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BITBUCKET CLOUD VS. BITBUCKET DATA CENTER

Deliver high quality code, faster

See what’s different on Cloud and how the experience compares to Data Center

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Critical Bitbucket product capabilities that make your job easier on cloud.

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Faster production from idea to code

Accelerate developer workflows and unify the software delivery lifecycle on Atlassian Cloud.

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Built-in CI/CD

Bitbucket Cloud comes with Bitbucket Pipelines—auto-scaling, cost-efficient CI/CD that balances standardization and extensibility.

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Reduce context switching

Stay in the flow by bringing together data from Atlassian’s platform and 100+ connected apps.

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Integrated tools, automated delivery

Seamless integrations with Atlassian and 3rd-party tools for faster, automated deployments.

Improve code quality, security and compliance

Built-in DevSecOps and governance tools to help manage code quality at scale.

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Ship secure code

Detect secrets, scan dependencies and Infrastructure as Code with built-in DevSecOps tools.

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Enforce code quality

Define custom merge checks and CI/CD policies and enforce them across all your repositories.

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Automate change management

Automatically send commits to Jira Service Management for IT Ops to do a final review before deployment.

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Exclusive capabilities to unlock new experiences and advantages

AI-powered development collaboration

Bitbucket and Rovo surface the right context across work items, documentation, and code with AI, reducing friction and keeping development moving from planning to production.

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Seamlessly search across tools

Use Rovo to search across all Atlassian and connected apps to quickly surface the right context without breaking flow.

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Easily onboard to new code

Jump into any new project and ask Rovo to explain the repo, key APIs, dependencies, and even specific code functions.

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Quickly summarize PRs and work items

Rovo summarizes pull requests and work items to highlight key changes and keep work flowing.

AI-powered software development

Streamline development workflows with Bitbucket and Rovo Dev to reduce friction from code to software delivery.

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Accelerate PR cycle times

Rovo Dev reviews your code and suggests fixes, allowing developers to fix issues faster and enabling peer reviewers to focus on what matters most.

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Fix build failures faster

Stop scanning through log files to know why your build failed. Rovo Dev scans your logs, summarizes the problem, and suggests a fix.

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Surface deployment insights

Get a summary of what shipped in each deployment with Rovo Dev to keep teams in sync and track shipments and their delivery dates.

Bitbucket Cloud differentiation

The leading features and functionality utilized by Bitbucket users. For a full, comprehensive list of features that appear on Cloud and Data Center, contact sales.

 

Cloud

Data Center

CI/CD

 

 

Code insights

Enforced merge checks

Project level settings

Built-in CI/CD with Bitbucket Pipelines

Via Bamboo, Jenkins

Extensibility via config as code

Via Plugins

Dynamic CI/CD pipelines

 

Hybrid Runners

 

Built-in DevSecOps tools

 

Run builds on Atlassian cloud runners

 

Custom merge checks

Via Forge

Via Plugins

Rovo and Agentic AI for developers

 

 

AI code review

 

AI generated pull request summaries

 

AI assisted comments

 

Deployment summaries

 

AI assisted troubleshooting

 

Connected platform

 

 

Built-in Jira UI

 

Automate change management with Jira Service Management

 

Native integration with Confluence

 

Regulatory needs

 

 

Data residency

Coming 2026

Self managed

 

Cloud

Data Center

CI/CD

Code insights

Cloud

Data Center

Enforced merge checks

Cloud

Data Center

Project level settings

Cloud

Data Center

Built-in CI/CD with Bitbucket Pipelines

Cloud

Data Center

Via Bamboo, Jenkins

Extensibility via config as code

Cloud

Data Center

Via Plugins

Dynamic CI/CD pipelines

Cloud

Data Center

 

Hybrid Runners

Cloud

Data Center

 

Built-in DevSecOps tools

Cloud

Data Center

 

Run builds on Atlassian cloud runners

Cloud

Data Center

 

Custom merge checks

Cloud

Via Forge

Data Center

Via Plugins

Rovo and Agentic AI for developers

AI code review

Cloud

Data Center

 

AI generated pull request summaries

Cloud

Data Center

 

AI assisted comments

Cloud

Data Center

 

Deployment summaries

Cloud

Data Center

 

AI assisted troubleshooting

Cloud

Data Center

 

Connected platform

Built-in Jira UI

Cloud

Data Center

 

Automate change management with Jira Service Management

Cloud

Data Center

 

Native integration with Confluence

Cloud

Data Center

 

Regulatory needs

Data residency

Cloud

Coming 2026

Data Center

Self managed

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Curious about what’s coming soon?

Check out the features we’re working on in the Bitbucket Cloud Roadmap.

Bitbucket Cloud and Hybrid license plans and pricing options

Browse all Bitbucket Cloud plans and licenses to see which option is the right fit for your team.

Bitbucket Cloud Demo: Top 5 differences in Cloud

FAQs

Where can I learn more about Bitbucket Hybrid License?
  

To learn more about the Bitbucket Hybrid License, please visit the following page

Where can I learn more about Rovo and Rovo Dev in Bitbucket?
  

You can learn more about AI capabilities in Bitbucket on the Bitbucket product page.

Rovo enables teams with AI capabilities such as search, chat, and studio apps. To learn more about what’s available with Rovo, please visit this page.

Rovo Dev is an AI agent that expands on Rovo capabilities, specifically designed for professional software engineers. It handles code planning, code generation, code reviews, and automates repetitive work at scale. Rovo Dev has separate pricing and packaging to Rovo. To learn more about Rovo Dev pricing, please visit this page.

Who can get access to Rovo Dev?
  

Rovo Dev is generally available for all new and existing customers! Try it now.

In addition, limited monthly Rovo Dev credits per developer will be gradually rolled out to customers with a Standard, Premium, or Enterprise Cloud plan of Jira, starting with sites who already use Rovo. Admins will be notified 30 days prior to their rollout and will have an option to opt-out if needed.

For more information on Rovo Dev credits, please review Rovo Dev documentation.

What does Bitbucket Cloud vs Data Center cost?
  

To calculate and compare your costs, use our personalized calculator. You can also learn more about the differences between Bitbucket Cloud plans and pricing here.

What’s next for Bitbucket Cloud?
  

Our Cloud roadmap has all the details on the latest features we’re building in Bitbucket Cloud. The roadmap is updated quarterly to help you stay up-to-date on what’s coming next.

How do I migrate to Bitbucket Cloud?
  

Learn more about the migration process here and check out the Bitbucket Cloud Migration Assistant. Or contact us to learn more about the support and resources available to you.

How does the Cloud migration trial work?
  

We offer the Cloud migration trial to Bitbucket Data Center customers with a commercial or academic license for 11 or more users. This trial can last up to 12 months and will match the duration and user tier of your current Data Center license, up to a maximum of 20,000 users.

Customers with a Starter tier (10 users or less) or Community license are not eligible for this trial.

Where can I learn more about Bitbucket Cloud?
  

You can learn more about Bitbucket Cloud on the Bitbucket Cloud product page.

Where can I learn more about migrating my Data Center products to Cloud?
  

The Atlassian Migration Program offers detailed step-by-step guidance for planning, initiating, and effectively executing your Cloud migration.

Want to learn more about the benefits of upgrading to cloud?