Bugzilla vs Flyspray
Bugzilla
bugzilla.orgFlyspray
flyspray.orgSide by side
| Figure | Bugzilla | Flyspray |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Bug Tracking Software | 8.5 (#5) | 8.0 (#13) |
| Spec score · Issue Tracking Software | 8.4 (#13) | 7.9 (#22) |
| Spec score · Bug Tracking Software | 8.3 (#12) | 7.9 (#14) |
| Intended users | The project describes Bugzilla as a system for software defect tracking and says organizations may turn to it when they need workflow management, bug visibility controls, or custom fields. | The project describes Flyspray as a tool for software development and project management, and lists software projects and companies among its users. |
| Notifications | Users can choose which bug-change email notifications they receive, and scheduled search reports can be emailed as often as every fifteen minutes. | Users can watch tasks and receive change notifications by email, XMPP, or on the page. |
| Purpose | Bugzilla is a defect-tracking system for tracking bugs, issues, enhancements, and other change requests in products. | Flyspray is a lightweight, web-based bug tracking system written in PHP for software development and project management. |
| Support | Bugzilla is community supported; help is available through a mailing list and chat rooms, while the project says it does not directly offer commercial support. | The project mailing list is used for developer communication, end-user support, and requests. |
Plans
In their own words
Bugzilla
Bugzilla is a self-hosted, web-based system for tracking defects, issues, enhancements, and other product change requests. It is free and open source, and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with API access. Its search ranges from full-text queries to advanced searches, including time-based criteria. Users can choose which bug-change emails they receive, and scheduled search reports can be sent as often as every fifteen minutes. Reports can include tables and graphs, and can be exported as CSV. Administrators can tailor workflows, statuses, resolutions, and fields, then extend an installation with templates and extensions. Groups control who can view or edit bugs; an insider group can make comments and attachments private. Bugzilla supports XML-RPC and JSON-RPC services, several authentication methods, and MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle databases. Its Patch Viewer connects with LXR, CVS, and Bonsai. Support is community-based through mailing lists and chat rooms; the project does not directly provide commercial support.
Flyspray
Flyspray is a free, self-hosted web bug tracker written in PHP for software development and project management. It runs on Linux and web servers and is released under the LGPL 2.1 licence. Multiple projects, task histories, comments, file attachments, voting, dependency graphs, roadmaps and task search support day-to-day issue work. Users can watch tasks and receive changes by email, XMPP or on the page. Global and project-specific roles and permissions provide customizable access control. Atom and RSS feeds, task filters and CSV export extend task handling. Optional OAuth2 single sign-on can use providers such as Facebook and Google. Flyspray 1.0 or later requires web-server software, PHP 5.6 through PHP 8.3, PHP-GD and a database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL; MariaDB is listed as a compatible variation, and Apache is officially supported. The latest listed release is 1.0-rc11, dated 29 January 2024. Development downloads may contain bugs and unintended side effects and are not recommended for production.