Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Bitbucket
Bitbucket clearly comes out ahead of GitLab on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $3.65/mo for Bitbucket and $29/mo for GitLab.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Atlassian | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | steep |
| Integration | - | high |
| Trending | Stable | Active |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | collaborationdevops | developer-toolsdevops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | bitbucket | gitlab |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Gb File Storage | ||
| For Individuals Working On Personal Projects And Open Source Contributions | ||
| 1 Gb Git Lfs Storage | ||
| For Scaling Organizations Seeking Enhanced Productivity And Collaboration | ||
| 10 Gb Git Lfs Storage | ||
| Includes $12 In Gitlab Credits/User/Month For Gitlab Duo Agent Platform | ||
| 2,500 Build Minutes Per Month | ||
| 3,500 Build Minutes Per Month | ||
| 5 Gb Git Lfs Storage | ||
| 50 Build Minutes Per Month | ||
| Custom Slas | ||
| Data Residency | ||
| Deployment Permissions | ||
| Enforced Merge Checks | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Premium | ||
| Everything In Standard | ||
| High Availability Clustering | ||
| Ip Allowlisting | ||
| Unlimited Private And Public Repositories | ||
| Unlimited Users |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Bitbucket comes out ahead overall, though GitLab can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Bitbucket's paid plans start at $3.65/mo and GitLab's start at $29/mo, so Bitbucket is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Bitbucket and GitLab offer a free tier.
Bitbucket scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
GitLab is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
