# Bitbucket alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 117 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Bitbucket holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/bitbucket/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- GitHub: 38
- GitLab: 20
- Forgejo: 4
- Gitea: 4
- Azure DevOps: 2
- Codeberg: 2

## Source control hosting

**Small business**: 31 of 84 answers did not name Bitbucket (Bitbucket is #3 of 7 at 12%).

- GitHub: first choice in 12 of those 31
- GitLab: first choice in 4 of those 31
- Forgejo: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Gitea: first choice in 1 of those 31

**Mid-market**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Bitbucket (Bitbucket is #3 of 10 at 4%).

- GitHub: first choice in 12 of those 43
- GitLab: first choice in 5 of those 43
- Forgejo: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Codeberg: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Gitea: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Azure Repos: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Bitbucket (Bitbucket is #3 of 8 at 4%).

- GitHub: first choice in 14 of those 43
- GitLab: first choice in 11 of those 43
- Azure DevOps: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Assembla: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Gitea: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Perforce Enterprise Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Perforce Helix Core: first choice in 1 of those 43

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