Choose Bitbucket if you need
- Integration with Jira, Snyk or Jenkins. We haven't found them on GitHub's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Bitbucket offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for GitHub.
- Bitbucket's lowest paid plan is Standard at $3.65 per user per month, as of November 13, 2026.
- GitHub's lowest paid plan is Team at $4, as of November 13, 2026.
- Both work with Slack.
- Both list SOC 2, GDPR and SSO.
- Both have a public API.
- GitHub can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Bitbucket.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose GitHub if you need
- Integration with Visual Studio Code. We haven't found it on Bitbucket's website.
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- What it does
- BitbucketA Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.
- GitHubRepository hosting, code review and collaboration.
- Free plan
- BitbucketYes
- GitHubYes
- Pricing
- BitbucketPer user, monthly
- GitHubPer user, monthly
- Paid plans from
- Bitbucket
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Slack
Only Bitbucket
- Jira
- Snyk
- Jenkins
Only GitHub
- Visual Studio Code
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Bitbucket and GitHub yet.
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