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Bamboo vs Bitbucket comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bamboo
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Build Automation (10th)
Bitbucket
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Version Control (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Lifecycle Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Bamboo is designed for Build Automation and holds a mindshare of 5.0%, down 8.6% compared to last year.
Bitbucket, on the other hand, focuses on Version Control, holds 25.6% mindshare, down 36.0% since last year.
Build Automation Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Bamboo5.0%
GitLab12.2%
GitHub Actions10.0%
Other72.8%
Build Automation
Version Control Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Bitbucket25.6%
Bitbucket Server19.1%
Git10.6%
Other44.699999999999996%
Version Control
 

Featured Reviews

Andrea Carella - PeerSpot reviewer
High availability, helpful support, and plenty of plugins available
I have used Google Cloud Platform and Amazon AWS for implementing Bamboo. It is not difficult to complete. The length of time it takes for deployment depends on a lot of variables, such as how the pipeline is deployed and what type of infrastructure is present. However, it typically takes only hours not days. I rate the setup of Bamboo a nine out of ten.
Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the significant benefits of Bamboo is its built-in support for numerous clients and the ability to tailor its capabilities to your specific requirements. This high level of customization enables you to create pipelines that are ideally suited to your needs, making it an invaluable tool for conducting advanced testing."
"In my experience Bamboo is scalable."
"The most valuable features are compiling and deployment."
"It can do the CI pipeline well."
"The most valuable features of Bamboo are its performance and UI. Additionally, there are a lot of useful plugins, integration with other solutions, such as Bitbucket and Jira, and a helpful online community."
"We use Bamboo to automate all our test builds and deployments. It integrates with tools like the ReportPortal to help us check and evaluate processes. When we initiate commands, it automatically checks for scaling issues or failures related to new code. Based on these evaluations, it provides reports in the ReportPortal, helping us decide whether to implement changes."
"Bamboo was used extensively in our organization for PCA compliance."
"One of the big things that made us choose Bamboo, is it seamlessly integrates its APIs into NetSuite, which is our main ELP system."
"The tool helps us manage different versions of code and branches. I like that Bitbucket is similar to Git but may have some vendor support. It has many of the same features as Git."
"What I liked the most about this program is that it integrates seamlessly with JIRA."
"The most valuable thing we have found is the workloads are good in Jira and we are able to control the access."
"Bitbucket is very secure and easy to handle compared to GitLab."
"Git is Bitbucket's most valuable feature."
"We have a couple of different tools that allow us to tie source code changes to report bugs. It's integrated with a bug tracking system and also integrated with what requires a tracking system. So we have better facilities. We get with the command line and can type all that stuff in and get the same kind of trust, but when we d it all manually, it's not likely to happen."
"The initial deployment is rather straightforward and only takes 30 minutes to an hour."
"Bitbucket is feasible and friendly compared to Visual Studio DevOps on the Microsoft platform."
 

Cons

"It should be much easier to use. It shouldn't require a lot of reading to be able to use it. It should have just two or three screens rather than hundreds of screens requiring a lot of clicking. It also requires a lot of integration. It has a steep learning curve. It takes a lot of time to understand and put in the data. There is also no proper training."
"Integrating workflows with other platforms can be challenging. The capabilities of these platforms sometimes fall short compared to others. Initially, it was difficult for us because the plugins were very limited."
"Bamboo could improve by having compatibility with GitLab. It would be better to have this platform for deploying code and storing container registries. Bamboo does not have a container registry. Additionally, there could be more features added."
"The tool is not capable of using YAML efficiently."
"Bamboo is a bit complicated to use compared to other solutions, such as GitLab. You have to integrate different actions that are difficult that could be made easier."
"It can be challenging for someone new to the system or ecosystem to grasp, making it difficult to train new people and help them understand."
"Bamboo’s technical support services, in terms of speed of response, need improvement."
"Scalability depends on the use case. If it is really a big customer with a lot of tests, it might not be a scalable option for them."
"I would like to see the integration with some of the cloud service providers improved."
"Bitbucket doesn't currently offer AI functionalities."
"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."
"Integration with Copilot could be beneficial."
"Technical support is not very fast."
"Bitbucket should integrate a static code analyzer."
"One of the areas the solution could improve on is when there is a merging conflict it is quite confusing. When I am having a merging conflict I get stuck on the page, then I need to search how to handle the particular problem. For example, finding what the commands are which can be used."
"The online documentation isn't sufficient for configuration at an enterprise level. If new issues arise, vendor support may be necessary."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."
"I rate the solution's pricing a three out of five."
"There is a subscription required to use Bamboo."
"The price of Bamboo is reasonable."
"The server products for small teams used to offer excellent pricing. However, Atlassian has since changed the offering and the pricing is more expensive. I do still think the solution offers good value for money."
"If Bamboo could provide more flexibility on pricing, that would help. On the agent side, if you want to increase the number of agents it should be less expensive. If they can provide some better pricing model, it will help, whether we are going to use it or are already using it."
"I rate Bitbucket's pricing a five out of ten."
"I did not pay for the license as I was using a corporate license. But I think the pricing is fair."
"I rate the price from Bitbucket a four out of five."
"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."
"A full licensing cost is paid for Bitbucket."
"Sometimes there are issues in obtaining licenses and the pricing could be improved."
"I understand Bitbucket's cost is on the higher side."
"You have to buy additional licenses when you exceed 50 users."
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Comparison Review

it_user217035 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 27, 2015
Bamboo vs. Jenkins
A biased and subjective comparison of Bamboo and Jenkins as CI servers for mobile development, based on practical experience with both. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (Delivery, Distribution) has been around for quite a while. But surprisingly enough on a global scale it pretty…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Bamboo?
Bamboo's integration with the rest of Atlassian's tech tools, like Jira, helps manage the end-to-end development and release process.
What needs improvement with Bamboo?
Integrating workflows with other platforms can be challenging. The capabilities of these platforms sometimes fall short compared to others. Initially, it was difficult for us because the plugins we...
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?
There was integration available between Bitbucket and JIRA for project management, but I did not work much with that integration. Nowadays, a lot of AI-related capabilities have emerged, and Bitbuc...
 

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