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Apache Subversion vs Bitbucket comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 14, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Apache Subversion
Ranking in Version Control
10th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Bitbucket
Ranking in Version Control
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Apache Subversion is 1.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bitbucket is 33.8%, up from 33.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

YATIM Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized repository, but the stability could improve
Apache Subversion is a scalable solution. We have our personal service, and we were nine developers. In our company the whole company uses the same instances for Git, but in but last five years, we have had one instance, per project. For one instance, there were ten to twenty users.
Prathamesh DMarathe - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless collaboration and merge conflict resolution improve code management
I use the Bitbucket tool to store the code repository and maintain a CI/CD pipeline, allowing multiple developers to work on different code branches. We can integrate with the developer Marathe bridge branch, enabling it to be pushed into the production environment within the CI/CD.  I use…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We have developed automation to speed up common repetitive processes."
"Apache Subversion is a scalable solution."
"Bitbucket is definitely a tool to consider if somebody is still on CVS. It is a great tool and well integrated with Bamboo."
"Bitbucket is an integral part of our CI/CD project."
"The planning model is good, and so is the suite of applications around it."
"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."
"The tool's automation helped because we onboarded a lot of projects and teams into Bitbucket. The product's automation helped us complete activities in two days which previously used to take around two weeks to complete. We have completely automated processes that were earlier manual. It has good integration with Jira and Jenkins."
"The most valuable features are the scripts used for migration purposes and to create new repository releases."
"We can watch the newly implemented code. So it's quite nice to organize the teams to see what part of the work is done and what part of the code is already old or new. It is very good for that kind of management."
"The most valuable thing we have found is the workloads are good in Jira and we are able to control the access."
 

Cons

"Apache Subversion should be easier to use."
"The most valuable feature is CLI."
"I would like to see the integration with some of the cloud service providers improved."
"There are many places where the product could be expanded to make it a more complete solution."
"In future releases, more integration is always a valuable aspect to consider."
"Bitbucket should come with code review pre-integrated, which would be better than integrating another tool into the solution."
"When users are given access for the first time, they should have some basic setups to help them specify their purposes."
"The module component needs improvement."
"I think the developers are constantly working on improving the pull requests support."
"Could provide some default branching options for users to adopt."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is good."
"I rate Bitbucket's pricing a five out of ten."
"With our small number of users, our licensing fees are approximately $10 USD per month."
"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."
"You have to buy additional licenses when you exceed 50 users."
"When it comes to licensing we have the standard plan."
"Licensing is on a monthly basis, it's available on our website. They have a free version, the pro version and then they have an enterprise version, and we're using a kind of the middle of the pro version for about $7 per user per month."
"I understand Bitbucket's cost is on the higher side."
"Bitbucket is a cost-effective solution. It is the cheapest in the market. It is lower than GitLab and GitHub."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
45%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Bitbucket?
It's straightforward to adapt to, with user-friendly features and a convenient UI.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bitbucket?
Pricing is not based on low cost. It's based on the quality and satisfaction of the services provided. We are not comparing Bitbucket's pricing with GitLab.
What needs improvement with Bitbucket?
I am not able to recollect any new suggestions. In terms of the commits, we currently create a pull request, however, we are not able to assign any. This could be an area for improvement.
 

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