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What BitBucket does have is a killer free package which Github simply doesn't compete on. So for the small development workshops (i.e. 5 or less employees) it

by ErrantX 16y ago

What BitBucket does have is a killer free package which Github simply doesn't compete on. So for the small development workshops (i.e. 5 or less employees) it is a definite no brainer of the other sort :)

steveklabnik 16y ago
It's just not that important. I'm just one guy without a steady job, and even I can cough up $7/mo for a Micro account. I'd much much rather have GitHub's gorgeous interface than BitBucket's. If your business can't afford $25/month, then you don't have a business.
- ianp 16y ago
  It may be $7/mo, but you only get 5 private repos and one collaborator. If you want more than a small handful of private projects, or even want to work on a private project with another person you need to cough up $12/mo, which is infeasable for just a hobby project or two. BitBucket, on the other hand, gives you unlimited public and private repositories and 5 collaborators for /free/. For a business, $25/mo isn't much, but for personal projects i prefer free over paid.
  - cageface 16y ago
    I think this is just going to mean that Bitbucket attracts a lot of junky, abandoned private hacks. $7-$12 a month is peanuts for anything serious.
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    - ianp 16y ago
      Even if $7-12/mo is peanuts to you (it definetly isn't to me), it's still $ vs free. And even comparing bitbucket's free plan vs github's $12 plan, bitbucket's /still/ provides more value. As for if github is so much better as to be worth the extra money is an entirely different flamew..discussion.
  - Seth_Kriticos 16y ago
    Are you kidding me?; for private stuff I use a shared hosting service with shell access for $35 a year, unlimited repos and contributors. And I even host a well visited wiki on that server. Anything else that involves other people and is private is somewhat of ant oxymoron. And for OSS like stuff there are more than enough services on github in the free plan. I seriously can't comprehend your use case here.
pjhyett 16y ago
We compete against BitBucket's free plan by providing better service & features, a much larger community, and an insane amount of publicly available code. It came as no surprise to us when Atlassian decided the only way BitBucket could compete with GitHub was to essentially give it away. While they can afford to do this now, I'm fearful that the people choosing BitBucket for this reason alone may get a rude awakening when Atlassian decides BitBucket shouldn't continue being a loss-leader for the rest of their products. Our growth at GitHub has only continued to increase month over month, so while people laud BitBucket's free plan, many more understand the value of paying for a premium service.
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- ErrantX 16y ago
  I have huge respect for Github, but I don't like git. Hence my choice of provider. But, ultimately, I see only good things in having two competing products and providers, and I hope you all both do well :)
  - pjhyett 16y ago
    I don't begrudge you for using BitBucket because you prefer Mercurial, but your original response only had to do with the cost of the service which is why I felt compelled to respond. Thanks for the kind words about GitHub.
jstepka 16y ago
We're glad to hear that you're enjoying Bitbucket's unlimited repositories. Many others have been surprised by our move to allow unlimited private repositories... unlimited repositories is something we're happy to give back to the development and open-source community. This approach is similar to our Starter licenses, which are fully featured versions of our products for $10, for up to 10 users. All of the proceeds go to our favorite charity Room to Read. To date, we've donated $750k USD to build schools and provide children with scholarships in places like Cambodia so they can complete high school. Starter licenses are used by millions of developers around the globe, but they had one missing bit. The ability to store your code somewhere -- something every developer needs. Building on the success of Starter licenses, we've modeled the Bitbucket pricing in the same way -- to help open-source, up-and-coming developers and organizations get their ideas started hassle free. Be rest assured, our Starter licenses and Bitbucket's unlimited private repositories are here to stay.
- ErrantX 16y ago
  The only bad thing about your switch to the free plan, from my perspective, is that I no longer could justify paying for anything. Hey, it's great that you want to give me the service I want for free :) but I never really begrudged that $12 a month.

by ErrantX 16y ago

steveklabnik 16y ago

It's just not that important. I'm just one guy without a steady job, and even I can cough up $7/mo for a Micro account. I'd much much rather have GitHub's gorgeous interface than BitBucket's. If your business can't afford $25/month, then you don't have a business.

ianp 16y ago
It may be $7/mo, but you only get 5 private repos and one collaborator. If you want more than a small handful of private projects, or even want to work on a private project with another person you need to cough up $12/mo, which is infeasable for just a hobby project or two. BitBucket, on the other hand, gives you unlimited public and private repositories and 5 collaborators for /free/. For a business, $25/mo isn't much, but for personal projects i prefer free over paid.
- cageface 16y ago
  I think this is just going to mean that Bitbucket attracts a lot of junky, abandoned private hacks. $7-$12 a month is peanuts for anything serious.
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  - ianp 16y ago
    Even if $7-12/mo is peanuts to you (it definetly isn't to me), it's still $ vs free. And even comparing bitbucket's free plan vs github's $12 plan, bitbucket's /still/ provides more value. As for if github is so much better as to be worth the extra money is an entirely different flamew..discussion.
- Seth_Kriticos 16y ago
  Are you kidding me?; for private stuff I use a shared hosting service with shell access for $35 a year, unlimited repos and contributors. And I even host a well visited wiki on that server. Anything else that involves other people and is private is somewhat of ant oxymoron. And for OSS like stuff there are more than enough services on github in the free plan. I seriously can't comprehend your use case here.

pjhyett 16y ago

We compete against BitBucket's free plan by providing better service & features, a much larger community, and an insane amount of publicly available code. It came as no surprise to us when Atlassian decided the only way BitBucket could compete with GitHub was to essentially give it away. While they can afford to do this now, I'm fearful that the people choosing BitBucket for this reason alone may get a rude awakening when Atlassian decides BitBucket shouldn't continue being a loss-leader for the rest of their products. Our growth at GitHub has only continued to increase month over month, so while people laud BitBucket's free plan, many more understand the value of paying for a premium service.

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ErrantX 16y ago
I have huge respect for Github, but I don't like git. Hence my choice of provider. But, ultimately, I see only good things in having two competing products and providers, and I hope you all both do well :)
- pjhyett 16y ago
  I don't begrudge you for using BitBucket because you prefer Mercurial, but your original response only had to do with the cost of the service which is why I felt compelled to respond. Thanks for the kind words about GitHub.

jstepka 16y ago

We're glad to hear that you're enjoying Bitbucket's unlimited repositories. Many others have been surprised by our move to allow unlimited private repositories... unlimited repositories is something we're happy to give back to the development and open-source community. This approach is similar to our Starter licenses, which are fully featured versions of our products for $10, for up to 10 users. All of the proceeds go to our favorite charity Room to Read. To date, we've donated $750k USD to build schools and provide children with scholarships in places like Cambodia so they can complete high school. Starter licenses are used by millions of developers around the globe, but they had one missing bit. The ability to store your code somewhere -- something every developer needs. Building on the success of Starter licenses, we've modeled the Bitbucket pricing in the same way -- to help open-source, up-and-coming developers and organizations get their ideas started hassle free. Be rest assured, our Starter licenses and Bitbucket's unlimited private repositories are here to stay.

ErrantX 16y ago
The only bad thing about your switch to the free plan, from my perspective, is that I no longer could justify paying for anything. Hey, it's great that you want to give me the service I want for free :) but I never really begrudged that $12 a month.