitbucket an eight out of ten."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The setup was okay, and it was well-integrated."
"The most valuable feature of Bitbucket is its issue management."
"Git is Bitbucket's most valuable feature."
"The setup of Bitbucket is simple."
"The tool's UI is better."
"The most valuable feature of Bitbucket is you can see the differences between the fresh code and the old code before you merge. Additionally, the solution is easy to use and well-integrated."
"We've found the technical support to be very helpful."
"GitHub is pure or open-source; you can access it anywhere. You can have a lot of collateral information. You can make the changes and do the reviews from one place."
"The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code."
"We are finding GitHub is very stable."
"The solution is scalable."
"This solution is very easy to use which I like about it. The capacity to own artifacts and share them with others is another good feature. You don't have to write all your code from scratch, you can use available templates and alter the code according to your needs."
"It's beneficial for managing multiple tasks and controlling versions of your product."
"We use GitHub as a repository."
"Bitbucket's stability isn't flawless. It has crashed on me occasionally, but I haven't yet lost anything after a crash."
"The installation of Bitbucket on our server was not as easy as other Atlassian products, so it is something that can be improved."
"The module component needs improvement."
"Bitbucket's usability and integration with other tools could be improved somewhat. My other issue is that Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, and all the other ones use slightly different jargon for the same things. They should come up with a standard language for all these tools."
"It would be beneficial to have a straightforward mechanism for integrating the initial tasks defined in Bitbucket with Jira when the need arises."
"Bitbucket could improve its security. For example, the user access security could improve."
"Bitbucket doesn't currently offer AI functionalities."
"Even with the automation, we've had some situations where we've had mistakes. They've integrated things into the wrong place, so there's a fairly steep learning curve."
"As of now, if I would like to learn about GitHub or its features, I would have to look on YouTube. It would be nice if they were able to send out a newsletter with explanations of new features that they are offering and what features are available."
"It would be better if the amount of storage were increased."
"Scalability is an area with a shortcoming, because of which it has room for improvement."
"GitHub could expand the limits of the free version."
"I cannot recall coming across any shortcomings of the product."
"It is difficult to merge a code or restore it to an older version."
"We face issues with synchronization while working with teams."
"The security point should be addressed in the next release and scaling is also an issue."
Bitbucket is ranked 1st in Version Control with 42 reviews while GitHub is ranked 3rd in Version Control with 74 reviews. Bitbucket is rated 8.4, while GitHub is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Bitbucket writes "It's a good solution for storing code, but the usability and integration could be better". On the other hand, the top reviewer of GitHub writes "Beneficial version control and continuous integration, but guides would be helpful". Bitbucket is most compared with Bitbucket Server, AWS CodeCommit, Atlassian SourceTree, IBM Rational ClearCase and Liquibase, whereas GitHub is most compared with Snyk, AWS CodeCommit, Fortify on Demand, Atlassian SourceTree and Checkmarx One. See our Bitbucket vs. GitHub report.
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