Atlassian's Git hosting with Pipelines CI/CD, built around Jira
Bitbucket Cloud is the Git host to pick when your team already runs on Jira: branches, pull requests and deployments show up on the Jira issue without any glue. For five people it is free. If you do not use Jira, GitHub or GitLab give you a larger ecosystem of actions and integrations for the same money.
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Bitbucket is Atlassian's Git repository hosting service. You push code to it, review changes through pull requests, and run builds and deployments with Bitbucket Pipelines, its built-in CI/CD. It comes as Bitbucket Cloud (hosted by Atlassian) and Bitbucket Data Center (self-hosted, for large enterprises).
Its reason to exist is the Jira link. A branch named after a Jira issue key, a pull request and a deployment all appear on that issue, so a product manager can see the state of a ticket without opening the repository. That is the feature to weigh it on; as a plain Git host it is comparable to GitHub and GitLab.
Quick facts: Owned by Atlassian · Cloud or Data Center (self-hosted) · Pipelines CI/CD included · Free plan for up to 5 users · Billed in USD.
Branch permissions, merge checks and default reviewers per repository, so a review cannot be skipped on the main branch.
CI/CD defined in a bitbucket-pipelines.yml file in the repository. Build minutes are included in each plan and sold as a $10 add-on for 1,000 extra minutes.
Issue keys in branch names and commits link work to tickets automatically; deployment status shows on the Jira issue.
Track what is live in each environment (test, staging, production) from the repository, with Pipelines steps mapped to environments.
Large files (design assets, model weights) go through Git LFS; the Free plan includes 1 GB, and 100 GB more costs $10 a month.
Two-step verification, IP allowlisting and required merge checks on paid plans; SAML single sign-on through Atlassian Guard.
Three Cloud plans, priced per user per month. The Free plan is the real thing for a small team: private repositories, pull requests and 50 Pipelines minutes a month.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 5 users, unlimited private repositories, 50 build minutes a month, 1 GB Git LFS storage |
| Standard | $3.65 per user / month | Unlimited users, more build minutes, branch permissions, merge checks |
| Premium | $8 per user / month | Everything in Standard plus required two-step verification, IP allowlisting, deployment permissions |
| Add-ons | $10 / month each | 1,000 extra build minutes, or 100 GB of extra storage |
Source: atlassian.com/software/bitbucket/pricing, checked 22 Oct 2026. Prices are in US dollars before GST; Atlassian bills Indian cards in USD.
In the order a small team would do them.
Make the workspace under the same Atlassian account as Jira, then turn on the Jira integration in workspace settings so issue keys link automatically.
Add a branch permission that blocks direct pushes to main and requires one approval and a passing build before merge.
Start with the default template for your language, run tests on every pull request, and watch the minutes counter for the first two weeks.
Name your steps test, staging and production so the Deployments view and the Jira issue show where each change is.
It is free on every plan; make it required once you move to Premium.
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