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Basic Bitbucket is Decent
Updated May 10, 2019

Basic Bitbucket is Decent

Gordon Lo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bitbucket

We have a dedicated team that is using Bitbucket in the organization today. They were part of a prior acquisition that was setup on the Atlassian tool set. It's used in conjunction with other Atlassian tools including JIRA, and Bamboo to facilitate development processes and source code management. It's worth noting that Dynacare is using both Bitbucket and VSTS for our source code management.
  • Bitbucket is very simple as a code repository goes. You can't really go wrong if you choose to keep private repositories here.
  • If you're ok with the basics, the pricing point is competitive compared to alternatives like VSTS which can cost more.
  • Integration to other Atlassian tools is well done. JIRA integration, for instance, enables branching and code reviews right from the JIRA tickets, which can improve work efficiency. If you choose to also purchase Bamboo, automated builds and deployments hook into the repositories and provide icons to determine if the build is working or broken.
  • Management of the repositories and projects is simple and easy to use.
  • Getting support for an issue is relatively speedy and the staff are usually able to help you resolve issues quickly.
  • The UI needs a refresh because it feels so dated and clunky.
  • CI is not available in the free tier. Costs of Bamboo to get CI builds can be expensive.
  • Bitbucket was inherited from an acquisition of another company - before the acquisition, it ran very well as part of the Atlassian tool suite. The entire development team was able to use Bitbucket and an agile methodology. This enabled excellent communication between development an business owners.
  • For a larger team, Bitbucket - even with the Atlassian tool suite - wasn't able to compete with the Microsoft offerings with VSTS. Ultimately we'll be discontinuing the use of Bitbucket in favor of the VSTS product.
Bitbucket was inherited from an acquisition and not used by choice. The acquired company chose Bitbucket because - at the time - they were the market leader for private source code repositories and the team was already using JIRA.

Ultimately, we are discontinuing the use of Bitbucket in favor of VSTS. VSTS is a superior product overall because every facet of the product is integrated, whereas Bitbucket relies on integration with other Atlassian tools. This is both good and bad, but for advanced teams, you may "out grow" Bitbucket.
JIRA Software, Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS), Apache Subversion
For small teams that only require the basics, Bitbucket will suffice. If you're already using Atlassian products, using Bitbucket is a no-brainer. Bitbucket integrates effortlessly with Bamboo and JIRA and offers a positive experience for the implementation team. However, that's where the good parts end. VSTS has a superior user experience, more features, and the pricing is comparable to Bitbucket. VSTS will grow seamlessly with your team, whereas Bitbucket is relatively focused and requires additional products such as Trello or JIRA to get your team into a full-fledged ALM/SDLC workflow.


Using Bitbucket

15 - Developers are the only folks that actually use Bitbucket.
3 - Bitbucket is a developer tool really - it may also be used by IT operations for deployments, but Bitbucket will need additional tools to enable that capbility.
  • source code management
  • git workflow
It didn't offer any more than VSTS at a similar price point. We are migrating to VSTS.

Evaluating Bitbucket and Competitors

Yes - Microsoft VSTS is going to replace Bitbucket. Ultimately, VSTS provides the same functionality and more when compared to Bitbucket. The pricing is similar, and during comparisons it was hard to justify switching to Bitbucket. VSTS will actually reduce overall operational costs vs Bitbucket.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Vendor Reputation
  • Third-party Reviews
Assuming all things are equal - price is the most important factor. Specifically, value for money. Bitbucket doesn't offer enough to compete in this day and age.
I wouldn't change a thing.