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Daniel Drori - PeerSpot reviewer
Development Team Lead & Project Manager at bank hapoalim
Real User
Beneficial code preview, highly stable, and easy to use
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Bitbucket is you can see the differences between the fresh code and the old code before you merge. Additionally, the solution is easy to use and well-integrated."
  • "Bitbucket can improve by integrating a tool to manage conflict code. This would save time."

What is our primary use case?

We use Bitbucket for managing and merging code versions, as well as for continuous integration when deploying code to different environments. It helps us to identify and resolve conflicts and to track the changes made to the code by different developers.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Bitbucket is you can see the differences between the fresh code and the old code before you merge. Additionally, the solution is easy to use and well-integrated.

What needs improvement?

Bitbucket can improve by integrating a tool to manage conflict code. This would save time.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Bitbucket for approximately five years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. I did not find any bugs.

I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Bitbucket is not limited, but when there are many users it takes a bit of time. For example, every click that you do is slow sometimes. However, this issue might not have something to do with the number of users using it.

We have approximately 500 users using this solution in my company and it is used daily.

I rate the scalability of Bitbucket a nine out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support.

What other advice do I have?

This is a great tool that can help a lot to manage code between the environment, and merge codes and is highly stable.

I rate Bitbucket a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Tarun Sukhani - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & CTO at Abundent
Real User
Privacy respected, excellent bundle, with an expert in stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The code reviews and the ability to support DevSecOps are very important."
  • "I think the configuration can be improved because it is getting more complicated and not very well organized."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is version control, integration with Jenkins for build management, and integration to Jira so that there is traceability to any issues from the build. We also work with code review and pull requests.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the bundle itself because we use them all. However, code reviews and the ability to support DevSecOps are very important.

What needs improvement?

The mandatory move to the cloud model is the biggest complaint. There are some minor things like customization, configuration, pricing, and limitations in general. I think the configuration can be improved because it is getting more complicated and not very well organized.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Bitbucket ever since it was released ten years ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Bitbucket is definitely stable.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using GitHub before switching to Bitbucket. We do not trust corporations, because we do not want to make our private code available to these corporations. We do not want to just put it on a public site and therefore we switched to Bitbucket.

How was the initial setup?

In the initial setup, you definitely need to be a developer or system administrator. I do not think it is for the faint of heart. You have to set up the reverse proxy and the DNS, so it is accessible from the outside world and make sure all the JVM settings are correct. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We stay within the ten-user limit and it is affordable and we pay around one hundred dollars. However when you increase from ten people to anything higher the price increase to one thousand five hundred. That is unsatisfactory and they should have a gradual price slope.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Bitbucket a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Syed Fahad Anwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal System Developer at HHRC
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
It's an extensive tool that provides us with merging, branching, and change management capabilities.
Pros and Cons
  • "Bitbucket is a standard source code repository with all the features you would expect. It supports Git and SVN. It's an extensive tool that provides us with merging, branching, and change management capabilities. You can compare the changes with the current and previous versions."
  • "Bitbucket's Initial setup is a little complicated because you need to install and configure the solution. It can take one or two days to deploy Bitbucket. If you have a high workload, you can deploy it on multiple server farms as needed"

What is our primary use case?

We use Bitbucket as a repository for our sensitive data, like source code and any other sensitive information that requires change and version tracking. We have eight to 10 users currently accessing Bitbucket.

What is most valuable?

Bitbucket is a standard source code repository with all the features you would expect. It supports Git and SVN. It's an extensive tool that provides us with merging, branching, and change management capabilities. You can compare the changes with the current and previous versions.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Bitbucket for four or five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Bitbucket is highly stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

You can scale Bitbucket vertically or horizontally.

How are customer service and support?

I rate Bitbucket support eight out of 10.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Team Foundation Server and Microsoft SourceSafe.

How was the initial setup?

Bitbucket's Initial setup is a little complicated because you need to install  and configure the solution. It can take one or two days to deploy Bitbucket. If you have a high workload, you can deploy it on multiple server farms as needed.

The vendor is maintaining Bitbucket. We have one staff member responsible for the configuration, but we consult the vendor for patching and upgrades.

What other advice do I have?

I rate BitBucket eight out of 10. Bitbucket is an excellent product. Atlassian will move to the cloud, so the on-prem version may be phased out. You have to be careful when choosing this product. There will be a cloud version available, so it's better if you go with the cloud version of Bitbucket.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Ashok-P - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at Dristia
Real User
Simple setup and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The setup of Bitbucket is simple."
  • "Bitbucket could improve pipeline building and deployment. Our deployments are not using the Bitbucket. Deployments we are going through Azure DevOps, but the integration is happening in Bitbucket."

What is our primary use case?

We predominately use Bitbucket for continuous integration, as a repository for our code, and for various departments, such as analytics, web, and mobile.

What needs improvement?

Bitbucket could improve pipeline building and deployment. Our deployments are not using the Bitbucket. Deployments we are going through Azure DevOps, but the integration is happening in Bitbucket.

The repository and the access levels could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Bitbucket for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any issues with day-to-day usage of Bitbucket since we started using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not scaled Bitbucket that much to know the full range, but for what we use it for it has been good.

We have 10 to 20 users using this solution in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

I have not needed to use the support team from Bitbucket.

How was the initial setup?

The setup of Bitbucket is simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have approximately 40 licenses for Bitbucket.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did a benchmark before we chose our continuous integration environment. We found Bitbucket is the right tool for us at the start-up level. We conducted tests for Git, GitLab, and other solutions, but the decision we made was Bitbucket.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Bitbucket an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Binuprasad Madhu - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
It's a reliable and user-friendly product
Pros and Cons
  • "BitBucket is a reliable and user-friendly product."
  • "The UI could be a little better compared to competing solutions."

What is our primary use case?

We use BitBucket as a repository for backing up our VS code. 

What is most valuable?

BitBucket is a reliable and user-friendly product. 

What needs improvement?

The UI could be a little better compared to competing solutions.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used BitBucket for five months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

BitBucket is stable. We haven't had issues. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate BitBucket eight out of 10 for scalability. 

How are customer service and support?

I rate BitBucket support eight out of 10.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Deploying BitBucket is straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate BitBucket eight out of 10. It's accessible to beginners. They can start by layering BitBucket and move on to other tools.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Dan Julius - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
It's reliable, and the transition was smooth from on-prem to the cloud
Pros and Cons
  • "Bitbucket works, and it's reliable"
  • "I rate Bitbucket five out of 10 for affordability. It isn't cheap."

What is our primary use case?

We use Bitbucket to store the company's proprietary code and open-source projects and share them internally. 

What is most valuable?

Bitbucket works, and it's reliable 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Bitbucket for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate Bitbucket nine out of 10 for stability. We haven't had major issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Bitbucket 10 out of 10 for scalability. 

How are customer service and support?

I called Bitbucket support once with a question. I was pleased with their response. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I use GitHub, which is also fine. We chose Bitbucket because it was a smooth transition from on-prem to cloud. We were already using the on-prem solution, so it was smooth and easy.

How was the initial setup?

One of our guys deployed it, but I think it was pretty straightforward. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate Bitbucket five out of 10 for affordability. It isn't cheap, but I think it's reasonable. The free tiers don't include everything I needed. I like to keep things simple. There shouldn't be all these features that you need to pay more to get. For example, some Atlassian tools have separate licenses, but others belong to a single Atlassian account. It's a little confusing. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Bitbucket eight out of 10. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Reliable, cost effective, but lacking flexibility
Pros and Cons
  • "We have approximately 300 to 400 users using this solution. Our whole organization uses it. I rate the scalability of Bitbucket an eight out of ten."
  • "Bitbucket could improve search and indexing capabilities. There is only basic searching available. There is only the ability to index the main branch but not the subbranches. The search capabilities are dodgy."

What is our primary use case?

We have a Bitbucket server internally, that we manage with our own IT team. We use the solution as a software control repository.

What needs improvement?

Bitbucket could improve search and indexing capabilities. There is only basic searching available. There is only the ability to index the main branch but not the subbranches. The search capabilities are dodgy.

In a future release, the way they manage the permission of the records in the solution could be better. They fit well if you're only running one or two projects. If you have a lot of projects and records, the current permission model is not flexible. You have a challenge if you want to provide permissions across all the projects to be the same. Additionally, if you want to have specific permission there are limitations. There requires a lot of redundant work to accomplish what we want.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Bitbucket for approximately six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Bitbucket has some initial stability issues because of our large team using the solution. However, this was later resolved.

I rate the stability of Bitbucket an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately 300 to 400 users using this solution. Our whole organization uses it.

I rate the scalability of Bitbucket an eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used the support from Bitbucket. However, my team has used the support. The support has been fine, they have not had any downtime.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used GitHub and it has more features than Bitbucket. Additionally, I have used GitLab.

GitHub is a more mature solution compared to Bitbucket. The search capability has improved in GitHub since they are integrated with Opensoft. You can create your workflow and actions and it becomes easier to do things. GitHub can help a lot. The only season why our organization didn't adopt it is because of the high pricing.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Bitbucket is straightforward. 

What about the implementation team?

The initial setup was in-house. However, it is possible they had some assistance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Bitbucket is a cost-effective solution. It is the cheapest in the market. It is lower than GitLab and GitHub.

What other advice do I have?

For general company usage, Bitbucket should fit the purpose. If you have a larger team you better look for other options. For a more complete solution for your CICD, I would recommend GitHub.

I rate Bitbucket a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Anshul Srivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Engineer at Unacademy
Real User
Scalable environment, excellent technical support, with reliable features
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable thing we have found is the workloads are good in Jira and we are able to control the access."
  • "I would like to see the security logs option on the tool directly. The current way to work with security logs is through an email protocol."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for change management more specifically software development. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable thing we have found is the workloads are good in Jira and we are able to control the access.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see the security logs option on the tool directly. The current way to work with security logs is through an email protocol.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Bitbucket for the past year and a half.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good and we have not had any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Bitbucket is scalable and we have seventy-five to ninety users.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support that we have received has been very good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have been working with Github and the organization decided to go with Bitbucket.

What about the implementation team?

We used in-house support with Bitbucket.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

GitLab was the other option and I have not worked with it. I do not have a personal preference between GitHub and Bitbucket.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Bitbucket a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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