"Users" vs "Project permissions"

[Deleted user]

I don't believe I'm actually handling this properly, although maybe I am and it's the business model of Bitbucket, but what is the difference between adding (and paying for) "Users Access" and then adding users (and they don't need to exist in the "Users" section to the actual project permissions?

I suppose the simplest question is, I understand if I were to make actual "user" accounts I would/should pay for that. I'm hazy on whether I should be paying for all these individual project contributors that we add, who have existing Bitbucket accounts...

[Rik de Valk · Accepted solution]

Hi @[deleted]  and welcome to the community, 

On Public repositories, you can collaborate with as many users as you like without paying for any (additional) licenses. 

Having to actually add (paid) users to your workspace is only needed if you work with Private repositories and need more than 5 collaborating users. 

See https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/manage-your-plan-and-billing/ and https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/grant-repository-access-to-users-and-groups/

Have a nice day! 

Rik 

[Theodora Boudale]

Hi Christopher and welcome to the community!

I just wanted to clarify that this is no longer the case:

On Public repositories, you can collaborate with as many users as you like without paying for any (additional) licenses.

Having to actually add (paid) users to your workspace is only needed if you work with Private repositories and need more than 5 collaborating users.

Since October 31st, 2023, we began counting all workspace members as billable users. More info here:

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Bitbucket-articles/Questions-on-Bitbucket-Cloud-billing-model-changes/ba-p/2491442
• https://bitbucket.org/blog/billing-model-change

A billing plan is associated with a workspace. Workspaces on the Free plan can have up to 5 users with access.

If you have a workspace on the Standard or Premium plan, we only charge for the users who have access to this workspace. You can find the number of users that count towards your workspace's plan the following way:

1. Go this page: https://bitbucket.org/account/workspaces/
2. Select Manage for the workspace you want to check that info for. The Manage link is visible only if you are a workspace admin.
3. Select User directory from the left sidebar. On that page, you can see the number of the workspace's users.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

Kind regards,
Theodora

[Deleted user]

Got it. Thanks for the quick reply!