Bitbucket is a Git-based source code repository hosting service owned by Atlassian. It offers both commercial plans and free accounts with an unlimited number of private repositories. Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code hosting and collaboration tool optimized for teams using Jira. It provides features such as Jira and Trello integrations, built-in CI/CD tool, and secure code hosting. Bitbucket Server, formerly known as Stash, is a combination Git server and web interface product written in Java, which allows users to perform basic Git operations while controlling read and write access to the code. It also provides integration with other Atlassian tools. Bitbucket Data Center is the enterprise offering, hosted on a number of servers in a cluster on the users environment, providing benefits over Bitbucket Server such as branch permissions, Jira Software integration, and APIs.
Bitbucket is more than just Git code management, as it gives teams one place to plan projects, collaborate on code, test, and deploy. It is compliant with SOC2/3, ISO, and GDPR, and offers 2FA and IP allowlisting to keep code accessible only by authorized users. Bitbucket also provides a free migration app to automate moving code and users from Bitbucket Server or Data Center to Bitbucket Cloud.
In summary, Bitbucket is a comprehensive platform for version control, code management, and collaboration, offering a range of features tailored to the needs of professional teams and developers.
