Bitbucket vs Gogs

Bitbucket8.9Visit Gogs8.5Visit

Higher score Bitbucket #1 in Git Platforms 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Bitbucket

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Gogs #5 in Git Platforms 8.5/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Gogs

• Bitbucket fits best

  Teams wanting Git hosting with integrated CI/CD

• Gogs fits best

  Small teams running their own Git forge

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Side by side

Feature	Bitbucket 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Gogs 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Git Platforms	#5 in Git Platforms
Best for	Teams wanting Git hosting with integrated CI/CD	Small teams running their own Git forge
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs, Community, Tickets · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	100+ integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Bitbucket 0/3 · Gogs 0/3
Self-hosted option	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Private repositories	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Code review tools	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Repository size limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Access controls	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Built-in Pipelines covers CI/CD builds, tests, and deployments. Pull requests include code review, diff views, and branch controls. Jira integration plus web, API, and self-hosted deployment options.	Includes issues, pull requests, wikis, and protected branches Supports repository migration, mirroring, and Git LFS Offers LDAP, SMTP, PAM, and reverse-proxy authentication
Cons	Free plan is limited to up to 5 users. Free Pipelines allowance is 50 build minutes. Advanced controls such as IP allowlisting require Premium.	Self-hosting means the operator manages deployment and storage Git LFS uses local server storage API support is experimental
Our verdict	Bitbucket is a Git code-hosting and collaboration service for software teams. It combines repositories, pull requests with code review and diff views, branch permissions, merge checks, project organization, wiki pages, and Git LFS support.… Read the review →	Gogs is an open-source Git hosting service for individuals and organizations that want to operate their own instance. It brings repository and organization management together with SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS access, issues, pull requests, wikis,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Bitbucket — where it wins

  • Built-in Pipelines covers CI/CD builds, tests, and deployments.
  • Pull requests include code review, diff views, and branch controls.
  • Jira integration plus web, API, and self-hosted deployment options.

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to up to 5 users.
  • Free Pipelines allowance is 50 build minutes.
  • Advanced controls such as IP allowlisting require Premium.

• Gogs — where it wins

  • Includes issues, pull requests, wikis, and protected branches
  • Supports repository migration, mirroring, and Git LFS
  • Offers LDAP, SMTP, PAM, and reverse-proxy authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosting means the operator manages deployment and storage
  • Git LFS uses local server storage
  • API support is experimental

• Bitbucket8.9/10 · Free plan

  A Git platform that pairs code review and branch controls with built-in Pipelines.

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• Gogs8.5/10 · Open source

  A focused open-source forge for teams that want to host repositories on their own infrastructure.

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