GitHub vs GitLab vs Bitbucket

by Anonymous

GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket are the three leading Git hosting platforms, each with distinct philosophies. GitHub dominates open source and developer community with the largest ecosystem. GitLab offers a complete DevOps platform in a single application with built-in CI/CD, security scanning, and project management. Bitbucket integrates tightly with the Atlassian ecosystem of Jira and Confluence, making it popular among teams already using those tools.

GitHub

Free unlimited repos, Team $4/user/mo
price
GitHub Actions, 2,000 min/mo free
ci/cd
Issues, Projects (Kanban), Discussions
project management
Dependabot, code scanning, secrets
security scanning
Enterprise Server
self-hosting
Largest, 100M+ developers
community/ecosystem

GitLab

Free tier, Premium $29/user/mo
price
Built-in CI/CD, 400 min/mo free
ci/cd
Issues, Boards, Epics, Milestones
project management
SAST, DAST, dependency, container
security scanning
Yes, free self-managed
self-hosting
Growing, strong DevOps community
community/ecosystem

Bitbucket

Free 5 users, Standard $3/user/mo
price
Pipelines, 50 min/mo free
ci/cd
Basic issues (Jira integration)
project management
Via Snyk integration
security scanning
Data Center (enterprise)
self-hosting
Atlassian ecosystem
community/ecosystem

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