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ThinkReview vs Code Reviewer

Bitbucket AI code review now has a native option. Atlassian Code Reviewer, previously Rovo Dev code review, comments on Bitbucket Cloud pull requests and spends Rovo credits. ThinkReview is a private sidebar on Bitbucket Cloud and on Data Center.

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Atlassian details from How Code Reviewer uses Rovo credits, Enable code reviews, and Rovo credits, checked 3 Nov 2026

Which Bitbucket AI code review fits

Code Reviewer is an Atlassian product that writes on the pull request. ThinkReview is the copilot for the reviewer.

Choose ThinkReview if

  • You want the review on the Bitbucket pull request you already have open, without a Marketplace app.
  • You use Bitbucket Data Center, not only bitbucket.org.
  • Findings should stay private until you post the ones that matter, under your name.
  • You do not want a Jira subscription just to review pull requests, and you also review GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.

Choose Code Reviewer if

  • You already pay for Jira or Teamwork Collection and want comments posted on Bitbucket Cloud for the whole team.
  • You want a repository setting for every new pull request or every commit, not only a manual run.
  • You want the same reviewer on GitHub and Bitbucket Cloud, drawing from one Rovo credit pool.
  • You are fine with a variable credit cost per review, shared with Rovo Chat and other agents.

Same pull request, two review experiences

Code Reviewer leaves feedback as comments. ThinkReview keeps findings beside the diff until the reviewer posts.

Code ReviewerComments on the pull request
Everyone sees the comments

The review is written onto the pull request

  • Feedback is comments on Bitbucket Cloud or GitHub.
  • Default trigger is manual. A repository can switch to every new pull request or every commit.
  • Each run spends a variable number of shared Rovo credits.
ThinkReviewVisible to one person: you
One click, one comment

The reviewer reads first and posts only what matters

  • Findings stay in a private panel beside the diff until you post.
  • One click posts the ones you choose, under your name.
  • ThinkReview cannot approve, merge, or block. The human stays in the loop.

Human in the loopNo Marketplace app and no bot account.

Left: an illustration of an automated review thread, not a recording of Code Reviewer. Right: ThinkReview posting one comment. Setup for the sidebar is in the Bitbucket review walkthrough.

Feature comparison

What each tool does for a Bitbucket pull request. Where Code Reviewer does something ThinkReview does not, the table says so.

Feature ThinkReview Code Reviewer
How it works
Where the review appears ✓Private sidebar beside the diff, in your browser ~Comments on the pull request
Who sees the findings ✓Only the reviewer, until they click post ~Everyone on the pull request
When a review runs ✓When you click AI Review on the pull request ~Manual by default. A repository can run on every new pull request or every commit
Setup ✓Browser extension plus a Repository: Read token. No Forge app, webhook, or bot user ~Paid Jira or Teamwork Collection. No separate Rovo Dev subscription after the November 2026 move
Review features
Findings ✓Critical, high, and low issues, each with file and line range ✓Quality, security, and performance comments on the pull request
Quality, security, and best-practice scoring ✓Scorecard layout with quality, security, and best-practice scores —Not described as a scorecard. Comments cover quality, security, and performance
Chat and follow-up questions ✓Suggested follow-up questions, chat, and “generate a comment I can post” ~Rovo Chat is a separate Rovo feature that shares the same credit pool
Custom instructions ✓Custom review and scoring rules, and custom Review Agents Loading live limits… ✓Custom instructions and Agent Skills, read on every review and counted in the credit cost
Pull request size ✓Lines of change reviewed per pull request, by plan Loading live limits… ~Larger diffs, larger repositories, and longer instructions use more Rovo credits. There is no published flat price per review
Platforms and hosting
Bitbucket Cloud ✓bitbucket.org, with an API token. Setup ✓Comments on Bitbucket Cloud pull requests
Bitbucket Data Center ✓Custom domain plus an HTTP access token. Setup —Not listed. Atlassian’s docs name Bitbucket Cloud and GitHub
Other git hosts ✓GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps, including self-managed editions ~GitHub pull requests, in addition to Bitbucket Cloud
Jira requirement ✓None. ThinkReview is the review product ~Included with paid Jira or Teamwork Collection. A verified business domain is required to turn Rovo on
Private and self-hosted AI ✓Local Ollama models and a self-hosted Enterprise Gateway —Not offered for Code Reviewer. Reviews use Atlassian Rovo
Code retention ✓Zero code retention. Source code is never stored on cloud reviews ~Runs as an Atlassian cloud feature on the pull request
In your editor or assistant ✓ThinkReview MCP: paste a Bitbucket pull request URL into Cursor, Claude Code, or Copilot ~Rovo Dev CLI is a separate credit product from Code Reviewer
Plans and limits
Free option ✓Free plan with a monthly credit pool and a daily cap Loading live limits… —Needs a paid Jira or Teamwork Collection subscription. Manual trigger spends nothing until someone starts a review
What you pay for ✓A per-user plan with a monthly credit pool and a daily cap ~The Jira or Collection seat, then shared Rovo credits. A review does not have a flat dollar price
Going past the limit ✓Optional credit packs Loading live credit packs… ~Extra usage at $0.01 per Rovo credit from 3 Dec 2026, with admin spending limits

✓offered   ~offered, works differently   —not offered or not listed. Live ThinkReview limits above are read from the same pricing service as the pricing page.

Pricing, side by side

ThinkReview is a per-user plan. Code Reviewer spends the Rovo credits included with Jira. The developer count scales ThinkReview seats and the size of the shared Rovo pool. It does not estimate reviews, because Atlassian does not publish a credit cost per review.

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Code Reviewer Published allowances, checked 3 Nov 2026

  • ThinkReview prices are loaded live from the same pricing service as the ThinkReview pricing page. Larger teams can contact us about the Teams plan.
  • Code Reviewer is not a separate per-developer SKU. Atlassian includes it with paid Jira or Teamwork Collection. Jira allowances are 25, 70, and 150 Rovo credits per user per month on Standard, Premium, and Enterprise. Teamwork Collection allowances are 250, 700, and 1,500. Credits pool across the organization and are shared with other Rovo features. Source: How Rovo credits work.
  • Extra usage is listed at $0.01 per Rovo credit, or $10 per 1,000 credits. Atlassian says Rovo credit billing for Code Reviewer starts 3 December 2026. A review uses more credits when the pull request, the repository, or your instructions are larger. There is no flat price per review to multiply by team size.
  • The products are not like for like. Code Reviewer can comment automatically on every pull request in Bitbucket Cloud and GitHub. ThinkReview also covers Bitbucket Data Center and does not require Jira.

Questions about Bitbucket AI code review

What is the difference between ThinkReview and Code Reviewer?

Code Reviewer posts comments on Bitbucket Cloud and GitHub pull requests and spends Rovo credits. ThinkReview shows findings in a private sidebar on Bitbucket Cloud and Bitbucket Data Center. A comment is posted only when the reviewer clicks post.

Does Code Reviewer support Bitbucket Data Center?

Atlassian’s docs describe Bitbucket Cloud and GitHub. They do not list Data Center. ThinkReview does: add the instance URL and an HTTP access token. See the Data Center guide.

How is Bitbucket AI code review priced?

Code Reviewer comes with paid Jira or Teamwork Collection. Jira includes 25, 70, or 150 Rovo credits per user per month, pooled. Extra usage is $0.01 per credit from 3 December 2026. Atlassian does not publish a flat credit cost per review. ThinkReview’s prices in the section above are loaded live.

Do I need a Forge app?

Not for ThinkReview. Install the extension, save a Repository: Read token, and open the pull request. There is no Marketplace install and no bot account. The walkthrough is Bitbucket PR AI review.

Review the pull request you have open

Install the extension, open a Bitbucket pull request, and keep the review private until you choose what to post.

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