Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
Jira
Issue and project tracking from Atlassian, with boards, workflows and automation
Key features
- Custom workflows
- Backlog prioritization
- Roadmap view
Backlog alternatives
Other bug & issue tracking for developers tools to consider instead of Backlog. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.
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| Pricing | Free plan $35/mo | Free plan $8.48/user/mo | Free plan $8.50/user/mo | Free plan $4.50/user/mo | Free plan $19.99/mo | Free plan $14/creator/mo |
| Best for | Development and design teams of 10-100 people that want bug tracking, Gantt charts and Git hosting under one flat-priced plan | Engineering teams of 10 to several thousand people that need heavily customized workflows and deep developer-tool integrations. | Software teams of 5-100 engineers that want lightweight sprint planning tied to GitHub or GitLab without Jira's configuration overhead | Software teams of 5 to 500 people that want agile boards and detailed reports and may need to self-host. | Developer teams under 30 people that want one open-source tool for issues, docs and chat instead of several subscriptions. | Product and QA teams under 50 people that need developers to get full technical context with every bug report. |
| Team size | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 2–500 people | 2–500+ people | 1–500 people | 2–500+ people |
| Source control linking | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sprint and cycle planning | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Custom workflows | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Backlog prioritization | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bug report capture | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Roadmap view | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
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Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
Shortcut
Project management for software teams
Key features
- Source control linking
- Sprint and cycle planning
- Custom workflows
- Backlog prioritization
- Roadmap view
Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
YouTrack
JetBrains issue tracker with agile boards, Gantt charts and time tracking
Key features
- Source control linking
- Sprint and cycle planning
- Backlog prioritization
- Roadmap view
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Huly
Open-source project tracker with GitHub sync, planner and chat
Bug & issue tracking for developers Rising
Jam
Record bugs with console logs and network requests attached
Key features
- Bug report capture