Best Issue Tracking Software in 2026
36 issue tracking software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
17free plans on this page
€5/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Jira Top pick · 9.6 Free plan · $7.91/mo
#2 YouTrack Runner-up · 9.0 Free plan · $5.40/mo
#3 Linear Also great · 8.9 Free plan · $10/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hostedWebWindowsRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$7.91/mofirst paid tier About JiraVisit site
- Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.5 /user/mo
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$5.40/mofirst paid tier About YouTrackVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$10/mofirst paid tier About LinearVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial€5.95/mofirst paid tier About OpenProjectVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$35/mofirst paid tier About BacklogVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 6 /user/mo
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$6/mofirst paid tier About PlaneVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 8.5 /user/mo
- Time tracking
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8.50/mofirst paid tier About ShortcutVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 1 /user/mo
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Time tracking
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial€5/mofirst paid tier About TaigaVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
- Time tracking
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialFree About TracVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8.25/mofirst paid tier About BugseeVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$45/mofirst paid tier About DoneDoneVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$62/mofirst paid tier About FogBugzVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$24/mofirst paid tier About CodetreeVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- No
- Roadmaps
- No
- Time tracking
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Time tracking
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom workflows
- Yes
- Roadmaps
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Time tracking
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which issue tracking software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Jira is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 9.6. YouTrack is second and Linear third.
How many of these have a free plan?
17 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Taiga has the lowest first paid tier we found: €5/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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