MantisBT vs Redmine
MantisBT
mantisbt.orgRedmine
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| Figure | MantisBT | Redmine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Game Bug Tracking Software | 8.6 (#4) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Spec score · Issue Tracking Software | 8.5 (#9) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Spec score · Bug Tracking Software | 8.4 (#9) | 8.4 (#11) |
| API authentication | The REST API supports API tokens, anonymous access when enabled, and web UI cookie sessions. | REST access can use HTTP Basic authentication or an API key supplied as a parameter, credential, or X-Redmine-API-Key header. |
| Extensibility | MantisBT's plugin system supports officially maintained and third-party plugins. | The project site provides plugin and theme directories and identifies plugins as a way to extend Redmine. |
| License | The Administration Guide says MantisBT was made available to the public under the GNU General Public License. | Redmine is open source and released under the GNU General Public License v2. |
| REST API | The bundled REST API is the primary means of integrating with MantisBT through web services. | The public REST API supports JSON and XML and basic create, read, update, and delete operations for documented resources. |
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In their own words
MantisBT
MantisBT is a free, open-source bug tracking system built on PHP for use through a web server. It is released under the GNU General Public License and can run on Linux, Windows or macOS servers. Installation requires PHP and a supported database; listed database options are MySQL, MS SQL and PostgreSQL. Project tools include change logs, roadmaps, time tracking and reporting. Teams can configure workflow transitions and access thresholds, and email notifications can include issue changes, notes, custom fields and issue details. Plugins from official and third-party developers extend the system. Its REST API is the primary web-services integration route, with API tokens, enabled anonymous access or web UI cookie sessions available for authentication. Listed browser support includes Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Edge. Community help includes documentation, forums, a bug tracker, wiki and chat. For teams seeking hosting, MantisBT presents MantisHub as a separate service with backups, upgrades, support, migration and add-ons; its trial requires no credit card.
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.