Redmine vs The Bug Genie
Redmine
redmine.orgThe Bug Genie
thebuggenie.orgSide by side
| Figure | Redmine | The Bug Genie |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Issue Tracking Software | 8.5 (#10) | 7.7 (#29) |
| Access control | Administrators can define roles and permissions and assign different roles to users in each project. | Project teams can be assigned roles, and access controls can determine who can see project content. |
| API | The REST API provides access and basic create, update and delete operations for documented resources, in XML and JSON formats. | JSON endpoints are available for many commonly used views so users can build interfaces, clients, or integrated bug reporting. |
| Authentication | Redmine supports authentication against multiple LDAP directories and optional online user self-registration. | The product describes support for LDAP, OpenID, Google accounts, WordPress accounts, and custom authentication. |
| License | Redmine is open source and released under the GNU General Public License v2. | The Bug Genie is licensed under Mozilla Public License 1.1. |
| Support | The project directs users to its forums and IRC chatroom for help and discussion. | The site says subscriptions include guaranteed response times from certified experts and access to instructional videos. |
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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.
The Bug Genie
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