Bitbucket vs. GitLab
Elevate your software delivery from planning to production with built-in AI, CI/CD, and a best-in-class Jira integration. See how we stack up against GitLab.
Better value at a fraction of the cost
Collaborative code review, scalable CI/CD, native DevSecOps capabilities, and better extensibility. See how much your team can save.
| Bitbucket Premiumstarts at $6.60 per user | GitLab Premiumstarts at $29 per user | GitLab Ultimate |
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50 users | Bitbucket Premium starts at $6.60 per user$3,960 annually | GitLab Premium starts at $29 per user$17,400 annually | GitLab Ultimate Non-transparent pricing |
250 users | Bitbucket Premium starts at $6.60 per user$18,810 annually | GitLab Premium starts at $29 per user$87,000 annually | GitLab Ultimate Non-transparent pricing |
500 users | Bitbucket Premium starts at $6.60 per user$35,340 annually | GitLab Premium starts at $29 per user$174,000 annually | GitLab Ultimate Non-transparent pricing |
1000 users | Bitbucket Premium starts at $6.60 per user$71,520 annually | GitLab Premium starts at $29 per user$348,000 annually | GitLab Ultimate Non-transparent pricing |
5000 users | Bitbucket Premium starts at $6.60 per user$332,400 annually | GitLab Premium starts at $29 per user$1,740,000 annually | GitLab Ultimate Non-transparent pricing |
Prices shown in USD. GitLab prices as published on 1/15/2025.
Flexible pricing
Pair Bitbucket with other Atlassian products spanning the entire software development lifecycle. Pay only for the capabilities you need.
Only pay for build minutes you use
Get started with 3,500 build minutes per month and buy additional minutes based on your usage.
Why choose Bitbucket Cloud over GitLab
Simplify your toolchain. Put code & CI/CD & CI/CD on one platform with Jira and capabilities spanning the entire software development lifecycle.
Reduce context switching
While GitLab integrates with Jira, there is no Jira integration inside GitLab. In Bitbucket, developers can view and manage issues with a built-in Jira UI.

Connect software development to business goals
Connect your work to business goals, available in Jira, and empower teams to see, understand, and communicate their impact.

Manage CI/CD at the organization level
While you can build CI/CD pipelines on GitLab, Bitbucket enables you to manage pipelines at scale across your organization all from a single place.

Automate change management processes
Keep dev and ops teams in sync with a native integration into Jira Service Management. All commits flow into JSM, and automatically kick off upon approval.

Internal Developer Platform
With native integration to Compass, Atlassian’s Internal Developer Platform (IDP), developers can map dependencies, understand repo ownership, and find info faster.

Customize and extend
Build workflows that fit the exact needs of your developers with thousands of out-of-the-box apps and integrations and the ability to customize with our Forge extensibility platform.

See code & CI/CD workflows on the Atlassian platform in action
AI to reduce friction everywhere you build
Accelerate cycle times
Help your teams move faster with AI generated pull request descriptions, code reviews, and more native AI capabilities.
Bring context to your code
Learn and absorb context faster and easily find information across SaaS apps with Rovo.
Code generation, your way
Connect your code to any AI code generation tool like Github Copilot, Codeium, Tabnine & others via your IDE.
Comparison snapshot
Bitbucket Cloud is a scalable code and CI/CD solution at 23% of the cost.
| Bitbucket Cloud Premium | GitLab Premium | GitLab Ultimate |
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Price | Bitbucket Cloud Premium $6.60/user/mo | GitLab Premium $21/user/mo | GitLab Ultimate Non-transparent pricing |
2-way Jira integration | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Dynamic Pipelines | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Automate change management | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Native IDP integration | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Robust 3rd party ecosystem | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Infrastructure as Code scanning | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Secret scanning | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Dependency scanning | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Cross-team planning and dependency management | Bitbucket Cloud Premium *Included in Jira Premium | GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Custom roles | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Source code management | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Collaborative code review | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Built-in CI/CD capabilities | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Deploy across major platforms | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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Native AI features | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitLab Premium
| GitLab Ultimate
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