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What it is

Roundup is a customizable issue-tracking system for work ranging from bugs and TODOs to customer support, IETF issues, sales leads, and conference paper submissions. It offers web, email, command-line, REST, and XML-RPC interfaces, with five templates users can adapt. Issues support saved or shared searches, full-text message search, detailed change histories, and email-based interaction.

Users can extend the database schema and web interface, and add business rules with auditors and reactors. Roundup supports embedded SQLite and dbm databases, with upgrade paths to MySQL or PostgreSQL. It can run in Docker or Kubernetes, as a standalone network server, or through WSGI, FastCGI, or CGI. The project describes HTTPS and fine-grained authorization options and says data remains on the user's servers. Roundup requires Python 3.10 or later. It is Free Software, with the core MIT licensed and separate licenses for noted bundled components. The project offers moderated mailing lists and an IRC channel for help and developer contact.

Spec sheet

Deployment
Roundup can run in Docker or Kubernetes and be deployed on a network as a standalone web server or through WSGI, FastCGI, or CGI.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Support
The project provides moderated mailing lists for user help, development, and check-in messages, plus an IRC channel for direct contact with developers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
License
Roundup is Free Software; the core is MIT licensed, with separate licenses noted for bundled Zope-derived templates and vendored cgi.py.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Authentication
The REST API supports basic HTTP authentication or optional JWT, while XML-RPC supports basic HTTP authentication.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Customization
Users can extend the database schema and web interface and add business rules using auditors and reactors.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Databases
Roundup supports embedded SQLite and dbm databases, with upgrade paths to MySQL or PostgreSQL.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Issue management
Issues can have saved or shared searches, full-text message search, detailed change history, and email-based interaction.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Issue tracking
Roundup is a customizable issue-tracking system with web, email, command-line, REST, and XML-RPC interfaces.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Project history
The site says Roundup was first released as version 0.1.1 in late August 2001.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Requirements
Roundup requires Python 3.10 or later; Python 2 support ended with release 2.4.0 in July 2024.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Security and data
The features page says data remains on the user's servers and describes HTTPS and fine-grained authorization options.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Security releases
The security page lists two issues fixed in version 2.6.0, including a PATCH method CSRF bypass and a history permission check issue.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Templates
Roundup includes five tracker templates that users can customize.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org
Use cases
The site lists bug and TODO tracking, customer help desk support, IETF issue management, sales lead tracking, and conference paper submission among its use cases.Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org

Plans and prices

Roundup Free Free Software; MIT licensed except noted bundled components Read 8 Oct 2026 · roundup-tracker.org

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Five customizable tracker templates
  • Web, email, command-line, REST, and XML-RPC interfaces
  • Custom schemas and business rules
  • Embedded databases with upgrade paths to MySQL or PostgreSQL
  • Free Software; core is MIT licensed

Limits

  • Requires Python 3.10 or later
  • Python 2 support ended with release 2.4.0
  • Separate licenses apply to some bundled components

Who it suits

Roundup suits teams that want adaptable issue tracking for several kinds of work and can run Python 3.10 or later. Its deployment and database options also suit users who need to host it on their own servers.

Verdict

Roundup combines broad issue workflows with options to tailor its schema, interface, and rules. It is free, but deployment requires a compatible Python environment and configuration suited to the chosen database and hosting method.

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