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We performed a comparison between Apache Subversion, Bitbucket, and GitHub based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Version Control category, the mindshare of Apache Subversion is 2.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bitbucket is 26.6%, down from 35.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of GitHub is 8.0%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Version Control Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bitbucket	26.6%
GitHub	8.0%
Apache Subversion	2.7%
Other	62.699999999999996%

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Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

Enables centralized code management but lacks modern CI/CD integrations

There is room for improvement in Apache Subversion, especially when comparing it with other version control systems such as GitHub or GitLab, where many improvements could be made. Improvements I would like to see in Apache Subversion include configurations, customizations, and functionalities such as those provided by GitHub Actions for immediate pipeline triggers, as well as the version controlling and CI/CD platform offered by GitLab. In future updates of Apache Subversion, I would like to see CI/CD integrations as well as build and deployment servers. The lack of latest features includes basic requirements such as pull requests, CI/CD platform integration, and artifact storage such as GitHub packages, which it does not offer.

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Cuneyt-Gurses

Director of Cloud Solution Group at DTech Cloud Corporation

Helps us improve our development workflows and enhance team collaboration

Our primary use case for Bitbucket revolves around version control and collaborative development. We utilize it extensively to manage our codebase, facilitate Git operations, and automate our CI/CD pipelines on the Bitbucket Cloud platform. This setup enables seamless collaboration among our team…

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Kamalanadha Reddy

Senior DevOps Engineer at Simplify3x Software Private Limited

Improved deployment pipeline visibility with generally good support

My primary use case involves working with GitHub for code management. I have extensive experience using it for various tasks, such as creating repositories, managing pull requests, and utilizing GitHub Actions for automating workflows GitHub contributes to efficient project management by…

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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."

"It has a nice user experience to review PRs and provides great pipeline features, integrating well with other Atlassian products."

"Code check in and code version control."

"It seems to be quite scalable."

"It's straightforward to adapt to, with user-friendly features and a convenient UI."

"We use Bitbucket for Jira, Confluence, and Jenkins and we have an automation pipeline. Whenever the coaching is done in Bitbucket we run an automation pipeline from the build, create installations, and tests all in one pipeline. It is done automatically."

"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."

"The tool's UI is better."

"The most valuable feature of Bitbucket is its capabilities."

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"I use this solution to store my code in a repository so we can manage version control which is useful."

"The technical support of the solution is good, and our company has used it for GitHub upgrades."

"GitHub provides good time reduction and this is what I value the most."

"GitHub's merging feature is much better than that of other products because merging is done daily."

"The features of GitHub are very nice and helpful for developers."

"I find GitHub very user friendly."

"I find GitHub's pull request strategies and GitHub Actions to be very valuable."

"I'm able to access any repository that I like, whether it's public or private."

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Cons

"Apache Subversion should be easier to use."

"The most valuable feature is CLI."

"The lack of latest features includes basic requirements such as pull requests, CI/CD platform integration, and artifact storage such as GitHub packages, which it does not offer."

"Fine tuning for procedures and features related to analytics and code validation is needed."

"The online documentation isn't sufficient for configuration at an enterprise level. If new issues arise, vendor support may be necessary."

"There are many places where the product could be expanded to make it a more complete solution."

"I think the configuration can be improved because it is getting more complicated and not very well organized."

"In terms of the commits, we currently create a pull request, however, we are not able to assign any."

"Although Bitbucket is scalable, there's always room for improvement in terms of scalability."

"Bitbucket's stability isn't flawless. It has crashed on me occasionally, but I haven't yet lost anything after a crash."

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

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"The UI is a little outdated, so that could be improved."

"If something has to be moved into approvals, and if they don't approve it in a few hours, then they should move the approval request to some other user, or they should have a way to escalate it."

"If we have complex branch strategies, it becomes very complicated to manage all those branches."

"There can be conflict issues when two developers work on the same file or line of code, and it would be great to see that improved, possibly with an AI solution."

"One area for improvement in GitHub could be integration with other tools, such as test management or project management tools."

"This solution could be improved by offering crowd sourced support where we could ask questions to other users."

"Lacks sufficient support in terms of professional services that could be provided."

"We are not able to access GitHub from our VPN."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is good."

"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."

"Sometimes there are issues in obtaining licenses and the pricing could be improved."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten because it is cheaper than solutions like GitLab."

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

"I rate the product price as two on a scale of one to ten, where ten means that it is a very expensive tool."

"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."

"Bitbucket is an inexpensive product."

"I rate Bitbucket's pricing a five out of ten."

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"I haven't had to pay anything for GitHub, I use the free version."

"GitHub is a cost-effective solution."

"I am using the free version of the solution. However, there are some costs my organization pays."

"The licensing model for GitHub is user-based. Whenever the new developer joins we have to get a new license and register their ID. The overall price of the solution is reasonable."

"I use the free version of GitHub."

"We pay a licensing fee for GitHub, which could be cheaper."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"GitHub is an open-source application. It's free to use."

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Small Business

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Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

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Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	22

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Small Business	42
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	48

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Apache Subversion?

We have developed automation to speed up common repetitive processes.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Subversion?

I am satisfied with the pricing and licensing cost of Apache Subversion; it is very low compared to other products.

What needs improvement with Apache Subversion?

There is room for improvement in Apache Subversion, especially when comparing it with other version control systems s...

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 com...

What needs improvement with Bitbucket?

There was integration available between Bitbucket and JIRA for project management, but I did not work much with that ...

What do you like most about GitHub?

The control is the most valuable feature as developers can work on a single code.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for GitHub?

GitHub is very stable for me with no performance issues.

What needs improvement with GitHub?

When working with the CI/CD pipeline and somebody is writing the workflow file, it would be best to include the AI fe...

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Overview

The Apache LuceneTM project develops open-source search software, including Lucene Core (provides Java-based indexing and search technology), Solr (a high performance search server built using Lucene Core), Open Relevance Project (a subproject with the aim of collecting and distributing free materials for relevance testing and performance) and PyLucene (a Python port of the Core project)

Apache

Bitbucket is a team-oriented Git-based code hosting and collaboration solution. The best-in-class Jira and Trello integrations in Bitbucket are meant to bring the entire software team together to complete a project. Bitbucket gives your team a single location to collaborate on code from concept to cloud deployment, to generate quality code through automated testing, and to deploy code with confidence.

There are three deployment options for Bitbucket:

Bitbucket Cloud is a web-based version of Bitbucket that is hosted on Atlassian's servers and accessible via a URL. Pipelines, an exclusive built-in CI/CD tool in Bitbucket Cloud, allows you to create, test, and deploy directly from Bitbucket.
Bitbucket Server is installed on your computer and runs in your environment. Bamboo, our robust CI/CD platform, has strong connections with Bitbucket Server, allowing you to totally automate your workflow. The license is unlimited.
Bitbucket Data Center appears to users as a single instance of Bitbucket Server, but it is actually hosted on a cluster of servers in your environment.

This has some advantages over Bitbucket Server:

Availability: If one cluster node fails, the remaining cluster node(s) can continue to service requests, resulting in little or no downtime for customers.
Performance at scale: A cluster of numerous Bitbucket Server-running machines can manage more traffic than a single system.
Mirroring: For distributed teams working with large repositories, smart mirroring can increase Git clone performance.

Bitbucket Features

Bitbucket has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Workflow control: This helps you to enforce a project or team workflow.

Cooperation: Pull requests with inline commentary for code review cooperation.

Customization: If you don't find what you're looking for in our Marketplace, you can use our full Rest API to create unique features for your workflow.

Jira and Trello integration: Bring order to the chaos and keep the entire software company informed. Access to Jira issues and Trello cards' branches, build status, commits, and status.

Code collaboration: From concept to cloud, code collaboration is a must. Create a merging checklist with designated approvers and check for passing builds before transitioning Jira issues based on pull request status.

Consistent delivery: With built-in continuous delivery, you can build and test automatically. Build, test, and deploy with Bitbucket Pipelines, our integrated CI/CD solution. Benefit from code-based configuration and quick feedback loops.

Simple deployment: Keep track of your deployments, preview them, and confidently promote them.

Code security: You can rest easy knowing your code is safe on the cloud, and you can use checks to prevent errors from occurring.

Reviews from Real Users

Bitbucket stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its robust traceability and user-friendly interface. PeerSpot users take note of the advantages of these features in their reviews:

One PeerSpot reviewer, a Developer III at an Information Technology at a energy/utilities company, writes, “Bitbucket has improved our organization because it has simplified and streamlined our developer communication code and review process. It is also much more visual.” He adds, “Bitbucket's traceability is great. Being able to see pool requests is just a great thing for collaboration.”

Kajal P., Quality Assurance Manager at a tech services company, notes, “The solution is easy to use. If I need to check out my latest code or I need to send my local code to the depositories it is simple. Overall it has been a good experience from my side using this solution."

Atlassian

GitHub is a web-based Git repository hosting service. It offers all of the distributed revision control and source code management (SCM) functionality of Git as well as adding its own features. Unlike Git, which is strictly a command-line tool, GitHub provides a Web-based graphical interface and desktop as well as mobile integration. It also provides access control and several collaboration features such as bug tracking, feature requests, task management, and wikis for every project.