Jam alternatives

Other bug & issue tracking for developers tools to consider instead of Jam. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.

Feature Jam Rising Backlog Category leader Jira Category leader Shortcut Category leader YouTrack Category leader Huly Rising
PricingFree plan
$14/creator/mo
Free plan
$35/mo
Free plan
$8.48/user/mo
Free plan
$8.50/user/mo
Free plan
$4.50/user/mo
Free plan
$19.99/mo
Best forProduct and QA teams under 50 people that need developers to get full technical context with every bug report.Development and design teams of 10-100 people that want bug tracking, Gantt charts and Git hosting under one flat-priced planEngineering teams of 10 to several thousand people that need heavily customized workflows and deep developer-tool integrations.Software teams of 5-100 engineers that want lightweight sprint planning tied to GitHub or GitLab without Jira's configuration overheadSoftware teams of 5 to 500 people that want agile boards and detailed reports and may need to self-host.Developer teams under 30 people that want one open-source tool for issues, docs and chat instead of several subscriptions.
Team size2–500+ people2–500+ people2–500+ people2–500 people2–500+ people1–500 people
Source control linking Not listedYesNot listedYesYesNot listed
Sprint and cycle planning Not listedNot listedNot listedYesYesNot listed
Custom workflows Not listedNot listedYesYesNot listedNot listed
Backlog prioritization Not listedNot listedYesYesYesNot listed
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Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader

Backlog

Free plan· $35/mo 2–500+ people

Issue tracking and project management with built-in Git

Key features

  • Source control linking

Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader

Jira

Free plan· $8.48/user/mo 2–500+ people

Issue and project tracking from Atlassian, with boards, workflows and automation

Key features

  • Custom workflows
  • Backlog prioritization
  • Roadmap view

Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader

Shortcut

Free plan· $8.50/user/mo 2–500 people

Project management for software teams

Key features

  • Source control linking
  • Sprint and cycle planning
  • Custom workflows
  • Backlog prioritization
  • Roadmap view

Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader

YouTrack

Free plan· $4.50/user/mo 2–500+ people

JetBrains issue tracker with agile boards, Gantt charts and time tracking

Key features

  • Source control linking
  • Sprint and cycle planning
  • Backlog prioritization
  • Roadmap view

Bug & issue tracking for developers Rising

Huly

Free plan· $19.99/mo 1–500 people

Open-source project tracker with GitHub sync, planner and chat