Redmine vs Roundup
Redmine
redmine.orgRoundup
roundup-tracker.orgSide by side
| Figure | Redmine | Roundup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Bug Tracking Software | 8.4 (#8) | 7.7 (#16) |
| Spec score · Bug Tracking Software | 8.4 (#11) | 7.7 (#20) |
| Authentication | Redmine supports authentication against multiple LDAP directories and optional online user self-registration. | The REST API supports basic HTTP authentication or optional JWT, while XML-RPC supports basic HTTP authentication. |
| Databases | The feature documentation lists MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite support; installation documentation also covers Microsoft SQL Server. | Roundup supports embedded SQLite and dbm databases, with upgrade paths to MySQL or PostgreSQL. |
| Issue tracking | Issue types, statuses, and workflow transitions can be customized by issue type and role. | Roundup is a customizable issue-tracking system with web, email, command-line, REST, and XML-RPC interfaces. |
| License | Redmine is open source and released under the GNU General Public License v2. | Roundup is Free Software; the core is MIT licensed, with separate licenses noted for bundled Zope-derived templates and vendored cgi.py. |
| Support | The project directs users to its forums and IRC chatroom for help and discussion. | The project provides moderated mailing lists for user help, development, and check-in messages, plus an IRC channel for direct contact with developers. |
Plans
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.
Roundup
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.