Bitbucket vs. GitHub
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 GitHub.
Code & CI/CD at up to 10x savings
Collaborative code review, scalable CI/CD, native security tools, and premium support,
for 3-10x less than GitHub.
*prices shown in USD. GitHub prices as published on 10/31/2024. 10x savings based on GitHub plan price of $21/user + $49/user security addon + Premium support addon.
Native security tools
Secret scanning, dependency scanning and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scanning tools for no additional cost. GitHub charges for security tools as an addon.
Premium support
Premium support and 99.9% SLAs so your developers can work uninterrupted. GitHub charges for premium support as an addon.
Flexible build minute plans
Get started with 3,500 build minutes per month and buy additional minutes based on your usage.
Why choose Bitbucket Cloud over GitHub
Simplify your toolchain
Put your code & CI/CD on one platform with Jira and capabilities spanning the entire software development lifecycle.

Reduce context switching
Developers can view and manage issues with a built-in Jira UI.

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

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

Native IDP experience
With native integration to Compass, Atlassian’s Internal Developer Platform (IDP), developers can map dependencies, understand repo ownership, and find info faster.
AI wherever developers need it
Accelerate cycle times
Help your teams move faster with AI generated pull request descriptions and AI assisted code reviews.
Bring context to code
Learn and absorb context faster and easily find information across SaaS apps with Rovo.
Choose any code generation tool
Connect your code to any AI code generation tool like GitHub Copilot, Codeium, Tabnine & others via your IDE.
Comparison snapshot
Bitbucket Cloud offers unbeatable value, while giving you the tools you need to build, test, and deploy, at enterprise scale.
| Bitbucket Cloud Premium | GitHub Enterprise Cloud |
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Price | Bitbucket Cloud Premium $6.60/user/mo | GitHub Enterprise Cloud $21/user/mo |
Source code management | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Collaborative code review | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Built-in CI/CD capabilities | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Deploy across major platforms | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Native AI features | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Compatible w/ Copilot in IDE | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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DevSecOps tools included | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud $49/user/mo |
Premium support w/ fast response times included | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud Sold as add-on. |
2-way Jira integration | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Orchestrate CI/CD at organization level | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Automate change management | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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Native IDP w/ Compass | Bitbucket Cloud Premium
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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