We compared Bitbucket and Bitbucket Server based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
In summary, Bitbucket and Bitbucket Server both offer seamless integration with other development tools, reliable version control systems, and efficient collaboration capabilities. Bitbucket has competitive pricing options, flexible licensing, and responsive customer service. Bitbucket Server provides powerful version control, excellent collaboration features, and comprehensive security measures. Both products require improvement in user interface and navigation, better integration with other tools, and enhancements in performance and scalability.
Features: Bitbucket focuses on its seamless integration with other tools and efficient collaboration capabilities. Bitbucket Server emphasizes powerful version control, reliable repository management, and comprehensive security measures.
Pricing and ROI: Bitbucket offers competitive pricing options and a straightforward setup process. The licensing options are flexible and user-friendly. Users find the pricing to be reasonable and appreciate the straightforward setup process. Users also find the licensing terms to be fair., Bitbucket users praised the platform for streamlining development, enhancing collaboration, and boosting productivity. They found its cost justified for version control and continuous integration. Similarly, Bitbucket Server was also seen as valuable and beneficial for user projects or processes.
Room for Improvement: Bitbucket could benefit from enhancements in terms of its user interface and navigation. Users have suggested the need for a more intuitive design, clearer labeling of features, and improved search functionality. Additionally, better integration with other development tools and platforms is desired. On the other hand, Bitbucket Server also needs improvements in its user interface and navigation, with users emphasizing the need for better integration with other tools and platforms. Additionally, improvements in performance and scalability have been suggested.
Deployment and customer support: Bitbucket has received feedback from users regarding the time needed for implementation. One user spent three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while another user took a week for deployment and setup. It is important to consider both timeframes. In contrast, Bitbucket Server users experienced variation in the duration required for deployment, setup, or implementation. One user spent three months on deployment and a week on setup, while another user completed both deployment and setup in a week, suggesting these phases might refer to the same period., Bitbucket customers highly praise the customer service and support provided. Users appreciate the promptness, efficiency, and knowledgeable assistance received. Bitbucket Server users also commend the support team's responsiveness, efficiency, and helpful guidance.
The summary above is based on 39 interviews we conducted recently with Bitbucket and Bitbucket Server users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"It is easy to write code and store it in the central repository."
"The code reviews and the ability to support DevSecOps are very important."
"Git is Bitbucket's most valuable feature."
"We can watch the newly implemented code. So it's quite nice to organize the teams to see what part of the work is done and what part of the code is already old or new. It is very good for that kind of management."
"Its key strength lies in securing and centralizing code repositories."
"You can use Bitbucket to whitelist IP addresses during deployment."
"We use Bitbucket for Jira, Confluence, and Jenkins and we have an automation pipeline. Whenever the coaching is done in Bitbucket we run an automation pipeline from the build, create installations, and tests all in one pipeline. It is done automatically."
"The version control feature for our code and the security aspect is valuable to us."
"Integration of Bitbucket with JIRA & Bamboo is well done by Atlassian."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is server management."
"I believe it's user-friendly for our developers, and it's effective in terms of traceability for tracking our actions."
"The most valuable feature of the Bitbucket Server is its ease of management. The solution is easy to manage once we migrate and set up the data. The solution offers a fast code push feature."
"The product’s most valuable features are private repositories and the ability to work as a proxy for implementing CI/CD pipelines."
"Bitbucket Server easily integrates with Jira because they are both Atlassian products."
"It is an amazingly stable solution."
"Its standout features are the seamless integration with various intelligent tools and its user-friendly nature."
"I think the configuration can be improved because it is getting more complicated and not very well organized."
"I would like to see the tool's desktop version."
"I rate the support from Bitbucket a four out of five."
"Currently, what's lacking in Bitbucket is the assignment feature."
"The solution is not user-friendly. Right now, the solution is not so easy to understand. It needs to update its design and overall user experience."
"Bitbucket could improve its security. For example, the user access security could improve."
"It would be beneficial to have a straightforward mechanism for integrating the initial tasks defined in Bitbucket with Jira when the need arises."
"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."
"The tasks on Bitbucket must be automatically integrated into Jira."
"We opted for the on-premises solution, and while it's quite expensive, I believe there's room for improvement in terms of pricing."
"Instead of providing only raw features and plugins, Atlassian should provide a ready-to-use integration of both choices to incorporate "trunk-based" development."
"The solution's user interface could be improved because it's not very user-friendly or intuitive."
"The product interface consists of multiple features that are complicated to navigate for new users."
"Some of the capabilities that I am looking for from a command line are not really available."
"The product requires patching and version improvements. Some functions do not work properly when we move from one version to another. We need a technical improvement. Also, communicating with other Atlassian products becomes cumbersome when we move from one version to another. I want Bitbucket Server to include a dashboard similar to Jira's. Atlassian must also develop a tool to scan our complete base for vulnerabilities."
"Bitbucket Server has limited user support for its free version. It is expensive."
Bitbucket is ranked 1st in Version Control with 42 reviews while Bitbucket Server is ranked 2nd in Version Control with 17 reviews. Bitbucket is rated 8.4, while Bitbucket Server is rated 8.4. 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 Bitbucket Server writes "An easy to use solution that works as a code repository for developers and helps them merge changes ". Bitbucket is most compared with AWS CodeCommit, GitHub, Atlassian SourceTree, Liquibase and IBM Rational ClearCase, whereas Bitbucket Server is most compared with Atlassian SourceTree, AWS CodeCommit and GitHub. See our Bitbucket vs. Bitbucket Server report.
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