Why hackers moved from Bitbucket to Gerrit

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Bitbucket 2 hackers criticize it
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Gerrit 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“We switched from Bit bucket to Gerrit internally and it was a steep learning curve for the des but it's fine.”
jeena, 2026-04-29original comment ↗

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Bitbucket vs Gerrit

BitbucketGerrit
Hackers who recommend01
Hackers who criticize20
Moved away from it20
Moved to it01

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Bitbucket

“Atlassian was laggy, overengineered and not pleasant to use.”
usr1106, 2026-01-24original comment ↗

Praise for Gerrit

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Other moves from Bitbucket

Other moves to Gerrit