BUGtrack vs Redmine
BUGtrack
bugtrack.netRedmine
redmine.orgSide by side
| Figure | BUGtrack | Redmine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Game Bug Tracking Software | 8.3 (#9) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Spec score · Issue Tracking Software | 8.2 (#18) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Languages | The product interface is listed as English, German, Japanese and Swedish, while users may enter information in any language. | The official feature page lists Redmine as available in 49 languages. |
| Security | The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit via a 256-bit SHA2 TLS certificate, attachments are encrypted at rest via AES256, and database backups are encrypted. | The security advisories page lists vulnerabilities fixed in Redmine releases and asks vulnerability reporters to email security(at)redmine.org. |
| Support | The product page advertises a 24/7 support team and an online knowledge base. | The project directs users to its forums and IRC chatroom for help and discussion. |
Plans
BUGtrack
- Standard (small team)$15 a month
- Professional (small team)$30 a month
- Standard$99 a month
- Professional$199 a month
In their own words
Redmine
Redmine is an open-source web application for managing projects, available for self-hosting. A single instance can manage multiple projects, each with its own roles, visibility settings, and enabled modules. Teams can define issue statuses and types, then set workflow transitions by issue type and role. Gantt charts and calendars use issue dates for planning, and time entries can be reported by user, issue type, category, or activity. Collaboration tools include project wikis and forums, news, document and file management, feeds, and email notifications. The repository browser supports Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, Bazaar, and Git. Its REST API provides basic create, update, and delete operations for documented resources in XML and JSON. Redmine is released under GNU GPL v2 and costs nothing for self-hosting. It should run on most Unix, Linux, macOS, and Windows systems where Ruby is available, but it does not support JRuby. The project directs users to forums and IRC for help and discussion. The download page identifies the 7.0.x branch as the latest stable version, with new features, bug fixes, and security updates.