Teams look past Bitbucket when shared build minutes and Premium-only controls start to cost more than the seat price, or when they want a self-managed host that does not tie them to Atlassian's Cloud licensing. Most go to GitHub or GitLab, Azure DevOps if they live in Microsoft tooling, or Gitea and Forgejo to host the code themselves.
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What each alternative does differently
1. GitHub
The default Git host, owned by Microsoft · United States
A host built around public and open-source projects, with free public repositories. Its importer takes an external Git repository, Subversion or Mercurial source. Actions minutes are capped per plan, and Jira linking becomes an integration to set up instead of an Atlassian default.
Switch from Bitbucket if you want a built-in CI service and free public repositories with plan-based minutes.
Pricing: Free plan covers unlimited public and private repositories; Team is $4 per user per month and Enterprise starts at $21 per user per month, both shown as rates for the first 12 months, published. (free plan)
Full review: #4 of 15 in our ranking ·
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2. GitLab
Repos, CI/CD, scanning and planning in one product · United States
One application for repositories, CI and security scanning, offered as GitLab.com or as Self-Managed and Dedicated editions. Compute minutes are capped by plan and extra minutes are sold at $10 per 1,000. Issue tracking is built in, so the Jira link is optional.
Switch from Bitbucket if you want source control, CI and issue tracking in one product, hosted or self-managed.
Pricing: Free tier for up to 5 users per top-level group with 400 compute minutes a month; Premium is $29 per user per month billed annually, published; Ultimate is priced on request. (free plan)
Full review: #5 of 15 in our ranking ·
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3. Azure DevOps
Microsoft’s repos, boards and pipelines bundle · United States
Repos, Pipelines, Boards and Artifacts bundled as a Microsoft service, with an on-premises Azure DevOps Server edition besides the cloud one. The first five users are free, then Basic is per user. Artifacts storage beyond 2 GiB is billed separately.
Switch from Bitbucket if your company already runs on Azure and Microsoft identity and wants one bundle.
Pricing: Basic plan is $6 per user per month after 5 free users; Basic plus Test Plans is $52 per user per month, published. (free plan)
Full review: #7 of 15 in our ranking ·
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4. Gitea
Single-binary self-hosted Git server · United States
A self-hosted Git service under the MIT license, with unlimited users and repositories on the free edition. Gitea Enterprise adds SSO, audit logs and support, and Gitea Actions provides CI. Cloud hosting is a separate CommitGo product, and there is no Jira-style suite behind it.
Switch from Bitbucket if you want to run Git on your own servers without a per-seat bill.
Pricing: The software is free to self-host without limit; Gitea Enterprise, the self-managed edition with SAML SSO and audit logs, is listed at $9.50 per user per month (down from $19) on a one-year commitment, and the hosted Gitea Cloud product is sold separately by CommitGo. (open source)
Full review: #1 of 15 in our ranking ·
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5. Forgejo
Community-governed fork of Gitea · Germany
A self-hosted forge run by the non-profit Codeberg e.V. and licensed GPL v3 or later from version 9. There is no company to buy a plan from, so support is community-based. Its stated focus is lightweight operation, federation and privacy, not enterprise reporting.
Switch from Bitbucket if you want a community-governed, free-software forge you operate yourself.
Pricing: Free and open source, with no commercial tier or hosted product to buy. (open source)
Full review: #8 of 15 in our ranking ·
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6. Assembla
Hosted Git/SVN/Perforce with compliance features · United States
Closest in shape to Bitbucket for small teams: managed Git and SVN hosting with a 14-day trial and no credit card. Starter is per user, and Growth adds project management. It also resells Perforce Cloud. Storage is metered per user, with extra storage as a paid add-on.
Switch from Bitbucket if you want managed hosting with Subversion support and ticketing in the same account.
Pricing: Starter is $12.50 and Growth is $19 per user per month, published, with a 14-day free trial; the dedicated Custom cloud and Perforce Enterprise Cloud are quoted. (free trial)
Full review: #11 of 15 in our ranking ·
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7. Beanstalk
Hosted Git and SVN with built-in deployment · United States
Hosts private Subversion and Git repositories on tiers priced by a flat monthly fee, not per seat. Plans cap repositories, storage and users, and deployment to servers is built in. It suits a small agency better than a growing engineering organization.
Switch from Bitbucket if you are a small team that prefers a flat monthly fee and also keeps Subversion repositories.
Pricing: A free account covers 1 user and 1 repository; paid plans start at $15 per month for 5 users and 10 repositories, published, rising with team size to $200 a month. (free plan)
Full review: #9 of 15 in our ranking ·
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8. Codeberg
Free non-profit hosting for open source only · Germany
A free hosting service run by a non-profit and hosted in Berlin, built on Forgejo. It expects free and open-source licenses, treats private repositories as an exception, and sets default quotas of 750 MiB for Git. It is not meant for closed commercial code.
Switch from Bitbucket if your projects are open source and you want a non-commercial host.
Pricing: Free for projects that qualify, within default quotas of 750 MiB of Git storage and 1.5 GiB of packages, LFS and attachments that larger projects can ask to raise; there is no paid tier. (open source)
Full review: #14 of 15 in our ranking ·
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9. SourceHut
Minimalist Git hosting reviewed by email · Netherlands
An open-source suite built around email-based patch review, mailing lists and virtualised CI builds, with no JavaScript required for many pages. Hosting your own projects needs a pay-what-you-can subscription. It is deliberately unlike a pull-request workflow with Jira links.
Switch from Bitbucket if you prefer patches over email and want a minimalist, no-AI forge.
Pricing: Pay-what-you-can tiers of €4, €8 or €12 a month (or $4, $8, $12), identical apart from price and expected only from users hosting their own projects; contributors use it free and the software is open source to self-host. (open source)
Full review: #13 of 15 in our ranking ·
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10. Perforce P4 (Helix Core)
Version control for huge files and monorepos · United States
Centralised version control (now branded P4) for very large binary assets and game or hardware projects, with a Git connector. The free plan is self-hosted for up to five users and 20 workspaces. It is a heavier system than Bitbucket and not a drop-in for Git workflows.
Switch from Bitbucket if your repositories hold large binary assets that Git handles badly.
Pricing: Free for up to 5 users and 20 workspaces; the hosted P4 Cloud is $39 per user per month for teams up to 100, published, while on-premises Scale and Platform licensing is quoted. (free plan)
Full review: #2 of 15 in our ranking ·
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11. Tuleap
Open source Git, boards and CI in one platform · France
An open-source application lifecycle suite from the French company Enalean that bundles trackers, Kanban and Git with CI and CD. It can be hosted in France or on-premises. It replaces Jira and Bitbucket together instead of pairing with Jira, and it targets regulated engineering.
Switch from Bitbucket if you want trackers and Git in one self-hostable suite for audited projects.
Pricing: Free and open source to self-host; the hosted myTuleap cloud and enterprise support are priced on request. (open source)
Full review: #3 of 15 in our ranking ·
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Questions and answers
Does Bitbucket have a free plan?
Yes. The pricing page lists a free plan for up to five users with unlimited public and private repositories, 1 GB of LFS storage and 50 build minutes. Community and academic subscriptions are separate free offers.
Can I move my repositories to another Git host?
Yes, because the history is plain Git. Hosts such as GitHub document an importer for external Git repositories, and others accept a clone pushed to an empty repository. Pull requests and issues need a tool or a manual export.
What happens to Bitbucket Pipelines when I leave?
They stop working, since the configuration file is specific to Bitbucket Pipelines. You rewrite the steps in the new CI syntax, and you can keep the Docker images that the old pipeline used as build environments.
Which alternatives can I host myself?
Gitea, Forgejo, Tuleap and SourceHut are open source and self-hostable, GitLab and Azure DevOps offer self-managed editions, and Perforce runs on-premises. Gitea, Forgejo and SourceHut need no per-seat license.
Is Bitbucket Data Center going away?
Atlassian has announced changes, including a Bitbucket Hybrid License that combines Data Center with Cloud features. We could not read a full end-of-life date on the pages we checked, so ask Atlassian for the Data Center timeline.
Which alternative is cheapest for a team of five?
Several are free at that size: GitHub Free, GitLab Free, Azure DevOps (first five users), Perforce's free plan and the self-hosted open-source forges. Compare limits on private repositories and CI minutes before you choose.
