JTrac vs The Bug Genie
JTrac
j-trac.sourceforge.ioThe Bug Genie
thebuggenie.orgSide by side
| Figure | JTrac | The Bug Genie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Spec score · Issue Tracking Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.7 (#29) |
| Authentication | JTrac supports LDAP and Active Directory authentication, plus CAS single sign-on integration. | The product describes support for LDAP, OpenID, Google accounts, WordPress accounts, and custom authentication. |
| License | The project is licensed under the Apache Software License, Version 2.0. | The Bug Genie is licensed under Mozilla Public License 1.1. |
| Purpose | JTrac is a customizable, Java-based web application for issue and bug tracking. | The Bug Genie provides issue tracking and project management. |
| Support | The developer guide directs users with setup questions to the JTrac forums. | The site says subscriptions include guaranteed response times from certified experts and access to instructional videos. |
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In their own words
JTrac
JTrac is a free, open-source issue-tracking web application written in Java and licensed under Apache Software License 2.0. It tracks bugs, action items, and tasks using project-specific fields and workflows. Administrators can set project roles, workflow states, and field-level permissions. Each project space supports up to 10 dropdown fields, 5 free-text fields, 3 numeric fields, and 3 date/time fields. Work tools include item history, file attachments, full-text search, custom-field filtering, dashboards, and Excel export. Status changes trigger email notifications by default, with SMTP configured by an administrator. Authentication options include LDAP, Active Directory, and CAS single sign-on; LDAP handles authentication only, so administrators must also create users and assign them to project spaces. JTrac requires Java 8 or higher, and a JRE is sufficient. It can use its embedded web server and database or be deployed as a WAR in a servlet 3.1 compliant container. The project lists developers, end users, IT, and quality engineers as its intended audience.
The Bug Genie
The Bug Genie has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.