Bitbucket Cloud vs. GitLab
Modern software development in the cloud
Bitbucket Cloud is a purpose-built solution for the cloud, catering for the modern software developments needs of your professional team. See how it stacks up against gitlab.com.
Top reasons to go Bitbucket Cloud
From best-in-class integration with Jira to a better code review, Bitbucket Cloud gives your team everything you need to build, track, and deploy your software better.
Best-in-class Jira integration
Release 14% more often with Jira Software and Bitbucket, which are seamlessly integrated from branch to deployment. Create Bitbucket branches from within Jira Software or transition issues without ever leaving Bitbucket.
Continuous delivery in the cloud
Pipelines is built right within Bitbucket Cloud giving you end-to-end visibility from coding to deployment. With Bitbucket Pipelines there's no CI server to setup, user management to configure, or repositories to synchronize. Just enable it in one click and you're ready to go.
One platform, one tool
Bitbucket Connect allows any developer to build deep integration with Bitbucket Cloud right within the product UI. No more context switching between tools and tasks. Have everything you need to build and ship right within Bitbucket.
Enhanced security
Utilize IP allowlisting, enforce Two-factor authentication (2FA), or use Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) to secure your code. Both 2FA and U2F secures your account by requiring a second confirmation, in addition to your password, to access Bitbucket Cloud.
Feature comparison
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Purpose built for the cloud
Bitbucket Cloud was built with the cloud in mind. Seamless upgrades mean there's no expected downtime when adding new updates or more features to the service.
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Best-in-class Jira integration
It's easy to connect Bitbucket Cloud with the #1 software development tool used by agile teams. Create Bitbucket branches from within Jira Software or transition issues without ever leaving Bitbucket.
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Code aware search
Semantic search that does the grunt work for you. Code aware search analyzes your code syntax, ensuring definitions matching your search term are prioritized over usages and variable names.
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UI add-on integrations
Bitbucket Connect allows any developer to build deep integrations within the product UI in Bitbucket Cloud. You can stay within one tool to build and ship your software. No more context-switching between tools and tasks to get stuff done.
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Built-in continuous delivery
Bitbucket Pipelines gives you end-to-end visibility from coding to deployment. With Bitbucket Pipelines there's no CI server to setup, user management to configure or repositories to synchronize. Just enable it in one click and you're ready to go.
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Granular branch permissions
Give developers the right access, to the right code, at the right time with branch restrictions. Not only that, Bitbucket Cloud lets you override existing access for specific users and enable merge restrictions at the branch level.
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Git Large File Storage (LFS)
Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on Bitbucket.
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Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication (2FA) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) are currently available in Bitbucket Cloud. Both 2FA and U2F secures your account by requiring a second confirmation, in addition to your password, to access Bitbucket Cloud.
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Free for education & open source
Free Bitbucket accounts for education users and open source projects. Accounts include unlimited free private repositories for you and your team to use.
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Information effective July 26 2017
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